Author : David Taylor
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,17 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Animal behavior
ISBN : 9781592239870
This delightful book features over 50 intelligence tests, including treat-finding tests, memory tests, everyday aptitude exams, and even advanced trials. Youll learn how to test your furry friend and find out what the scores mean.
Author : Stanley Coren
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 30,87 MB
Release : 2006-01-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0743280873
Combining heroic stories of dogs with the latest scientific and psychological information, this book has provoked controversy with its lists that rank more than 100 breeds and its exciting new insights into the thoughts, emotions, and inner lives of dogs.
Author : Linda Holloway
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 36,81 MB
Release : 2019-01-30
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781795502504
Test your dog's IQ With 25 fun tests to do with your dog. Learn how to: Measure your dog's intelligence! We will measure your dog's intelligence by doing a series of tests you can do from the comfort of your home. These tests are carefully explained and easy to follow but most of all, fun to do for you and your dog! Learning how to train new behaviors! You will learn to teach and train your dog to get him to comply to new behaviors and commands, all in a playful and fun fashion. Understanding the difference in breeds You will develop a good understanding of different types of breeds and how their intelligence is measured against other breeds. Your dog might seem lazy or unintelligent to you, but he might have other instincts that sets him apart from everyone else. IQ test score results! Once all tests are done, you will be able to read the IQ test score results and depending on which category your dog falls under, have a plan to further advance your dog's intelligence by training even more with him. About The Author Linda Holloway is a #1 Amazon best-selling author and longtime dog trainer. She started her dog training career at the young age of 16 and absolutely loves working with all breeds of dogs and ever since, learned that no dog is the same. Throughout her dog training career she has developed an affinity for teaching not only the dogs she has worked with, but also teaching dog owners how to train their pets. She has since written various books on dog training and dog behavior and testing and is proudly continuing the trend of teaching dog owners how to not only train their best friend, but also how to work together to achieve something in the best of interest of both dog and person. Scroll up and buy now.
Author : Allie Brosh
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 13,51 MB
Release : 2013-10-29
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1451666187
#1 New York Times Bestseller “Funny and smart as hell” (Bill Gates), Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. FROM THE PUBLISHER: Every time Allie Brosh posts something new on her hugely popular blog Hyperbole and a Half the internet rejoices. This full-color, beautifully illustrated edition features more than fifty percent new content, with ten never-before-seen essays and one wholly revised and expanded piece as well as classics from the website like, “The God of Cake,” “Dogs Don’t Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving,” and her astonishing, “Adventures in Depression,” and “Depression Part Two,” which have been hailed as some of the most insightful meditations on the disease ever written. Brosh’s debut marks the launch of a major new American humorist who will surely make even the biggest scrooge or snob laugh. We dare you not to. FROM THE AUTHOR: This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative—like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it—but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book: Pictures Words Stories about things that happened to me Stories about things that happened to other people because of me Eight billion dollars* Stories about dogs The secret to eternal happiness* *These are lies. Perhaps I have underestimated my sneakiness!
Author : John W. Pilley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 48,14 MB
Release : 2014-11-03
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1780747039
Chaser has a way with words. She knows over a thousand of them—more than any other animal of any species except humans. In addition to common nouns like house, ball, and tree, she has memorized the names of more than one thousand toys and can retrieve any of them on command. Based on that learning, she and her owner and trainer, retired psychologist John Pilley, have moved on to further impressive feats, demonstrating her ability to understand sentences with multiple elements of grammar and to learn new behaviors by imitation. John’s ingenuity and tenacity as a researcher are as impressive as Chaser’s accomplishments. His groundbreaking approach has opened the door to a new understanding of animal intelligence, one that requires us to reconsider what actually goes on in a dog’s mind. Chaser’s achievements reveal her use of deductive reasoning and complex problem-solving skills to address novel challenges. Yet astonishingly, Chaser isn’t unique. John’s training methods can be adopted by any dog lover. Through the poignant story of how he trained Chaser, raised her as a member of the Pilley family, and proved her abilities to the scientific community, he reveals the positive impact of incorporating learning into play and more effectively channeling a dog’s natural drives. John’s work with Chaser offers a fresh perspective on what’s possible in the relationship between a dog and a human. His story points us toward a new way of relating to our canine companions that takes into account our evolving understanding of the way animals and humans learn.
