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Chaser: Unlocking the Genius of the Dog Who Knows a Thousand Words | John W. Pilley, Hilary Hinzmann
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Shares the uplifting story of a Border Collie who recognized an unprecedented number of human words to explore her role in advancing understandings about animal intelligence, recounting how she also demonstrated an ability to use deductive reasoning and imitation.100,000 first printing.
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After retiring, psychology professor John Pilley got a border collie puppy and started working intensively with her. She eventually learned the names of over 1000 objects and learned various actions related to them. Here he discussing their time together and sneaks in lots of great info about learning. This is a great book and Chaser was very much alive when it was written, so you don‘t have to worry about living through her death at the end.

Graywacke Cute 🐶! 2y
SamAnne I might have to pick this one up. I love border collies and my dog,soulmate is Action Jackson. I followed this story. (edited) 2y
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TorieStorieS
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I #Love this audiobook!! I know my Brody has a lot of language but Chaser is an impressive dog and this story of her learning and #NoOrdinaryLove between this border collie and her family! This is one you read with your #Heart and leaves you awe for the science as well!! #ThisRemindsMeOf 🐾 #150PnPCoverParty #FierceFeb #Riotgrams @CrowCAH @LeahBergen @Cinfhen @batsy @bookriot @Tiffy_Reads @JoeStalksBeck

LeahBergen Nicely done! 👏🏻👏🏻 6y
CrowCAH Beautiful audio coloring! 6y
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TorieStorieS And thank you, @CrowCAH - I love to #AudioColor especially when it‘s been so snowy here lately! 6y
batsy Aww! This sounds so sweet! ❤️ 6y
TorieStorieS @batsy It totally is!! I completely recommend it!! 6y
AmyG Beautiful 6y
TorieStorieS Thanks, @AmyG 😊 6y
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Simona
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#nonfiction book about the communication between dogs and humans. It's interesting story with scientific background, full of joy and love towards dogs.

We still have a #dogdays in my part of the world.
#anditsaugust

#dogsoflitsy #petsoflitsy

LauraBeth I feel like I haven't seen Resa in forever! ❤️ 7y
batsy 😍 7y
britt_brooke 💚💚💚 7y
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LauraBrook 😚❤️😚 7y
Simona @LauraBeth She is still devoted reading buddy, but she becomes upset when I want to take a photo 😔 7y
LeahBergen She is the sweetest 😍😍 7y
Simona @LeahBergen I think so too 😘 7y
SaraFair Love that coat. Looks like my Cairn. 7y
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SaraFair
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Loved the insight on training and ingenuity of getting the most out of your dog's brain in this book. A sweet story also of a dog who woke up a man later in life. It's especially fun to look at the you tube videos of Chaser in action-

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The story does have a scientific background, but it's primarily a memory, author's personal experience of the communication with the dog. Chaser is extremely susceptibility to learning, but I'm convinced that we all see our own pets as the smartest animal in the world, and that we all can share our own magical experience. The story is full of joy, love and perfectly illustrates the relationship between man and dog, how great companions are dogs.

LeahBergen Are you going for pancakes? 😉 7y
Simona @LeahBergen Nope, pancakes are only for her birthday. Next year again 🤷‍♀️😘 7y
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Simona
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New book for #audiowalk with my dog. She is 13 today, and hers favorite words are kosilo (lunch) and greva (let's go).
#dogsoflitsy #petsoflitsy

Graciouswarriorprincess Happy birthday! She is beautiful! 7y
Jenshootsweddings ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 7y
Cinfhen Happy birthday 🐶 7y
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DGRachel ❤️🐶❤️ 7y
LeahBergen Aww!! Happy Birthday! Take her for a nice kosilo. 😁 (edited) 7y
maich Moj tud sam na te dve besedi uboga😂 7y
Simona @Graciouswarriorprincess Thank you, she is my 💗☀️ 7y
Simona @Cinfhen Resa said - thanks! 7y
Simona @LeahBergen She loves pancakes! 7y
Simona @match To sta najpomembnejši besedi v pasjem besednjaku 😁 7y
Texreader 🎉🎈🎂🎁 7y
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