100 Simple Secrets Why Dogs Make Us Happy: The Science Behind What Dog Lovers Already Know

by David Niven

Book Overview

Why do people who have dogs live happier, longer, and more fulfulling lives Sociologists and veterinarians have spent years investigating the positive effects that dogs have on people's health and happiness yet their findings are inaccessible to ordinary people, hidden in obscure journals to be shared with other experts. Now the international bestselling author of the 100 Simple Secrets series has collected the most current and significant data from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060858826
• ISBN13: 9780060858827
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Every Dog Lover's Book

This is a great book for every dog lover. It is made up of 100 "chapters", each about 2 pgs long. And each covering a different subject. I love just picking it up when I have a few extra minutes and reading one or two "chapters". I often learn something new, but always get a "warm, fuzzy feeling". It's especially soothing when you are about to swat some little fur-ball's butt! And we have 3......

More about humans than dogs

The book takes dog actions and relates them to humans. Great for reviewing yourself and your actions

Want to smile?

This is a tiny book. The kind your parents put in your stocking at Christmas. But it's also charming, cute, and sure to make you smile. There are one hundred short chapters in this book, mostly only one page, each one with a title like "Dogs Take Us Walking" and "Families With Dogs are Closer", and each with a short story about dogs. It's uplifting and pleasant. At the end of each short chapter the author includes a study that has been done on dogs. Here was one I especially liked: "While there is a significant long-term effect of dogs on our health, cats have no effect on us" (p 68).