Product Description

Until recently, euthanasia was the only way to deal with a pet who was untrainable or unresponsive to human commands. Nicholas Dodman began studying the psychological maladies that afflict pets, believing that animal psychopharmacology could yield results as promising as those experienced by humans. In "If Only They Could Speak", he presents true stories from his practice, revealing that the emotional problems of animals are often as complex, heartrending and treatable as those of humans. These poignant stories reveal the fruits of Dodman's research. With humour, compassion and a profound understanding of the way animals think and feel, Dodman explores how separation anxiety, jealousy, fear and death affect animals. He evokes James Herriot with these stories of distressed pets and their (often) equally troubled owners.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #660800 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Review
"Dodman offers a bunch of inspirational and heart-warming case studies of 'troubled' cats and dogs, and how they were treated by him." Steven Poole, The Guardian"

About the Author
* DR NICHOLAS H. DODMAN trained in Scotland, he is a leading veterinarian and currently practices at Tufts University. * Named one of the top five books on dogs by the Wall Street Journal.

Customer Reviews

Learnt A Lot
There were a lot of interesting stories in this book. I also learned that my dog is not the only one to be obsessed with licking his paws & spinning around on his bum!!

Some very sad stories too.

This is a good read if you are interested in the way animals minds work.