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HowSmartIsYourDog?
Ifyou'veeverwonderedwhatisreallygoingoninsideyourdog'shead,hereisyourchancetofindout.Inthisrevisedandupdatedversionofthisperenniallypopularbook,psychologistandprizewinningtrainerStanleyCorenprovidesastartlingviewoftheintelligenceofouroldestandclosestanimalcompanions.
Dodogsreallythink?Aretheyconsciousinthesamewayhumansare?Whatisthenatureofcaninememory?Candogscommunicatewithus--and,ifso,howcanweunderstandthem?Dotheyhavefeelingssuchasguilt,loyalty,andjealousy?Dotheyexperiencejoyandsorrow?
Drawingonscientificresearchthathasstoodthetestofthepastdecade,interviewswithtopbreedersandtrainers,andhisownpersonalobservationsasalifelongdoglover,StanleyCorenspeculatesontheseandmanyotherfascinatingquestionsaboutman'sbestfriend.Heofferspracticaltipsonhowtoevaluateyourdog'sbodylanguageandunderstandthesophisticated"language"ofadog'sbark,andhowtotailoratrainingprogramtosuityourdog'sspecialneeds.Here,too,arethefamous,controversiallistsandrankingsofmorethan100breedsforobedienceandworkingintelligence,aswellasforspecializedtaskssuchashunting,homesecurity,andcompanionship.
Richinwit,wisdom,andanecdote,TheIntelligenceofDogsisabookthatwillbringyouagreaterunderstandingandenjoymentofthehabits,antics,andabilitiesofyourdog.,