Author Event: Dr. Jen Golbeck, PhD
Date: Wed, Sep 2, 2026
Time: Wed., 6 pm
Venue: Page 158 Books, Wake Forest
Price: $32.44 - General Admission - Includes SIGNED COPY
Category: Arts
Page 158 Books is thrilled to host the internet's Dog Mom, Dr. Jen Golbeck. Join us for an exciting evening to celebrate her newest book, Think Like a Dog, with a moderated conversation, audience Q&A, and photo line. Your ticket comes with one pre-signed copy of Think Like a Dog. Following the talk/Q&A portion of the event, there will be a photo line opportunity to take photos with Jen and dogs. The Golden Ratio dog squad will be in attendance to meet/take a photo with during the photo line portion of the event! We cannot guarantee which dog(s) will be in each individual photo, as we’ll be prioritizing breaks and down time to ensure the squad is happy and comfortable! The surprising science that explains how and why your dog thinks and acts from Jen Golbeck, the “internet’s dog mom” behind the popular Golden Ratio Squad online community and the author of the “fascinating” (First for Women) The Purest Bond. Do dogs’ brains work the same as humans? Are they capable of the same spectrum of emotions as us? Do they have a sense of self? What the heck is wrong with this crazy dog? Like many of us, Jen Golbeck looked at her rescue golden retrievers and affectionately wondered what exactly was going on in their cute, fuzzy heads. But as a left-brained scientist, Golbeck set out to seek concrete answers—research and data—to back up the hunch that there’s a lot more going on beneath the surface of our pups’ funny looks and adorable, occasionally destructive, behaviors. What she finds is a surprising relationship between positive psychology and how we might learn to think about how our dogs think in a whole new light. She introduces a mold-breaking concept that shifts our focus from solving problems and scolding “bad behavior” to building on strengths based on qualities like focus, vitality, and curiosity. Through fascinating case studies, real data, and paws-on-the-ground research and with Golbeck’s signature “encouraging” (Library Journal) prose, Think Like a Dog shows how t
