Dog Smart (inbunden, eng)
Dog Smart (inbunden, eng)
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This cutting-edge science narrative, chock-full of heartwarming case studies, is one womans quest to learn the true meaning of dog intelligence.
This delightful narrative takes readers on a powerful search to unlock the secrets of dog cognition, based on evidence from trainers, owners, behaviorists, and the animals themselvesWith in-depth reporting and more than a few personal adventures, bestselling author Jennifer S. Holland digs into what intelligence really means.
Readers will meet a pack of genius dogs embodying all types of smarts. Holland heads into the field with a cadaver dog and his trainer to learn about "nose intelligence. To unpack emotional intelligence, she examines how dogs help people dealing with traumaTo investigate task learning ability, she seeks agility trainers, TV-dog trainers, and a man whose dog has learned to hang glideone step at a time. She interviews police-dog trainers (volunteering to be attacked by a bite dog in the name of science), service-dog trainers, and trainers who rehabilitate "bad" dogs.
And she gets to know breeds that are considered especially intelligentborder collies, cattle dogs, and German shepherdsto discover whether they are truly "smarter" or just more willing to do as they''re told.
In between field experiences, Holland spends time with the dogs she knows best while pondering the lessons the animals teach us about ourselvesAnd she poses entrancing philosophical questions: How do we define intelligence in another being? Where do "instinct" and "intelligence" meet and diverge? Can we be more "dog smart" in our own lives?
Both surprising and heartwarming, this book is one womans quest to understand what it means to be smartand how dogs got that way.
This delightful narrative takes readers on a powerful search to unlock the secrets of dog cognition, based on evidence from trainers, owners, behaviorists, and the animals themselvesWith in-depth reporting and more than a few personal adventures, bestselling author Jennifer S. Holland digs into what intelligence really means.
Readers will meet a pack of genius dogs embodying all types of smarts. Holland heads into the field with a cadaver dog and his trainer to learn about "nose intelligence. To unpack emotional intelligence, she examines how dogs help people dealing with traumaTo investigate task learning ability, she seeks agility trainers, TV-dog trainers, and a man whose dog has learned to hang glideone step at a time. She interviews police-dog trainers (volunteering to be attacked by a bite dog in the name of science), service-dog trainers, and trainers who rehabilitate "bad" dogs.
And she gets to know breeds that are considered especially intelligentborder collies, cattle dogs, and German shepherdsto discover whether they are truly "smarter" or just more willing to do as they''re told.
In between field experiences, Holland spends time with the dogs she knows best while pondering the lessons the animals teach us about ourselvesAnd she poses entrancing philosophical questions: How do we define intelligence in another being? Where do "instinct" and "intelligence" meet and diverge? Can we be more "dog smart" in our own lives?
Both surprising and heartwarming, this book is one womans quest to understand what it means to be smartand how dogs got that way.
| Format | Inbunden |
| Omfång | 304 sidor |
| Språk | Engelska |
| Förlag | National Geographic Society |
| Utgivningsdatum | 2024-05-21 |
| ISBN | 9781426222719 |
Artikelnummer
2981452
EAN
9781426222719
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