Bradshaw John - Dog sense: how the new science of dog behavior can make you a better friend to your pet

[Dog Sense] will change how you feel about dogs and, likely enough, how you treat them, too....This book sparkles with explanations of canine behavior.Sunday Times (UK)

For John Bradshaw... having some idea about how dogs got to be dogs is the first stage towards gaining a better understanding of what dogs and people mean to each other. Part of his agenda is to explode the many myths about the closeness of dogs to wolves and the mistakes that this has led to, especially in the training of dogs over the past century or so.Economist

Illuminating... Bradshaw explains how our understanding has been skewed by deeply flawed research, and exploited by a sensationalized media.Salon.com

Anthrozoologist John Bradshaw summarizes what science can teach us about mans best friend. Arguing that modern dogs should not be considered domesticated wolves, he asks how we can best breed these social animals to be companions and family pets.Nature

Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the complicated psychology behind the growl, the rising hackles and the wagging tail.Telegraph (UK)

Authoritative, wise and, in its sharp appreciation of the cost to dogs of living with us, rather moving.Independent (UK)

[A] passionate book... nothing less than a manifesto for a new understanding of our canine friends.Guardian (UK)

In an overcrowded field, one may feel fully confident when reading biologist John Bradshaws thoughts on [mans best friend]. The latest developments in the newly named field of canine science really need the sure hand of a skilled scientist to offer a balanced picture for the interested reader.... Bradshaw makes deft work of summarizing important and novel insights on dog evolution, along the way pointing out the difficulties we face in reaching full conclusions.Times Higher Education Supplement (UK)

[A] most fantastic book... about to become required reading for dog lovers everywhere.... [Bradshaws] book is a revelationa major rethink about the way we understand our dogs, an overturning of what one might call traditional dogma.... For anyone interested in dog emotion, [the book] is also a sentimentaland surprisingeducation.... He is good news for owners andthere is no doubt about itProfessor John Bradshaw is a dogs best friend.The Observer (London)

Bradshaws book is a plea for the tolerance and patience that will be neededfrom us if dogs are to remain as significant a part of human life as they havebeen for the past ten millennia.Daily Mail (London)

Bradshaw, founder of the world-renowned Anthrozoology Institute at BristolUniversity, has spent his career studying animal behaviour and he brings unrivalled expertise to this examination of the relationship between dogs andhumans.... [Bradshaw] offers an invaluable guide to the latest scientificthinking on canine behaviour and he has plenty of sensible advice.Mail on Sunday (London)

Bradshaw has been studying dogs and their owners for over 25 years. Many ofhis conclusions are based on evidence acquired over this period, althoughsome go back to Darwin, who loved dogs. The archaeological and anthropologicalevidence shows that human beings have always had pets, and dogs arethe oldest domesticated creatures on the planet. Their DNA predisposes themto prefer human beings if treated kindly within a few weeks of birth.Jonathan Mirsky, The Spectator (London), Books of the Year

Are dogs furry humans or friendly wolves? Theyre neither, argues the authorwho looks at humanitys effect, for better and for worse, upon its four-leggedfriends.Los Angeles Times

Bradshaw... provides a well-grounded overview of the Canis familys evolutionaryjourney. He also considers dogs brainpower, emotional states, sensorycapacities and problems that come with breeding for looks rather than temperament.The point of all this science is to lay the foundation for his centralthesis.... Ultimately, this is what makes the book so appealing. He does morethan simply lay out interesting theories; he uses science to advocate for a betterlife for companion dogs.The Bark

[A] wonderful, reassuring, and encouraging book.The Literary Review (London)

John Bradshaw is a canine scientist. He has studied dogs at his experimentalresearch institute at Bristol for 25 years. His unusual book is concerned withdogs as a species, no matter what breed, shape or size. There are no charminganecdotes of pets winning ways, extraordinary tricks or loveable manners. It isthe inner dogginess that he explores, and its relationship to our own humannature. There are quite a few surprises to report.The Daily Mail (London)

Move over, Doctor Doolittle, and make way for Dr. John Bradshawa British scientist and the author of the new book Dog Sense.... Bradshaw may have the fancy title of anthrozoologist, but his advice for the pet set is simple: Stop looking at your pooch as a dog in wolfs clothing, dont leave him home alone in your apartment all day, and try seeing the world through your pups eyesand nose.New York Post

There has been a decade of research re-evaluating some of the basic ideas of what it is to be a dog, but it has been published only in obscure journals. This is the first mainstream look at this research and what it actually means: that the dog is misunderstood and a change is needed. It may not be a training manual, but this thoughtful, perfectly balanced book... hopefully will be the beginning of that change.Sunday Herald (Glasgow)

A serious book about dogs, unrelated to the soppy stuff written by men of a certain age who, children gone, find themselves spending a lot of time alone with the family dog.The Age (Melbourne)

The connections [Bradshaw] makes between ancient species down through history and the nuggets of insight he provides from his own lengthy experience working with and studying domestic dogs is truly fascinating. This book is rich in ideas and counter-ideas, and will reward anyone who respects animals, with enlightening chapters on dog behaviour, evolution, training and breeding, causing us to re-examine our relationships with our pets. Bradshaw is not so much trying to convince us with finite answers, as to stimulate a new conversation about dog behaviour with intelligent questions.... Bradshaws years of knowledge and his clear passion for dogs both shine through.The Sunday Business Post (Dublin)

Debunking the advice of many celebrity trainers, animal behavior expertJohn Bradshaw urges understanding, not dominance, as the key to human-caninerelations.People

Dog Sense is a fantastically written book about why dogs are progressively becoming less healthy and what we can do about it.... This is a wonderful book to read for us dog-lovers who want to understand where mans best friend came from and comprehend the world from a dogs perspective.The American Dog Magazine

From wolf to worker, the book tracks the evolution of the canine to help owners better understand their dogs behavior. Bradshaw also reexamines our modern day dog relationship and encourages owners to honor their pets for the unique animals they are.Dog Fancy

[A] fascinating book... in which the author provides a compendium of research (both his own and others) into dogs origins and behavior. More specifically, he details their evolution from a wolf-like ancestor into proto-dogs and then the first domesticated species; he also investigates how this very long-term relationship has affected both canines and humans. He goes on to clearly explain how todays dogs differ behaviorally and culturally from wolves, and why the dominance/pack paradigm put forth by many trainers (including Cesar Millan) is not only the wrong way to understand dogs but has also done them a great disservice. It makes for engrossing and thought-provoking reading.Claudia Kawczynska,