Discusses how a dog's body works, how dogs perceive the world, how dogs communicate and respond, and dogs' health concerns; and includes related activities and experiments.
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Winner of the Dog Writers Association of America “Best Children’s Book 2003”!“From its irresistible cover photograph to its concluding ideas for directing a love of dogs into a lifetime career, this is an appealing, user-friendly book, buttressed by plenty of scientific fact.”—Booklist“Fun, enlightened fare for inquisitive dog owners.”—School Library Journal Get to know your best friend better by entering the world of canine senses. With this fun mix of activities, play, and science, kids can find out more about how dogs see, hear, smell, taste, and touch differently from humans, and how a dog’s life and aging process differ from ours. You even learn to read your dog’s mind— brain function, intelligence, memory, and more. The most fun part is the experiments to test your dog’s health, reflexes, vision, and sense of smell; or even trace its behavior back to the wolves that are its ancestors. A Selection of Scholastic Book Clubs.
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