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The Genius of Dogs
The Genius of Dogs: Discovering the Unique Intelligence of Man's Best Friend | Brian Hare, Vanessa Woods
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The journey began with a gut reaction. When award-winning scientist Dr Brian Hare watched a chimpanzee fail to read a simple human hand gesture in an intelligence test, he blurted out, My dog can do that! The psychologist running the test challenged him to prove it, sending Hare on an odyssey to unlock the cognitive and evolutionary mysteries of our four-legged friends. Hares research over the past two decades has yielded startling discoveries about how dogs think. He has pioneered studies that have proven that dogs exhibit a brand of genius for getting along with people that is unique in the animal kingdom, and that when dogs domesticated themselves around 40,000 years ago they became far more like human infants than their wolf ancestors. These findings are transforming how we live and work with our canine friends, and how we understand them. Is your dog purposefully disobeying you? Probably, and often behind your back. Should you act like top dog to maintain control? No, youre better off displaying your friendliness not just to your dog but to everyone around you. Which breed is cleverest? As it happens, breed doesnt matter much, though other factors do. These are just some of the extraordinary insights to be found in The Genius of Dogs the seminal book on how dogs evolved their unique intelligence alongside human companions, and how you can use this groundbreaking science to build a better relationship with your own dog.
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bekakins
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#doublespin down! An interesting read on dog intelligence and behaviour (probably only interesting if you‘re a dog lover 😉)

DogMomIrene This one has been on my TBR furever! #DogLover 🐶🐾😂 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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Ashenpack
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"...only 6 percent of the dogs who were relinquished had attended obedience classes or some kind of professional training."

I feel this really shows the importance of dog training, it can help keep dogs in homes and out of shelters!

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WildQuibble

#offtopic I‘m such a cliche. I had to call the cops earlier because I passed a fight and one party was wielding a knife. The dispatcher asked if I could describe them, and I‘m just like “.... I can describe their dogs?”

It took him a minute or two to grasp that I wasn‘t joking. Terrible with humans, detailed at dogs.

(Fight was ended with no serious injury).

Geenie 😬😂 5y
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Balibee146
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Enjoyed this....an interesting, easy read. Here's a cute pic of one of our dog pals. First one down in the #LitsyAtoZ #read2017

britt_brooke Cutie! 8y
Balibee146 @britt_brooke ta - she is such a lovely girl i could just steal her from her owners :-) 8y
LauraBeth Awwww - cute rottie 🐶💕 8y
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Balibee146
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perfect afternoon....

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Balibee146
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Really enjoying this so far....

BookishMarginalia 😂😂😂 8y
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Balibee146
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So I solved my what to read next dilemma 🐶🐶🐶🐾🐾❤️❤️❤️❤️

Tanzy13 🐶 8y
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SarahK
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Fun Friday photo. Just a little reading to confirm what he already knows. (Also, he clearly did not want his picture taken this morning)

Liberty Hahahaha! 😂❤️ 8y
LauraLeah He is beautiful! 8y
QueenAnne Beautiful ? He's looking at you like "Dûh you puny human.." ?❤️ 8y
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