Chaser : unlocking the genius of the dog who knows a thousand words / John W. Pilley with Hilary Hinzmann.
Publication details: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.Description: viii, 260 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmISBN:- 0544102576 (hbk.)
- 9780544102576 (hbk.)
- 636.737/4 23
- QL795.D6 P55 2013
- PET004000 | PSY008000 | PET004020 | SCI070000
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 636.737 PIL | Available | 055392 |
Includes index.
Includes index.
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.
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!
