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Work InformationHow Dogs Think: What the World Looks Like to Them and Why They Act the Way They Do by Stanley Coren
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. What the world looks like to them and why they act the way they do I found this book to be very informative. Although written in a scientific, almost textbook style it was a fairly easy read. In the first half of the book he describes how dogs perceive the world around them. He goes through each of the five senses and describes how canine senses work and how they differ from ours. It was very fascinating to learn that although their sense of hearing and smell are many times more powerful than a humans a dogs eyesight can be very limited and will vary from one breed to another. The second half of the book delves into canine psychology and how dogs learn. Professor Coren describes various studies that were done in the past and what they taught us about canine psychology. Some of the studies were very difficult to read about. I am an animal lover and a firm believer in using positive reinforcement for any training so reading about these experiments was very uncomfortable. These are not experiments that Professor Coren took part in but he describes them and what we learned from them quite thoroughly. The sensory information is very helpful if you are going to do any training or just want to communicate better with your dog. Having a better idea of how my dog perceives things made me think differently about everything from choosing which toys my dog might like to what treats might have the strongest taste. no reviews | add a review
Our understanding of how dogs think is littered with common misconceptions about the extent of their intellect and how they make sense of the world around them. How Dogs Think unravels the mystery of what a dog can understand and how much dogs can learn. World-renowned dog expert Stanley Coren explores the thought processes of dogs, describes how dogs solve problems, explains the depths and limits of their thinking and examines the kind of concepts which dogs can and cannot deal with. Along with practical advice for people who want to improve their dog's learning ability and working intelligence, How Dogs Think will answer such questions as: Do dogs have a notion of time? To what extent do dogs understand what you say? How sharp are their senses? What do they see and hear? Do dogs have a sense of music, humour, empathy, guilt or love? Do they learn by observation the way that people do? How much can they remember? Do dogs have ESP or the ability to predict earthquakes, and is it true that they can detect cancer or the onset of an epileptic fit in their owners? Drawing on all the latest scientific research, How Dogs Think will enable dog owners everywhere to understand more about what goes on in the mind of their best friend. No library descriptions found. |
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