How Dogs Think
by Stanley Coren
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Read in June, 2007
I'm a dog lover, I have a mini schnauzer back at my parents house in Wisconsin. I've always felt that my Gizmo was a little old man dressed in a dog suit with the way he 'talked' to us. I believe that being a pet owner is a priviledge and a huge responsibility that goes beyond the realm of feeding/watering/walking/ and picking up after. This book has so far been insightful in animal psychology, a departure from the field that was my minor in college where I focused on human emotion and understan...more
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Read in December, 2005
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Crystal Mills
This book was recommended to me by a co-worker who is a real dog lover and understander. It provides really great insight into what fuels dogs' behavior, and helped me better understand how to love and play with our two dogs. For instance, did you know dogs do see in color, and the colors they see best are green and yellow? They DO have trouble differentiating between things, though, so a green ball in the green lawn is going to get lost. The book includes this and hundreds of other K-9 expl...more
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Read in December, 2007
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Dog Owners and Potential Dog Owners
While not particularly light leisurely reading, this book is incredibly worthwhile in understanding how your dog looks at the world. Coren takes the reader on a very thorough excursion through the canine sensory system with stops for the occasional allegory along the way. I highly recommend this book to any new dog owner... actually, please read it BEFORE you endeavor into the human-canine relationship. It will save both parties a lot of grief in the long run.
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Read in January, 2007
recommends it for:
anyone interested in cognitive psychology and/or dogs
You get a little bit of both with this book. A good look at the debate of what constitutes being conscious and how a dog actually thinks. It will open up your mind to things that even those of us who know that our dogs have thoughts and feelings, never would have known about what Fido is really thinking (like, dogs can make art...and do...).
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Read in October, 2006
recommends it for:
dog owners
This was fascinating, a plain-english explination of how a dog's brain works. Not like a psychic reading, but like how a dog experiences the world, how all their senses work. I learned several things that have real life applications for me, like what color of dog toys to buy so my dogs can find them in the grass!
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Read in June, 2007
recommends it for:
dog lovers
This book explores the world from a dogs perspective. Coren moves through each sense and draws on research to explain to the reader how dogs perceive the world differently. The book was easy to read and enjoyable, but some of the author's interpretation of research has been called into question.
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Read in January, 2007
recommends it for:
people who wish their dog would bark twice when it understood them
You and your dog will not be discussing the latest Harper's over tea any time soon, but you will know why he wants to pee everywhere after reading this.
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Good comparisons between canine and human thought patterns. Can't read it "straight-through"; definitely a book to skip around.
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