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Author: Stanley CorenPublisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10: 0684839016Category: Outdoor, Nature
ISBN-13: 9780684839011 --
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Publication Year: 1998Condition: Good
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This book describes why different types of people choose particular species of dogs as pets. The author categorizes more than 400 internationally recognized breeds according to their temperaments, and offers famous people and their dogs as examples.

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Length:308 pages
Height:9.8 in.
Width:6.5 in.
Thickness:1.2 in.
Weight:22.4 oz.

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The author of "The Intelligence of Dogs" offers insight into how the mix of personalities between people and their dogs creates harmonious--or horrendous--relationships. of photos.

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As we all have unique and distinct personalities, so do the dogs we choose as pets and companions. Coren, a psychology professor, renowned dog trainer, and author of The Intelligence of Dogs (LJ 3/15/94), provides an interesting study of dog breeds, their personality characteristics, and how these breeds match up with different types of people. Abandoning the traditional Kennel Club breed listing, Coren has used statistical analysis to reclassify the most popular dog breeds by personality types. He then offers a simplified personality test for humans, evaluating people in four areas. Merging the personality test with the dog-breed analysis results in a listing of the most compatible dog breeds for various types of people. Coren is a little excessive in providing historical background, but he is fun to read even when not especially relevant. Of interest to "dog people" everywhere, this book is recommended for most pet collections. Deborah Emerson, Monroe Community Coll., Rochester, NY
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Charles Darwin so loved his little West Highland white terrier, Coren reports, that he often wrote of his dog adventures around the house. Yet, the same man so loathed a big hound he had been given (he called it "graceless, noisy and drooling") that he ultimately had the dog shot. Dog expert Coren (What Do Dogs Know?) offers a scheme that describes why different types of people favor certain species of dogs. Entertaining the reader with historical anecdotes and odd facts, the author describes case after case of dogs who fit or, disastrously, don't fit an owner's temperament and lifestyle. Coren includes a conversation he had with Picasso about the many dogs the painter lived with, and reveals that Richard Nixon, who was greatly distrusted by the American public, liked dogs. Actor Jimmy Stewart was apparently as nice a man as the characters he played, and he, too, loved (and spoiled) dogs. Coren categorizes according to their basic temperaments some of the more than 400 breeds of dogs recognized by international kennel clubs. Golden retrievers and Labradors are warm and friendly, he explains, while dalmatians are independent and strong-willed. Coren supplies a personality inventory, "the interpersonal adjective scale," to enable readers to rate how well they are described by various adjectives that run the gamut from dominant to submissive, gregarious to cold, thus helping them to pick the appropriate dog for their personality. This is an engaging, edifying work, but the author's academic background does manifest in his prose from time to time. Photos not seen by PW. (June)
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WHY WE LOVE THE DOGS WE DO: How to Find the Dog That Matches Your Personality

Stanley Coren

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Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good
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ISBN: 0684839016
Publication Date: 1998-06-02
Publisher: Free Press
Pages: 320
Height: 1.2000 inches
Width: 6.1000 inches
Weight: 1.1500 pounds

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