If Carlsberg made dog books.... (sorry for the ....s! )
This might sound really geeky, but I wondered if anyone fancied a wee discussion thread about this book?
What did you think of it?
Has it made you do/view things differently? If so, what?
What were the top 3 things that stood out for you?
I'll start :lol:
Overall, I thought the book was very thought provoking. I think the author was skilled at getting her points across by hanging them on real examples or analogies. At times I thought it was a bit waffly, but on reflection, I think it might've been the examples that I already had a reasonable grasp of that I found to be so. Whereas, other parts of it weren't waffly to me at all probably because these were the parts where I personally needed more examples and explanations. I always like people and books that get me thinking and reflecting on my values and questioning whether I'm really walking the walk. This book certainly did that.
I'm prone to getting frustrated with the dogs and I know I need to work on that. This book really underlined that point for me. It was also quite enlightening to learn that when a dog is highly aroused it literally cannot hear you. Makes perfect sense, why didn't I think about that before? I learned a lot about dog 'possession' rules. No wonder Bracken was iffy about retrieving for a while, since in canine terms, I'd been being very rude to her!
What has it made me do differently? A difficult one. I think since reading it, I've just been trying really hard to look at myself and when I'm irritated that the dog isn't doing what I want it to do, ask myself what is it about me that's the problem here. I think we all bang on about knowing that it isn't the dog's fault, it's ours, but sometimes I'm not always sure what exactly it was I've done (or omitted to do) that really didn't help matters!
I'm debating about giving the book to my mum to read. I think she could learn a lot from it. Whether she wants to listen to what is said is another matter entirely though :wink:
This might sound really geeky, but I wondered if anyone fancied a wee discussion thread about this book?
What did you think of it?
Has it made you do/view things differently? If so, what?
What were the top 3 things that stood out for you?
I'll start :lol:
Overall, I thought the book was very thought provoking. I think the author was skilled at getting her points across by hanging them on real examples or analogies. At times I thought it was a bit waffly, but on reflection, I think it might've been the examples that I already had a reasonable grasp of that I found to be so. Whereas, other parts of it weren't waffly to me at all probably because these were the parts where I personally needed more examples and explanations. I always like people and books that get me thinking and reflecting on my values and questioning whether I'm really walking the walk. This book certainly did that.
I'm prone to getting frustrated with the dogs and I know I need to work on that. This book really underlined that point for me. It was also quite enlightening to learn that when a dog is highly aroused it literally cannot hear you. Makes perfect sense, why didn't I think about that before? I learned a lot about dog 'possession' rules. No wonder Bracken was iffy about retrieving for a while, since in canine terms, I'd been being very rude to her!
What has it made me do differently? A difficult one. I think since reading it, I've just been trying really hard to look at myself and when I'm irritated that the dog isn't doing what I want it to do, ask myself what is it about me that's the problem here. I think we all bang on about knowing that it isn't the dog's fault, it's ours, but sometimes I'm not always sure what exactly it was I've done (or omitted to do) that really didn't help matters!
I'm debating about giving the book to my mum to read. I think she could learn a lot from it. Whether she wants to listen to what is said is another matter entirely though :wink: