Preview

The Hidden Life of Dogs: Book Review

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
739 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
The Hidden Life of Dogs: Book Review
The Hidden Life of Dogs: Book Review

The Hidden Life Of Dogs was written by Elizabeth Thomas who is currently well know and highly re-spected for her books. Elizabeth Thomas was born in America and currently lives in New Hampshire. This is a book that is unlike any book ever written as it takes the perspective from a different angle. It was first published in the United States in 1993 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Elizabeth has written five books, all bestsellers. It is evident that her success is due to her intense research as she has travelled the world while writing her books. With international success, Elizabeth plans to continue her career that currently seems to be skyrocketing.

"The Hidden Life Of Dogs" was not just any book. Clearly there was much more effort involved. Beginning with an introductory character, Misha who was a Husky, began the book well. This book tried to get the idea across that humans knew only very little about dogs and their patterns. After intense observations on
Misha, some ideas were brought up. How did the dog know how to cross a highway on its own? How did its navigational skills work? How was it that this dog knew exactly where it was and could travel through different cities without becoming lost and other dogs couldn't? Continuing on to bringing in other dogs Elizabeth was studying, she pointed out that some had skills that others did not. Misha was clearly able to navigate himself but when with another dog, he would become lost. After careful observation it was seen that the other dog could easily loose track of where she was and mislead Misha. Another interesting topic covered is how dogs behave with each other. How they achieve their social status, why some dogs don't become accepted and how they react to each other. By comparing the dogs with the wolves and dingoes some of the dogs' actions become clearer, but there is one thing a dog really wants and that is to be with others, and to love their owner. It was explained

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Satisfactory Essays

    6. What is the name; breed; color; age; and any other characteristic features of the dog in question?…

    • 547 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Dogs N Thang Case Study

    • 401 Words
    • 2 Pages

    This letter is to address concerns we came across while auditing the financial materials of Dogs N’ Thangs Company:…

    • 401 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    My business will operate from Walker Rd. to Pillette Rd. and from Grand Marais Rd E to Seminole St. Within this area there are 3 parks, McDonald Park, A.K.O. and Ford Test Track Park, which is an off-leash park, that allows dogs to be off of their leashes.…

    • 142 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    I read the book The Dogs of Winter by Bobbie Pyron, there was little 5 year old boy who lived in Russia. He abandoned by his stepfather after his mom disappeared. Over the book the boy was called many things, Dog boy, runt, cockroach and many more mean names but his real name was Ivan. Ivan was “adopted” by a group of dogs, that became his family. The dogs protected him and in return Ivan feed the dogs. In the start of the book Ivan was forced into a gang. Ivan had to beg for money and give it to the leader. Once he left the gang and was adopted by the dogs. He survived 2 years with their help, on the 3ed winter he was targeted to be put into the orphanage. For weeks he eluded the police, but his was finally caught. He was put into the much…

    • 198 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    JR longed to get out of his fancy, first-floor apartment. One day, George leaves his window wide open. That night, he sneaks out the window and meets the very same stray, Boris, who teaches him about life on the streets. JR promises to come out the next day. Unfortunately for him, the other embassy dogs tag along, and they find out that strays are disappearing. When JR’s embassy friend Pie disappears, the average-sized dog must rescue him- and the other strays.…

    • 443 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    2. How well does the author provide the reader with a sense of what this book is about?…

    • 3006 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    How to Create Book Report

    • 318 Words
    • 2 Pages

    4. Discuss the theme - the message of the book and some interesting facts you learned from this book.…

    • 318 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Hi Life Dog Food is a range of complete dog foods which have been specifically developed to give your dog the tastiest and most nutritionally balanced diet he can get. All of the products are filled with high quality ingredients and contain a minimum of 45% meat. The Prestige Range are all hand prepared with the highest quality ingredients and will add tasty variety to your dogs diet. The Moist Range will provide your dog with a balanced diet with plenty of added vitamins and minerals to boost your dog's immune system. All of the foods are free from artificial colours.…

