Description |
viii, 260 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
Content type |
text rdacontent |
Format |
volume rdacarrier |
Note |
Includes index. |
Contents |
The dog who knows a thousand words -- Goodbye -- Christmas in June -- Let the puppy be a puppy -- "You've got to name her Chaser!" -- Chaser learns what not to chase -- Listening to the farmer -- Learning by playing -- Herding words -- Herding sheep -- Advanced lessons -- Getting published -- Going viral -- Chaser takes a bow -- Chaser goes to Washington -- Expanding the conversation -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Chaser's toys. |
Summary |
Chaser, a border collie, has a way with words. She knows over a thousand of them-- more than any other animal of any species except humans. Pilley 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. And the training methods can be adopted by any dog lover! |
Note |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.6 16.0 162462. |
Subject |
Chaser (Border collie)
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Dogs -- Psychology.
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Dogs -- Training.
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Human-animal communication.
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PETS / Dogs / General. |
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PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology. |
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PETS / Dogs / Training. |
ISBN |
9780544102576 |
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0544102576 |
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