Marc Bekoff

No matter how cushy their lives, dogs live on our terms. They compromise their freedom and instinctual pleasure, as well as their innate strategies for coping with stress and anxiety, in exchange for the love, comfort, and care they get from us....

From two of the world's leading authorities on dogs, an imaginative journey into a future of dogs without people....

Bekoff is recognized as a preeminent voice in the media for animal sentience and dog behavior, with high-profile appearances in Time, Life, the New York Times, New Scientist, and BBC Wildlife and on Good Morning America, 60 Minutes, and 20/20, among others.

Scientists have long counseled against interpreting animal behavior in terms of human emotions, warning that such anthropomorphizing limits our ability to understand animals as they really are....

For all the love and attention we give dogs, much of what they do remains mysterious. Just think about behaviors you see at a dog park. We have a good understanding of what it means when dogs wag their tails, but what about when they sniff and roll on a stinky spot? Listen for more....

For six years Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived intimately with a pack of wolves, gaining their trust as no one has before. In this book the Dutchers reflect on the virtues they observed in wolf society and behavior....

Award-winning scientist Dr. Marc Bekoff, who has studied and loved dogs (and their wild relatives) for more than five decades, shares an easy-to-digest, all-encompassing, and fun reference on all things canine....