Dogs Never Lie About Love: Reflections on the Emotional World of Dogs

Crown Publishing Group, 1998. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Dogs fill our hearts with love and our minds with wonder, but their emotion al lives have remained unexplored since Darwin 125 years ago. Now in Dogs N ever Lie About Love, controversial psychoanalyst Jeffrey Masson brilliantly navigates the rich inner landscape of "our best friends." As he guides readers through the surprising depth of canine emotional compl exity, Jeffrey Masson draws from myth and literature, from scientific studi es, and from the stories and observations of dog trainers and dog lovers ar ound the world. But the stars of the book are the author's own three dogs w hose delightful and mysterious behavior provides the way to exploring a wid e range of subjects-from emotions like gratitude, compassion, loneliness, a nd disappointment to speculating what dogs dream of and how their powerful sense of smell shapes their perception of reality. As he sweeps aside old p rejudices on animal behavior, Masson reaches into a rich universe of dog fe eling to its essential core, their "master emotion": love. Like the dogs he loves, Masson's writing will capture the reader with its playful, mysterious, and serious sides. Its surprising insights provide a new dimension of understanding for dog owners everywhere.