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If Only They Could Speak: Understanding the Powerful Bond Between Dogs and Their Owners
If Only They Could Speak: Understanding the Powerful Bond Between Dogs and Their Owners

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Author: Nicholas H. Dodman
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 9 reviews
Sales Rank: 231776

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9

ISBN: 0393334244
Dewey Decimal Number: 636
EAN: 9780393334241
ASIN: 0393334244

Publication Date: September 22, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: unopened copy direct from publisher...same day shipping at no extra charge

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  • Hardcover - If Only They Could Speak: Stories About Pets and Their People
  • Hardcover - If Only They Could Speak: Stories About Pets and Their People
  • Paperback - If Only They Could Speak: Stories about Pets and Their People

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Product Description
Named one of the top five books on dogs by the Wall Street Journal.

With humor and compassion, Dr. Nicholas H. Dodman explores the complex emotional problems of troubled animals and their (often) equally distressed owners. If Only They Could Speak has become a classic of animal literature, with stories as wise, and almost as human, as the lives of the animals they portray. 15 illustrations.



Customer Reviews:   Read 4 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars I love this author.   November 26, 2008
I think I've read all his books. I just read them cover to cover and have learned much. Arrived fast and in great condition.


3 out of 5 stars The pit bull from hell?   May 4, 2007
 2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I enjoyed "The Dog who Loved too Much" (which might have been better titled "the Dog Owner who Loved too Much") so I picked this book up for more engaging stories of animal behavior and problem resolutions. My interest was further piqued by the chapter heading, "The Pit Bull from Hell". As the owner of a 9 year old pit bull, I have to say that Mr Dodman does not really "get" pit bulls. It's probably because the people who tend to have pit bulls cannot afford fancy schmancy animal behaviorist sessions.

Mr Dodson seems to imply that aggression against people is something normal in pit bulls, just lying beneath the surface of even those "cupcake" pit bulls he mentions in passing. I have lived in a densely populated urban neighborhood where pit bulls are popular for over 30 years, and I have never felt threatened by any of the local pit bulls including those used for dog fighting. I have been menaced by rottweilers, a rott-GSD mutt, and GSD mixed breeds running off leash in a local park.

The author describes a somewhat naive young man who tries to adopt a pit bull at a shelter but is directed to a pit bull breeder (WHY? with so many pit bull puppies ending up in shelters everywhere!) The dog he acquired seemed to be a product of careless dog breeding, but we are told nothing of the breeder. The animal developed a decidedly atypical aggression towards adult humans, probably a genetic error compounded by the ignorant owner's lack of understanding of dominant dog behavior.

I'm surprised that Mr Dodson didn't take this opportunity to point out the extreme importance of training puppies not to exhibit food aggression, as I did with my little pit bull. Food aggression causes so many dangerous problems with dogs and people that every dog, not just pit bulls, should be trained to allow people to take his food, bone, or whatever away from him at any time. This is most easily done when the animal is very young! I think Mr Dodson needs to get out and meet some good pit bulls, those entertaining and loyal companions which will never find their way to an animal behaviorist.



3 out of 5 stars I agree- Poor Writing and Ego Ruin It   July 13, 2006
 3 out of 5 found this review helpful

As if we don't have enough to worry about in regards to the children of today being overmedicated...now our pets, too?! His solution to almost every problem was prescribing an antidepressant. Also, his writing of his patients' owners came across as very egotistical and condescending. Some of the stuff had merit, but it was the same thing any trainer or behaviorist would tell you to do...establish dominance, ignore bad behaviors and reward good, etc.


5 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for dog behavior   August 7, 2005
 0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Dr. Dodman is a world renowned animal psychiatrist and his and all of his books are great sources for information about understanding dogs and correcting bad behavior.


2 out of 5 stars Poor Writing Gets in the Way   September 17, 2004
 2 out of 10 found this review helpful

This should have been a fine book, but the author's stilted prose and misuse of words on every second page nearly ruined it for me. Dodman swings wildly from overly prim writing to embarrassingly slangy, a sure sign of a bad writer.

Oliver Sacks, please report to the Veterinary School!



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