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Brian Hare is a prominent cognitive scientist known for his research on the cognitive abilities of non-human animals, particularly chimpanzees and bonobos. His work focuses on understanding the social cognitive abilities of these animals, which is significant for comprehending the cognitive connections between humans and animals.

Brian Hare is a prominent cognitive scientist known for his research on the cognitive abilities of non-human animals, particularly chimpanzees and bonobos. His work focuses on understanding the social cognitive abilities of these animals, which is significant for comprehending the cognitive connections between humans and animals.

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“During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, doctors recommended lapdogs as a cure for various ladies’ illnesses. For example, holding a dog to the bosom was supposedly a good cure for a weak stomach.”

Dogs Dog Psychology

Book:The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think

Source: The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think

“For hundreds of years, there have been stories of heroic Lassie-type dogs (and at least one kangaroo) running to fetch help when their owners are in trouble. To fetch help, Lassie needs to understand that she needs to inform other people of the emergency because only she saw it. This may not come as a surprise, but based on the first generation of experiments, it is unlikely your dog, no matter how much of a dog genius they are, has the cognitive abilities to do this.”

Dogs Dog Psychology

Book:The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think

Source: The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think

“I am not so interested in fancy tricks and what dogs can be trained to do. Instead, I love seeing what dogs do when they see a problem for the first time. What do they understand about the problem? What kind of intelligence will they display? What skills will they use to solve it?”

Dogs Dog Psychology

Book:The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think

Source: The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think

“Clickers do help, but we need to determine exactly when they help and why. I suspect that rather than helping dogs learn faster, clickers make people better trainers. Using a clicker might help owners reward their dogs more consistently or even make owners fell like they have more control during training. We need more research to know for sure.”

Dogs Dog Psychology

Book:The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think

Source: The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think

“What is really special about dogs is they're really similar to even human toddlers.”

Humans Special Dog Toddler

Author:Brian Hare

“When dogs and humans make eye contact, that actually releases what's known as the love hormone, oxytocin, in both the dog and the human.”

Humans Eye Known Dog Contact Release Hormones Eye Contact Oxytocin

Author:Brian Hare

“When dogs are actually looking at you, they're essentially hugging you with their eyes.”

Author:Brian Hare

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