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Title: The Hidden Life Of Dogs by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas ISBN: 0-671-51700-7 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95

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Average Customer Rating: 2.96 (53 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Very Interesting
Comment: Despite all of the negative comments of other readers, I really enjoyed this book. It was a very interesting look at the natural behavior of dogs. It is actually one of my favorite dog books and I would recommend it to any one facinated by how dogs think, form relationships, etc. All of these other people need to relax. She obviously is an animal lover and takes care of her pets. So she let her dog cross a busy street unsupervised...get over it!
After reading this, pick up a copy of her book "The Social Life of Dogs." I loved them both.

Rating: 4
Summary: Absolutely Enthralling!
Comment: A beautiful and compelling book that celebrates dogs in all their uniqueness and glory.

The book's main flaw is Thomas's tendency towards New Age pseudoscience (for instance, by alluding to animal ESP). Other reviewers also point out Thomas's irresponsibility by allowing her dogs to roam free, violating local laws and endangering their (the dogs') safety. I agree, and I'd like to add breeding to the list of complaints - as someone who studies dogs, she should know better than to allow her dogs to reproduce when millions of animals are being killed annually in shelters due to a lack of loving homes.

Overlooking these obvious shortcomings, though, the book is a must-read for anyone interested in our canine companions!

Rating: 3
Summary: The HIdden Life of Dogs
Comment: I read and enjoyed this book - I also read the reviews of the short-sighted people who failed to mention THE YEAR in which the "dogs running wild" took place - I believe it took place long ago - when we didn't have neighbors living on top of each other, people driving like they can't get there fast enough, and before animal shelters became over run with overpopulation. I found the book very interesting and think that the other reviewers might have given thought to the time in which it was written - a time very unlike the one we live in now.

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