Reviews for Design Your Own Dog Collar Kit (Glitter Version, S/M Collar Size)

The average rating for Design Your Own Dog Collar Kit (Glitter Version, S/M Collar Size) based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-09-19 00:00:00 Travis Holloway The last book I read by her was all about communicating with your dog, with much emphasis on how humans act around dogs and why some of what we do is just plain wrong. The subject of this book was dogs and emotion. There has been a lot of debate over the years as to whether or not dogs (and other non-human animals) can have emotions. I recall a philosophy class I once took. The teacher asked us what differentiated humans from animals. Someone said "emotions." He agreed. I dropped the class. I think dog lovers have always known that animals have emotions and it's from that point that McConnell's book takes off. The entire basis of the book is that of course animals have emotions. She makes a compelling argument as to why it's ridiculous to assume they have none, the major part of that argument being how similar those parts of the brain are in our brains and our dogs (and indeed in other animals). She divides the book up by the four basic emotions: fear, anger, happiness, and love. Within each section she discusses the biology of those emotions and how they manifest themselves in human and dog brains, coupling this with some good case studies of dogs she's seen over the years and a bit of humor. One thing I've enjoyed about both of her books is the bit of humor she shows from time to time. It's a very compelling book and if you've always been one of those folks who gets irritated when someone claims your dog (or cat or bird, etc.) has no emotions, this is an excellent book to read.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-05-03 00:00:00 Jake Kemphouse I really enjoyed the information in this book. Both scientific and anecdotal, it gave me much insight into the relationship between my dog and me, and the world around him. It was funny in parts, and a little sad in others. Most of the scientific/physiological information was illustrated with stories of her own dogs. She's a very good story teller. Even the complicated info was explained very well, and with vivid examples from the dogs on her farm, and various clients' dogs that she has trained over the years. I learned to read my dog's body language better, and I can see that there are some things I do that my dog merely tolerates in order to stay close to me. I learned to read other dogs we come in contact with, and how to handle potential problems before they arise. How fights from fear, jealousy, or dominance can be avoided by paying attention to the the tell-tale signs that previously I might have mis-read differently. I will definitely read this again, because I know I didn't soak it all up the first time.