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

Dodman, Nicholas H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393051005 ISBN 13: 9780393051001

Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2002

Synopsis

A collection of thirteen true stories by an animal behaviorist offers insight into animal psychotherapy and psychopharmacology that contends that animals have emotional structures as complex as those of humans. 35,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Nicholas h. Dodman, trained in Scotland, is a leading veterinarian and currently practices at Tufts University. His segment "Pet Docs" is one of the most popular segments on the NPR-affiliate show Here and Now.

From Booklist:

The countless joys and rewards as well as the frustrations and failures of pet ownership are explored by an author who examines the complexities of the human-animal dynamic from both points of view. From the dog who is more apt to chew his master's slippers than fetch them, to the cat who would rather pounce than purr, determining why even the most loyal and lovable pets display inappropriate behavior is the goal of renowned animal behaviorist Dodman, a proponent of behavior modification based upon a thorough understanding of an animal's inherent personality traits and species characteristics. Sharing case histories culled from his extensive caseload of distraught pet owners desperate to discover the cause of their pet's perplexing actions, Dodson advocates strategies ranging from dietary changes to pharmaceutical remedies. Carol Haggas
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About this edition

• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0393051005
• ISBN 13: 9780393051001
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 262