How Dogs Think By Stanley Coren

[lillim]

I've been reading How Dogs Think By Stanley Coren and am really enjoying it and wanted to see what other peoples opinions of it are?

[OSoSwift]

Haven't heard of it, but love reading so will wander off and google it!

[Monah]

I read it every year or so, yes, I really like it too. He has written many books

[Guest belgian.blue]

Read that and I also have How To Speak Dog.

I preferred How Dogs Think but at the time the book store didn't have it, so I bought one of his others.

Very imformative and made me go wow in some sections! Great author.

[Loving my Oldies]

Adding my praises. My copy was borrowed from someone who needed it back before I' finished it, so I have to get my own. It is the sort of book that you can dip into to read up on something that may have immediate relevance.

For instance, their is a section on How dogs see. Someone posted about going around to the corner of his house and his dog growled at him and wondered whether the dog could see him properly. The book goes into great detail about the way dogs see, their peripheral vision, their vision over distance, how they see moving things better than stationary, etc etc.

[Bully]

I've got "The Intelligence Of Dogs". He doesn't rate Bull Terriers very highly 66 / 79, that's a worry when my girl outsmarts me regularly

I've also read "How To Speak Dog". Good reading

[lillim]

I'm glad people like it, he writes really well. I just googled how many books he's written and I think Stanley Coren is going to a regular in my life for awhile now.

[Swiss Girl]

I have "Why does my dog act that way?", also really good and I tend to read it once a year, and sometimes go grab it to quote something.

[newfsie]

I also love his books.have read and got a few of them.........A good read and full of info

[Longcoat]

It's still difficult to determine which behaviour and thoughts a dog may have is correct, as many of the authors of these books all have a different idea

[Loving my Oldies]

It's still difficult to determine which behaviour and thoughts a dog may have is correct, as many of the authors of these books all have a different idea

In "How Dogs Think" he gives a lot of purely physicological explanations. Not just his thoughts and tests, etc.

I'm off to get some more of his books too. Hope the local library has some.

[sas]

I think his books are great in terms of actual information based on science.

Edited March 28, 2010 by sas

[~Anne~]

Seems recommended then by many. I might have to go and wander Dymocks to see if they have it in.

[Hetzer]

I think the author is excellent, and I remember watching his TV show "Good Dog" which was informative too. The point is that Stanley Coren really gets into the science and psychology of dogs and their relationship with humans. I just read some excerpts on his website www.stanleycoren.com and its given me an appetite to read more.

[Monah]

Thanks Hetz. I didn't think of googling! Yes, he is excellent and scientific which I really enjoy.

Feel like another annual read coming on........................

[~Anne~]

I've just bought the book this morning. I was so happy there was one in stock and I didn't need to search for it.