Author : Brian Hare
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 38,87 MB
Release : 2013-02-05
Category : Pets
ISBN : 110160963X
The perfect gift for dog lovers and readers of Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz—this New York Times bestseller offers mesmerizing insights into the thoughts and lives of our smartest and most beloved pets. Does your dog feel guilt? Is she pretending she can't hear you? Does she want affection—or just your sandwich? In their New York Times bestselling book The Genius of Dogs, husband and wife team Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods lay out landmark discoveries from the Duke Canine Cognition Center and other research facilities around the world to reveal how your dog thinks and how we humans can have even deeper relationships with our best four-legged friends. Breakthroughs in cognitive science have proven dogs have a kind of genius for getting along with people that is unique in the animal kingdom. This dog genius revolution is transforming how we live and work with dogs of all breeds, and what it means for you in your daily life with your canine friend.
Author : Sourcebooks Inc
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 46,7 MB
Release : 2007-04
Category : Animal intelligence
ISBN : 1402208952
My dog's a genius! (Or not...) Whether your dog is a pure genius, a laid-back Lassie, or a wild thing, you will both enjoy the interactive games in this test. Quick, fun questions assess your dog's personality and intelligence on many levels: Alertness Adaptability Memory Physical intelligence Sensory perception Test Your Dog's IQ is a great way to spend time with that loyal companion you adore!
Author : Alexandra Horowitz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 10,49 MB
Release : 2010-02-18
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1847379575
As an unabashed dog lover, Alexandra Horowitz is naturally curious about what her dog thinks and what she knows. As a cognitive scientist she is intent on understanding the minds of animals who cannot say what they know or feel. This is a fresh look at the world of dogs -- from the dog's point of view. The book introduces the reader to the science of the dog -- their perceptual and cognitive Abilities -- and uses that introduction to draw a picture of what it might be like to bea dog. It answers questions no other dog book can -- such as: What is a dog's sense of time? Does she miss me? Want friends? Know when she's been bad? Horowitz's journey, and the insights she uncovered from studying her own dog, Pumpernickel, allowed her to understand her dog better, and appreciate her more through that understanding. The reader will be able to do the same with their own dog. This is not another dog training book. Instead, Inside of a Dogwill allow dog owners to look at their pets' behaviour in a different, and revealing light, enabling them to understand their dogs and enjoy their relationship even more.
Author : Clive D. L. Wynne
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 21,90 MB
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1328543986
A pioneering canine behaviorist draws on cutting-edge research to show that a single, simple trait—the capacity to love—is what makes dogs such perfect companions for humans, and explains how we can better reciprocate their affection. “Lively and fascinating . . . The reader comes away cheered, better informed, and with a new and deeper appreciation for our amazing canine companions and their enormous capacity for love.” —Cat Warren, New York Times best-selling author of What the Dog Knows Does your dog love you? Every dog lover knows the feeling. The nuzzle of a dog’s nose, the warmth of them lying at our feet, even their whining when they want to get up on the bed. It really seems like our dogs love us, too. But for years, scientists have resisted that conclusion, warning against anthropomorphizing our pets. Enter Clive Wynne, a pioneering canine behaviorist whose research is helping to usher in a new era: one in which love, not intelligence or submissiveness, is at the heart of the human-canine relationship. Drawing on cutting-edge studies from his lab and others around the world, Wynne shows that affection is the very essence of dogs, from their faces and tails to their brains, hormones, even DNA. This scientific revolution is revealing more about dogs’ unique origins, behavior, needs, and hidden depths than we ever imagined possible. A humane, illuminating book, Dog Is Love is essential reading for anyone who has ever loved a dog—and experienced the wonder of being loved back.
Author : Gregory Berns
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 27,19 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0544114515
A neuroscientist finally and definitively answers the age-old question: What is my dog thinking?
