Genius of Dogs How Dogs Are Smarter Than You Think

Name: Genius of Dogs How Dogs Are Smarter Than You Think
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ISBN: 9780525953197

ISBN-10: 0525953191

ISBN-13: 9780525953197

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Authors: Brian Hare, Vanessa Woods

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Brian Hare, dog researcher, evolutionary anthropologist, and founder of the Duke Canine Cognition Center, and Vanessa Woods offer revolutionary new insights into dog intelligence and the interior lives of our smartest pets.Dogs are intelligent—no other animal comes as close to humans—but most of us tend to think domestication makes animals less intelligent. Brian Hare sees things differently. In 1995 he conducted a simple cognition experiment in his parents’ garage and proved that his family’s dogs were not only smarter than any wolf or fox but also smarter by far than any ape or chimp. Since then, the Canine Cognition Center he founded at Duke has studied thousands dogs and changed the way…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/5/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English



Preface



Brian's Dog



Genius in Dogs?: The many flavors of genius



The Wolf Event: Wolves conquer the world, only to lose it all



In My Parents' Garage: The perfect place for a scientific discovery



Clever as a Fox: How an obscure Russian scientist revealed domestication's secret



Survival of the Friendliest: How a little congeniality can get you ahead



Dog Smarts



Dog Speak: Are we having a conversation?



Lost Dogs: Dogs don't beat wolves at everything



Pack Animals: Dogs are best in a social network



Your Dog



Best in Breed: The question on everyone's lips-which breed is smartest?



Teaching Genius: How do you train a cognitive dog?



For the Love of Dog: Could we love one another more?


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index


Credits