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John Bradshaw 出版社: Tantor Audio 副标题: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet 出版年: 2011-5-10 定价: USD 29.99 装帧: MP3 CD ISBN: 9781452652030
Dogs have been mankind's faithful companions for tens of thousands of years, yet today they are regularly treated as either pack-following wolves or furry humans. The truth is, dogs are neither-and our misunderstanding has put them in serious crisis.What dogs really need is a spokesperson, someone who will assert their specific needs. Renowned anthrozoologist Dr. John Bradshaw ...
Dogs have been mankind's faithful companions for tens of thousands of years, yet today they are regularly treated as either pack-following wolves or furry humans. The truth is, dogs are neither-and our misunderstanding has put them in serious crisis.What dogs really need is a spokesperson, someone who will assert their specific needs. Renowned anthrozoologist Dr. John Bradshaw has made a career of studying human-animal interactions, and in Dog Sense he uses the latest scientific research to show how humans can live in harmony with-not just dominion over-their four-legged friends. From explaining why positive reinforcement is a more effective (and less damaging) way to control dogs' behavior than punishment to demonstrating the importance of weighing a dog's unique personality against stereotypes about its breed, Bradshaw offers extraordinary insight into the question of how we really ought to treat our dogs.
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John Bradshaw is the Waltham Director of the Anthrozoology Institute at the University of Bristol and founder of the Anthrozoology Institute at the University of Southampton. He lives in Southampton, England.
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Even though most of the evidence for these strong and rapidly forming attachments comes from the behavior of dogs that are distressed by separation, the strength of such attachments suggests that they should also be expressed in pet dogs' normal behavior. Unfortunately, however, very few biologists have studied the everyday interactions between pet dogs and the families they live in. There are probably a variety of reasons for this: Such studies are time-consuming; they use techniques more commonly employed by anthropologists, who are rarely interested in animals; the data they generate is complex and not straightforward to analyze; and there is the risk that the mere presence of an observer would change the way that family members behave towards their pet. For example, some people may fee... (查看原文)
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