Thinking of getting a dog? Thinking is how you get it right
Distressing though the recent Dubai Pet Show incident was, many dog owners vouch that with sensible precautions and sufficient forward planning, a dog can make a welcome addition to family life.
New research poses deep questions about the way we treat the creatures around us
Check out the latest findings on dog behaviour...
Book Recommendations:
Man Meets Dog, by Konrad Lorenz...an old classic which is slightly outdated but still worth while reading!
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On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals, by Turid Rugaas...no better way to get to understand your dog's language!
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Dog Language: An Encyclopedia of Canine Behaviour, by Roger Abrantes...belongs on every dog behaviourist's desk!
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Der Mensch im Tier, by Norbert Sachser...amazing insights into the latest research on dog behaviour and cognition! German only!
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Hund & Mensch: Das Geheimnis unserer Seelenverwandschaft, by Kurt Kotrschal...fascinating book about the connection between dogs and humans and it's evolution! German only!
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acknowledgements
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We have been very lucky to have one of Germany's most popular illustrators on board to make Dogversation look fun and funky!
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Suhail has accompanied Dogversation from it's very beginning with his extraordinary and unique creative input!
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Hans inspired me to become a dog behaviourist and has been my tutor since! He enlightened me when it came to connecting with dogs or the universe in general...
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Dogversation has had the pleasure to cooperate with Thomas Baumgaertner from Flying Dogs in Austria, in the field of professional agility training and we hope for a fruitful and long-lasting relationship!
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I can only recommend this leading German-speaking institution for ethology and animal psychology in Switzerland. Their courses emerge from the latest and most updated scientific research in the field of animal psychology.
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