"As our world becomes increasingly clogged with human noise, we must listen to what animals are saying to us. Even the smallest creature, you'll find when you take time to listen, is a somebody with something to say. Key questions include: What are animals saying, how much are we missing, and how can we be better listeners? Nonhuman animals of all varieties must live and thrive in an increasingly human-dominated world."
"As a lifelong animal lover, I've always been fascinated by what the creatures with whom we share our lives are constantly trying to tell us humans. But on the day I finally moved to my own, long-wished-for farm (where the animals are all much-loved pets), I realized, to my dismay, how very little I truly knew, and that much of our interaction with animals involves telling ("Sit! Stay!" "Don't do that!") rather than listening at all."
"To redress this, I resolved to spend a year deep-diving into what animals are trying to say―not to each other, but to us―by turning to the world's top animal-listeners in the realms of science, training and intuition: to ethologists, psychologists, rehabilitators of unadoptable dogs, trackers, trainers and even animal communicators―and, of course, by going straight to the horses' mouths themselves."
Nonhuman animals must live and thrive in an increasingly human-dominated world. Much of their time is spent trying to tell humans what they want and need, yet human interaction often consists of commands rather than listening. Key questions include what animals are saying, how much humans are missing, and how to become better listeners. Learning to listen requires turning to ethologists, psychologists, rehabilitators, trackers, trainers and intuitive listeners, and by observing animals directly. Direct, sustained attention to animals, including those kept as companions on farms, reveals nuanced signals that can improve welfare and human–animal relationships.
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