A lot of popular thinking about dog behavior is based on the idea that they’re much like house-broken wolves. Owners are advised to be the leader of the pack if they want their pooch to behave. But a new book says early science has been wrong about that and more. In his new book “Dog Sense,” anthrozoologist John Bradshaw analyzes the latest in canine science. He believes that dogs do not want you to be an “alpha;” that they are more sensitive than we realize; and that there are fundamental misunderstandings about man’s best friend. So what are your pups really thinking? What are their emotional limitations? How can you get them to obey, and how can you make them happy?
Guest:
John Bradshaw, author of Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make you a Better Friend to Your Pet (Basic Books); Bradshaw is Foundation Director of the Anthrozoology Institute at the University of Bristol