The Intelligence of Dogs: A Guide to the Thoughts, Emotions, and Inner Lives of Our Canine Companions by Stanley Coren

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by Stanley Coren

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I enjoyed this book in the beginning but the second half was a struggle. Those parts on historical attitudes towards dog's intelligence, and dog evolution were interesting. Then there were parts arguing for the intelligence and consciousness of dogs which seemed rather obvious to me. He then turns to intelligence but here the focus turns almost exclusively to intelligence as illustrated in obedience/training. His prejudice is that a dog is only tolerable as a companion or valuable as a dog as of function of its obedience. He does present an intelligence test and a personality test.
A couple of the anecdotes were great, almost worth reading the whole book. (

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How well to dogs understand language? Why can't Rover read? Can you teach on old dog new tricks? How smart is your dog? Psychologist Stanley Coren answers these questions and more in this enlightening resource for dog owners, potential dog owners, and anyone who loves a good dog story. In the best-selling tradition of The Hidden Life Of Dogs and featured in national media from USA Today and Newsweek to "Charlie Rose" and "Dateline NBC," The Intelligence Of Dogs is an absorbing read that combines heroic stories of dogs with the latest scientific and psychological information and sections on how to: Choose a family dog. Read your dog's body language. Test your dog's smarts. Understand the sophisticated language of the bark. Tailor a training program for best results. And so much more.

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