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Laddar... Dogology: What Your Relationship with Your Dog Reveals about Youav Vicki Croke, Sarah Wilson
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Dog owners, this book reveals, fall into 9 distinct personality types: Angel, Dynamo, Soul Mate, Idealist, Observer, Expert, Buddy, Master, and Free Spirit. While most of us recognize that a rescuing Angel needs to save the neediest dog at the local shelter, what makes a Soul Mate a soft touch for round-headed, big-eyed toy breeds such as Shih Tzus, Pugs, and Pekingese. Authors Vicki Croke and Sarah Wilson, experts on the complex bond between dogs and their owners, use quizzes, psychological insights, and humor to analyze why dog owners gravitate toward certain breeds as pets--and to explain what owner's choices reveal about their character and emotional makeup. With Dogology in hand, anyone visiting a dog park can instantly spot the various types and subtypes, from the Image Maker fashionista with her accessory Yorkie peeking out of her Prada bag, to the Free Spirit, whose dog often bears a botanical name and rarely comes when called. Similarly, readers will themselves learn that paying attention to the words they choose to praise their dog reveals the specific approval that they crave themselves. With quick checklists to identify what type of dog owners readers are, tips for training, and exercises for bonding with one's dog, Dogology will make a welcome addition to any of the 43.5 million American households that now own at least one dog. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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[b:Dogology|3716988|Dogology What Your Relationship with Your Dog Reveals about You|Vicki Croke|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515byo89R4L._SL75_.jpg|3760616] is a light-hearted look at the types of people who have dogs. It starts with a simple quiz to help you figure out your type, then moves onto descriptions, what breeds are best for each type, how well different types get along, and even what your Dogology type says about your love life.
At first blush, it's fluffy and silly. That I couldn't find a type that really suited me made it feel that much more pointless. But, it is well written, and clearly well researched. It has footnotes. Footnotes are hawt to nerdy girls like me. So I kept reading. It's well written and funny, even in the parts that weren't otherwise impressive. The authors clearly love dogs, love the people who keep them, and have done a lot of research. Once I post this review, I'm going to track down some of the references they used.
The conclusion is what turned this book around for me. In it the authors talked about how much they learned from doing the research for this book, and how they hope the book will make other dog people more mindful, encourage them to really see and understand themselves and other dog owners. They also talk about encouraging non-dog-owners to appreciate dogs and those who keep them. It's quite touching, and makes the whole rest of the book make much more sense.
It's a quick read, and fun, and may teach you something you didn't expect. (