    • 383 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    This charity saves lives by showing their patients, either dog or human, that they are still loved no matter how lonely. Nonprofit charities are groups of devoted people and generous donators working together for the same cause. The Freedom Service Dogs of America is a foundation full of great people willing to donate their time for an amazing charitable body. Founded in 1987 by Michael and PJ Roche, the brothers strive for redemption of abandoned dogs and help for disabled people. Michael and PJ's idea was to rescue dogs and professionally train them for disabled people to make both the dog and person less lonely. Their charity saves about one-hundred dogs a year and have graduated three-hundred and fifty clients with their newly trained dogs. Freedom Service Dogs of America is an outstanding charity which Veterans Memorial Middle School should donate their earrings to because the foundation donates a hundred percent of their donations to their charity, enhance the life of their clients and provide lifetime support for suffering dogs.…

    • 292 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Carol Lea Benjamin is a popular American author from New York best known for her award winning titles on dog training and dog behavior. She made her debut with The Wicked Stepdog in 1982 and then in 1996 wrote This Dog for Hire the first novel of the Rachel Alexander and Dash novels, her most popular series. Lea Benjamin is herself a former private investigator turned dog trainer and teacher. She blends the experiences from the three careers and a little bit of inspiration to write the Rachel Alexander and Dash mystery novels. Prior to becoming a whodunit author with the Rachel Alexander and Dash series of novels, she had been writing non fictional titles and even wrote two books for children.…

    • 1120 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    That day, Jem and Scout saw Tim Johnson, a dog who belongs to Mr. Harry Johnson. The dog’s acting kind of strange, so they run home to tell Calpurnia, the house keeper. “At first, I told the kids to deal with it them selves, but when I saw the dog myself I was shocked.”She said. After she saw the rapid dog she dashed for the phone to tell Atticus that there’s a mad dog on the loose. Then she talked to Miss Eula May, the town telephone operator, to tell her to let everyone else on the street know that they should stay out of the way of the rabid animal.…

    • 261 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Log Paper

    • 873 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Stickeen was a small dog. He was short legged, and bunchy-bodied. He had smooth hair that was long and silky and slighty waved. He also had a find tail, thin sensitive ears, and sharp eyes with tan spots above them. According to Muir, “This sly, soft, gliding motions and gestures he brought the fox to mind,” (30). Stickeen turned out to be no ordinary dog. When he met danger and hardships he showed no signs of fear. He never obeyed an order and the hunter who Stickeen belonged to could not make him do anything he did not want to do, such as fetch the birds the hunter had shot.…

    • 873 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Translatign Culture

    • 2376 Words
    • 10 Pages

    The main theme throughout the book is man’s life on earth and the constant striving for knowledge and power.…

    • 2376 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Stranger

    • 363 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Caring : p 38, “He gave examples of dogs that had walked dozens of kilometers to get back to their masters. Nevertheless, the old man looked even more flustered.”…

    • 363 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Culture Clash Essay

    • 1638 Words
    • 7 Pages

    The one thing that humans have a hard time understanding is that animals do not think like humans at all. Their mentality is living off of food, shelter, and sex. Culture Clash really helped me realize just how confusing an animal's behavior really is. It's not impossible to get to an animal's level of behavior using Pavlov's operant and classical conditioning, which is fascinating. A few of the more confusing things that I have come across are how to actually understand how the animal, in certain situations, is feeling. It's hard to have an animal cooperate with what you're trying to achieve when you yourself cannot understand the behavior that that animal is showing. When brainstorming for this book report I decided to focus mainly on one subject from Culture Clash which was the discussion on aggressive behavior in dogs. Aggression in dogs is very confusing as to where it comes from and why. I really wanted to figure out where the clash between humans and dogs really is when the dog is the aggressor. After reading Culture Clash it definitely made it more clear.…

    • 1638 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Good Essays