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How Dogs Think: What the World Looks Like to Them and Why They Act the Way They Do
Written by Stanley Coren, PhD
Narrated by Bob Dio
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Bestselling author, psychologist, and world-renowned expert on dog behavior and training Dr. Stanley Coren presents the most informative, in-depth, fascinating book yet on dogs. Acclaimed for its solid scientific research and entertaining, eminently accessible style, How Dogs Think gives you the insight that you need to understand the silly, quirky, and apparently irrational behaviors that dogs demonstrate, as well as those stunning flashes of brilliance and creativity that they also can display. It lets you see through a dog's eyes, hear through his ears, and even sense the world through his nose, as Coren presents a fascinating picture of the way dogs interpret their world and their human companions, and of how they solve problems, learn, and take in new information.
How Dogs Think also answers questions about our canine companions that have puzzled many: Can dogs count? Do they have an appreciation of art or music? Can a dog learn how to do something just by watching another dog or even a person do it? Do dogs dream? What is the nature of dog personality? Which behaviors are prewired into your dog, and which can you actually change? And, can dogs actually sense future earthquakes or detect cancer?
How Dogs Think also answers questions about our canine companions that have puzzled many: Can dogs count? Do they have an appreciation of art or music? Can a dog learn how to do something just by watching another dog or even a person do it? Do dogs dream? What is the nature of dog personality? Which behaviors are prewired into your dog, and which can you actually change? And, can dogs actually sense future earthquakes or detect cancer?
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Reviews for How Dogs Think
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book has helped me to understand a dogs perspective a lot better. One of the key takeaways for my particular dog was that dogs can learn through mirroring. I've already implemented this in his daily training.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It’s very scientifically written with long examples of things that have happened throughout the years researching dogs. It goes into the history of dog breeds and the biology behind their behavior. It’s not a training book of that’s what you were looking for. But it shares great insight
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I 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.
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