Who's a good dog? : and how to be a better human / Jessica Pierce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pierce, Jessica, 1965- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dogs.

Human-animal relationships.

Human-animal relationships--Moral and ethical aspects.

Genre:

Informational works.

Physical Description:

291 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Who is a good dog

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2023.

Summary:

"Many pet dogs are experiencing anxiety and frustration as they struggle to adapt to human home environments--despite being pampered, poofed, and petted, or perhaps in part because of this. We can do better for them. Who's a Good Dog challenges us to think more carefully about the limits we place on their inherited, deep-rooted behaviors. Bioethicist Jessica Pierce explores common practices of caring for, socializing, and training pet dogs. She asks broader ethical questions and helps us think more critically about what we expect of our dogs. She offers resources to help readers cultivate kindness and more mindful attentiveness. This work is about the art of noticing, of astonishment, of looking with fresh eyes (and noses!) at these dear beings we think we know. Pierce avoids judgement while taking a clear stance on important issues, connecting her research to her relationship with Bella, the dog in her life"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : we dog

The difficulty of being a (pet) dog

Human-dog relations

Care and constraint

Landscapes of fear, landscapes of pleasure

Technologies of control

Training dogs to be good

Bad dog and behavioral "problems"

Dwelling in possibility.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-281) and index.

ISBN:

9780226721712

022672171X

OCLC:

1365385393

Publisher Number:

90101060714