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DOG DAYS OF SUMMER: Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home by Rupert Sheldrake

Product Description

Many people who have ever owned a pet will swear that their dog or cat or other animal has exhibited some kind of behavior they just can't explain. How does a dog know when its owner is returning home at an unexpected time? How do cats know when it is time to go to the vet, even before the cat carrier comes out? How do horses find their way back to the stable over completely unfamiliar terrain? And how can some pets predict that their owners are about to have an epileptic fit?

These intriguing questions about animal behavior convinced world-renowned biologist Rupert Sheldrake that the very animals who are closest to us have much to teach us about biology, nature, and consciousness.

Filled with captivating stories and thought-provoking analysis, Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home is a groundbreaking exploration of animal behavior that will profoundly change the way we think about animals, and ourselves. After five years of extensive research involving thousands of people who own and work with animals, Sheldrake conclusively proves what many pet owners already know -- that there is a strong connection between humans and animals that lies beyond present-day scientific understanding.
With a scientist's mind and an animal lover's compassion, Sheldrake compellingly demonstrates that we and our pets are social animals linked together by invisible bonds connecting animals to each other, to their owners, and to their homes in powerful ways. Sheldrake's provocative ideas about these social, or morphic, fields explain the uncanny behavior often observed in pets and help provide an explanation for amazing animal behavior in the wild, such as migration and homing.

Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home not only provides fascinating insight into animal, and human, behavior, but also teaches us to question the boundaries of conventional scientific thought. This remarkable book deserves a place next to the most beloved and valuable books on animals, such as When Elephants Weep, Dogs Never Lie About Love, and The Hidden Life of Dogs.


From the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

RUPERT SHELDRAKE studied natural sciences at Cambridge and philosophy at Harvard, then took a Ph.D. in biochemistry at Cambridge and was a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. The author of several books and more than 50 technical papers, he lives in London, England.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Three Rivers Press; Upd Rev edition (April 5, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0307885968
  • ISBN-13: 978-0307885968
I have the original edition of this thoughtful book about dogs, their intelligence and behavior.  It is nice to see that it has been updated and will soon be re released.

4 comments:

  1. I have this book, Mary, and I absolutely love it. So glad to see it here on your blog for folks who haven't read it yet.
    J Perry
    Madame Perry's Salone

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  2. Love it! Thanks for sharing! It is amazing what animals "know"! And I look forward to reading this myself!

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  3. It sounds fascinating. I think our dog can even tell which one of us is coming home!

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  4. Another great dog day book!

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