Doggie Language: A Dog Lover's Guide to Understanding Your Best Friend
This small but mighty book is your perfect illustrated guide to seeing and understanding the subtle visual cues and interpreting the behaviours used by your beloved pup to express how they’re feeling. The more we notice and listen to what our dogs are trying to tell us, the more we can improve our relationship with our best friends, helping them to feel safe and happy.
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Appeals to all ages, great gift!
I absolutely love this adorable little book. It is filled with cute illustrations and easy to understand text. It will appeal to all ages. Lili Chin continues to educate us on reading our dog’s actions. Note that in the second photo my dog is licking his nose. He is a bit stressed that I am shoving this book near him and he really doesn’t understand what I am trying to do. Poor guy! Modeling is not for him! This would be the perfect gift for a family who has a dog or is thinking of getting a dog. I could see parents and kids, or couples trying to observe their dog and figure out what he is saying. Anyone who has a dog would enjoy it. Even people who only have contact with friends or neighbors dogs need to be able to read a dog’s body language to prevent any misunderstandings. So often a pet will be plainly telling us how he feels and we just aren’t observant. That can result in unintended consequences that really are not the dog’s fault. Thank you Lili for crusading to educate everyone about their canine companions. I don’t personally know Lili Chin but I follow her on social media and love her posters and portraits. Huge fan.
Fabulous book for dog lovers everywhere
First of all, the artwork in this book is incredible and reason enough to purchase it. Lili Chin's distinctive style brings a playful air to every dog she illustrates in this book. And on top of all the fabulous artwork, it's really an informative book! If you want to learn more about your favorite four-legged friend, this is definitely the book for you. While I do wish it were a bit larger for the sake of the artwork, it is a really portable size that fits easily into any bag making it an excellent companion book when you're out and about and need reading material. 10/10, definitely recommend, corgi-approved!
Honestly, this is one of the most important dog books ever made
As a dog trainer and lover, I wish that I could give this book to every single person who ever interacted with a dog. Lili has BEYOND outdone herself with this one: the book had so much information in such a digestable format, which I can honestly say that sent something that I see very often in dog books. You could give this to a 12 year old kid, a 35 year old veterinarian, or a 60 year old farmhand... and they’d all learn something.
Brilliant tool for ALL dog lovers!
As a professional dog trainer, I have long used Lili Chin’s Doggie Language poster for clients. It’s a great tool to help people understand their pets. This book takes it SO much further! What a brilliant, useful tool! Simply and clearly written, this is a powerful addition to any dog lover’s skill set. I highly recommend it!
Beautiful Illustrations, Great Information!
As soon as I received this book, I had to show it to a friend involved in rescue. She immediately purchased three copies - for herself and for the adopters of her foster dogs. This is a wonderful gift item because the layout is so beautiful and attractive AND because anyone can learn quite a bit even from glancing at a page or two. The body language descriptions are spot on (from a dog trainer's perspective) and the accompanying illustrations are not only sweet and cute but they also cement the knowledge of what you are seeing in a dog's body language. I think it makes everyone feel good about being more in touch with their dogs.
Important Primer on Canine Communication
This is a brilliant collection of Lili Chin's drawings that always get me 8n the feels, and good, solid ethological descriptions of Doggy Language. This is going to quickly become a go-to reference for teachers and learners of the art of canine communication.
Great Illustrations
Great book! With each illustration, I say to myself, "I have seen a dog do that!" And now I have a better understanding what these postures and movements mean. Loved this book.
Excellent Book For Understanding Dog Body Language - Even For Experienced Owners!
Doggie Language...was recommended by an outstanding trainer, Emily Larlham of Kikopup YouTube fame and she was so right: this is an excellent book with insightful and delightful (illustrations) clarity on how to 'read' your dog's body language. I even gave a copy to my vet. From Doggie Language, I learned new ways to interpret dog behavior even though I've had dogs since childhood, taken many dogs through obedience, have used a professional dog trainer for private sessions, and have read several books on dog behavior. Kudos to Lili Chin! I highly recommend Doggie Language: A Dog Lover's Guide To Understanding Your Best Friend.
Lili Chin is wonderful! Fantastic book!!
As a humane educator for a local animal shelter, I am thrilled that Lili Chin had published a book! This book will be a valuable resource to teaching people of all ages to respect dog body language.
cute but not very informative
i was expecting to learn more so that was my biggest disappointment. otherwise, adorable book but a lot of it can be learned online/videos. if youre buying this for someone with absolutely zero knowledge on dogs, it can be helpful. if you are buying this as a cute gift (like stocking stuffer), also a good idea! I think its a very adorable gift. but dont expect to learn too much. would have been nice to have gotten something more
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