Chaser : Unlocking the Genius of the Dog Who Knows a Thousand Words (Hardcover)

from keneumey

John Pilley uses old-school psychology to train his border collie in Chaser: Unlocking the Genius of the Dog Who Knows a Thousand Words, co-authored with Hilary Hinzmann. What a coincidence that the methods he uses, based on his experience as a professor of human psychology, look a lot like force...

from yhgail

I really injoyed reading the story of Chaser. It's a great read about psychological testing, training, operant conditioning. However, it's told by one who loves dogs for those who also have been owned by smart thinking dogs. If you don't have a connection with dogs, particularly herding dogs, thi...

from EllenH

A book club selection that had mixed reviews. I liked the book, and story but sometimes was more technical than I or some of the others in book club wanted.

from Unkletom

In the spirit of full disclosure, I am a dog lover and the owner of a Shetland sheepdog that never ceases to amaze me with her intelligence. For most of my life, I have strongly disagreed with the belief, long espoused by the church and philosophers such as Descartes, that animals are soulless an...

from Unkletom

In the spirit of full disclosure, I am a dog lover and the owner of a Shetland sheepdog that never ceases to amaze me with her intelligence. For most of my life, I have strongly disagreed with the belief, long espoused by the church and philosophers such as Descartes, that animals are soulless an...