Subtitle: Understanding Play Between Dogs and Between Dogs and People
Author: Patricia B. McConnell, PhD
Format: DVD, NTSC format
Running Time: 1 hours, 4 minutes
Release Date: 2009
Play is fun, but don't be fooled into thinking it's just goofy or frivolous. Play is powerful stuff, and it has a profound influence on your relationship with your dog and your dog's relationship with others of the same species. Learn how to identify appropriate and inappropriate play between dogs, and how to insure that your dog(s) "play well with others." Learn how play can enhance your relationship with your dog, improve your dog's responsiveness, and provide your dog with the mental and physical exercise he or she needs.
Taped at a half-day seminar in 2009, Dog Play bridges the natural history of play with everyday interactions involving our best friends. It includes what scientists understand about play itself, up-to-date research on the development of play in dogs, how to tell your dog you want to play (most of us aren't very good at it!), and how to evaluate and influence play between dogs themselves. If you'd like a happier, more responsive dog and an enhanced understanding of play between the species at both ends of the leash, this video is for you!
About the Author
Patricia McConnell, PhD, a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, has made a lifelong commitment to improving the relationship between people and animals. She is known worldwide as an expert on canine behavior and training, and for her engaging and knowledgeable books, DVDs, and seminars. Patricia has seen clients for serious behavioral problems since 1988, and is an Adjunct Associate Professor in Zoology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, teaching "The Biology and Philosophy of Human/Animal Relationships." She dispenses advice on behavior problems, and information about animal behavior research, on Wisconsin Public Radio's Calling All Pets, (www.wpr.org/pets) which is heard in over 90 cities around the country. A highly-sought after speaker on dog behavior and training, McConnell has presented seminars all over the United States, and in Canada, Germany, Australia and Belgium.
