What Your Dog Is Thinking
The Science Behind Your Dog's Behaviour and How to Improve It
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What Your Dog Is Thinking
Narrated by:
Danny Wells, Sabrina Cohen-Hatton
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Narrated by:
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Danny Wells
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Sabrina Cohen-Hatton
About this listen
Discover what your dog is thinking in this groundbreaking book by a world-renowned neuroscientist and a highly respected dog trainer.
Narrated by the authors, this audiobook also includes an exclusive bonus Q&A with Sabrina and Danny.
Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with expert practical advice, this book answers the questions every dog owner has wondered: Does your dog love you? Can dogs feel guilt? How do they learn, and what do they think when you talk?
Drawing on the latest research in animal learning and behaviour, this book unravels the mysteries of your dog's mind and helps you interpret their behaviour from their perspective. Understanding your dog's world makes it easier to address problems and build a stronger bond with your canine companion.
Packed with fascinating insights and actionable tips, What Your Dog Is Thinking goes beyond myth-busting to provide a comprehensive guide for enhancing your relationship with your dog. Whether you're curious about what makes you important to your dog or how to train effectively, this is the ultimate resource for any dog owner who wants to better understand and connect with their furry friend.©2025 Gabe & Black Ltd and Wellsy Company Ltd, (P)2025 Hachette Audio UK
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Brilliant book
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NOT Force- free advice in the book
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It is interesting to note how they use emotive and descriptive language describing the dog, the owner, the situation and the facts but then use out of date and direct language when they describe the training that should be done to “correct” the dog.
They even say ‘get a professional to help you with your timing of the yank on the lead because you are likely to get it wrong’ and then later on they say ‘just yank on the lead to cause discomfort but not pain’. The training methods suggested are therefore not something that can be done without a trainer, according to the author’s own words. What’s the difference between discomfort and pain? This is not explained in the lengthy science section beforehand. Why? It can’t be explained in words they would want to use in a book. They cannot explain why the ‘yank on the lead’ is effective because, if they did, the science would say ‘this is pain’.
The science is correct and delivered well but that’s the only good thing I can say about this book because the authors misuse those findings to support the training they recommend and not the actual findings of the study. They will take a conclusion and interpret it to fit their narrative, rather than taking it for what it is and saying “this needs more study to fit with the training I do”. This is very poor form and NOT good authorship. For example, they talk about the caudate nucleus and the reward centre of the brain; yes, excellent. Then in the training section, they tell you to get your dog to ‘be calm’ by ‘standing still with your dog and waiting for them to be calm’ with barely any direction on how to do this and how it is relevant to the caudate nucleus. Terrible education material that will leave any member of the public on a wild goose chase of looking for this “calm dog”. This is misleading the public.
At the beginning of the book they say that all names and descriptions are changed but then they go on long waffly sentences describing the dog and the owners. Is this a novel or a help book for dog owners? People will likely read this book to help with their dog, not to read what eyebrow colour “Dirk” has. Those same people are looking for hope and misleading them in thinking their dog is like the one described is not appropriate when they have changed the descriptions and potentially breeds.
The narrator. They make mistakes but these aren’t edited out! This is confusing and jarring when listening.
Overall I would not recommend this book. They use methods of force and you’re likely to end up more confused why it isn’t working for you, with a dog with more struggles and to reach out to a trainer anyway.
According to the author’s own words, the training methods suggested can’t be done without a trainer. They recommend force.
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