A charming, playful and moving book which will forever change the way you think about dogs.
Jeffrey Masson graduated from the Toronto Psychoanalytic Institute and was briefly Projects Director of the Sigmund Freud Archives. The book he wrote with Susan McCarthy on animal emotions, When Elephants Weep (1994), became a bestseller in the United States. Since then he has published nine books on animals and their emotions, including Dogs Never Lie About Love, The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats and most recently, The Dog Who Couldn't Stop Loving. He lives with his family in Auckland, New Zealand.
Tremendously reassuring for me, because my dog and I love each
other to distraction...Masson dares to write about dogs' emotions,
dreams, sadness, fears and loves, and attempts to interpret their
feelings without sounding even slightly soppy...This is a
fascinating and very moving book
*Mail on Sunday*
Charming...personal and dynamic
*Independent*
Gentle, funny and entertaining
*Observer*
Brilliant
*Guardian*
A joyous read... Hats of to Jeffrey Masson for his excellent,
down-to-earth, understandable and, more importantly, loving study
of man's best friend
*Literary Review*
Masson, a psychoanalyst and author, swings through a great deal of material and research in this work to discuss his beliefs regarding dog and wolf personalities. At the core of Masson's thesis is a belief about the nature of the dog's ability to love in an almost pure sense of the word and that dogs have uniquely keen feelings of pain, frustration, and happiness. His explanations are worthwhile; ultimately, many of his conclusions seem to be drawn primarily from observations of his personal pets, which, while valid, tends to weaken his credibility somewhat. Since the information doesn't seem terribly well organized and covers so much ground, listeners may have to replay the tapes several times to absorb the abundant ideas and the rich nuances in many of his messages. Still, Masson presents a genuinely useful look into the psychological make up of our "best friends." James Lurie is a fine narrator, and the technical aspects of the tape are satisfactory. Recommended for public and veterinary school libraries.‘Carolyn Alexander, Brigadoon Lib., Salinas, Cal.
Tremendously reassuring for me, because my dog and I love each
other to distraction...Masson dares to write about dogs' emotions,
dreams, sadness, fears and loves, and attempts to interpret their
feelings without sounding even slightly soppy...This is a
fascinating and very moving book * Mail on Sunday *
Charming...personal and dynamic * Independent *
Gentle, funny and entertaining * Observer *
Brilliant * Guardian *
A joyous read... Hats of to Jeffrey Masson for his excellent,
down-to-earth, understandable and, more importantly, loving study
of man's best friend * Literary Review *
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