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Chaser unlocking the genius of the dog who knows a thousand words

"The amazing story of a very smart Border collie who is redefining animal intelligence. Chaser has a way with words. She knows over a thousand of them -- more than any other animal of any species except humans. In addition to common nouns like house, ball, and tree, she has memorized the names of mo...

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Main Author: Pilley, John W.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2013]
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Chaser > (Border collie)
Border collie.
Dogs > Psychology.
Dogs > Training.
Human-animal communication.
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Table of Contents:
  • The Dog Who Knows a Thousand Words
  • Good-bye
  • 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: Unleashing Chaser's Genius
  • Appendix: Chaser's Toys.

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