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Author Pilley, John W.

Title Chaser : unlocking the genius of the dog who knows a thousand words / John W. Pilley with Hilary Hinzmann.

Publication Info. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.

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Location Call No. Public Note Status
 Davis Teen Nonfiction  YA 636.7374 PIL    CHECK SHELVES
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)
Dogs -- Psychology.
Dogs -- Training.
Human-animal communication.
PETS / Dogs / General.
PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology.
PETS / Dogs / Training.
ISBN 9780544102576
0544102576