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Dog Behavior: Why Dogs Do What They Do

by Ian Dunbar

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Dr. Ian Dunbar, renowned dog trainer and behaviorist, explains how dogs think, how dogs learn, and why they act the way they do. Dog owners who understand these issues can better train their dogs and develop a closer relationship with their pets.

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Genres: Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 636.7 — Applied science & technology Agriculture Farm Animals & Pets Pet Dogs
LCC: SF433 .D85 — Agriculture Animal husbandry. Animal science Animal culture Pets Dogs. Dog racing

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Published: 1979
Genres: Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 636.7
LCC: SF433 .D85

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