How to talk with your dog - David Alderton

David Alderton's How to Talk With Your Dog is an engaging illustrated guide to understanding and communicating with your dog. Written by a leading authority on pet care and animal behaviour, this book combines expert insights into canine psychology with fascinating, specialized photography.

A definitive guide to canine communication, How To Talk With Your Dog deals not only with the variety of ways in which dogs talk to one another, but also explains the signs and sounds they make in their daily attempts to talk to their owners. Most importantly, it provides practical and insightful suggestions as to how owners can communicate effectively - and have fun with - their pet.

Covering an extensive range of behaviour from puppies to elderly dogs, and from playful to aggressive conduct, this book is relevant to dog lovers of all ages. It is packed with easy-to-follow advice on using communication to discourage violence and destructive behaviour, as well as to ensure that your dog communicates peacefully with other pets and young children.

Contents include amongst other subjects:

Part One - How Dogs Talk Naturally
Doggy dreams
Growling and whining
How dogs use their eyes to communicate

Part Two - How Dogs Talk with You
Jumping up
Ear carriage
Dogs and cars

Part Three - How to Talk with Your Dog
Dealing with a truculent dog
Calming a distressed dog
Dealing with fights