The Intelligence of Dogs: Canine Consciousness and CapabilitiesFree Press, 1994 - 271 pages Coren examines the mental abilities of dogs, including memory, the ability to understand human language, and emotion, as well as how the varios breeds differ in intelligence. |
Contents
Do Dogs Think? | 1 |
The Natural History of Dogs | 17 |
Early Views of the Dogs Mind | 43 |
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