malagajames's review against another edition
3.0
3.5* I enjoyed this book but a lot of the info wasn't new.
mokey81's review against another edition
3.0
Very easy to read for a “science” book,; the writing is very accessible. I didn’t love it because….I don’t think he proved his premise. I felt like every time he was about to prove it, he’d say, “Nope, that didn’t explain why dogs love us.” But in the end, he seemed to provide sufficient evidence that dogs DO love us, but dog lovers already knew that. Still, I learned some interesting factoids about the history of dogs and the reality of their predicament in shelters. I enjoyed the book overall.
allisonwebster's review against another edition
Interesting, accesible, but not for me. I'm bad at science.
jzacsh's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome read. Learned a lot. Top bit I'll share, because it's towards the end of the book and fresh in my mind: if shelters stop guessing at breed names (and thus stop labeling kennels), adoption goes up across the board for every dog. Also breeds are nonsense thing to be concerned about. Forget about breeds when seeking a dog!
Also the pervasive advice about being the "alpha household member" in order to train your dog is also bad misinformation. Treat them like loving animals!
This book makes for a great pairing with Chaser by John W. Pilley.
Also the pervasive advice about being the "alpha household member" in order to train your dog is also bad misinformation. Treat them like loving animals!
This book makes for a great pairing with Chaser by John W. Pilley.
tortue_abroad's review against another edition
3.0
The information was interesting but it felt like he took a long time getting to his points. Maybe I’m too used to reading science papers
t_houghtaling17's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
If you love science and dogs you need to read this!
booksam's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyable listen, and nice walkthrough of dog science from behavioral to genetic to evolutionary. However I wished the book got more into the details on some of the studies, and I wished that it wasn't so repetitive.