Dogwatching: Why Dogs Bark and Other Canine Mysteries Explained

by Desmond Morris

Book Overview

Morris turns his anthropological eye to dogs, answering a host of common--and uncommon--questions in his witty style. Companion volume to Catwatching. Line art throughout. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517880555
• ISBN13: 9780517880555
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

If You are Thinking to Adopt a Dog This Is Your Book!

When Fate put a beautiful puppy on my lap (seventeen years ago) I was delighted and at the same time worried by my bottomless ignorance on "dog care". So I started a research on books addressing this issue. I found many useful ones and profited from them. Nevertheless Mr. Morris' "Dogwatching" is a very special book. It is not a traditional "How to take care of your Dog"; it's constructed as a series of questions & answers including many different topics that neophytes are willing to discover. Some themes are serious as "How often do dogs feed?", "Why dogs pant so much?", "At what rate do puppies develop?" or "How does a mother-dog deal with her newborn puppies?" Some other chapters focus on rather comic issues, but not less important for will be "dog parents" as "Why do puppies chew slippers?" or "Why do dogs try to sleep on their owners' bed?" Lots of miscellaneous items are discussed in this very short and entertaining book. It really gave me an overall picture of the "hows" and "whys" of canine mind and eased my apprehensions. I recommend this book to anyone who's going to raise a puppy. It's also a fun reading for any pet lover and general public too. Reviewed by Max Yofre.

Illustrated Dogwatching

Unfortunate this book is out of print. Would love a hard copy version. Fabulous content and a book any dog lover should own.

desmond morris, animal behavior, excellent combination

once again desmond morris takes a series of questions this time about dogs, and answers them in a complete and fascinating way extrememly informative, easy to read, and good for any animal lover i also reccomend his books on cats and horses

Why does Fido do THAT?

As a new dog owner, I wondered why my dog did so many unusual things. This book provides the answers in a clear concise question and answer format. An easy read, and very entertaining. Not really a dog care book, but read it if you care about dogs!!

Really Great!

I got it for Christmas last year and it has helped me with stuff Every dogowner should know. I have a teacup poodle named Lollipop and a golden retriever named Roman, so i use it when i can.