The Genius of Dogs, How Dogs are Smarter Than You Think: Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods

This was an incredibly interesting look into Dog intelligence and also went into other animal intelligence as well. They explain that there are different types of intelligence and goes into different tests animals were given and what the results say about dogs, monkeys, and ourselves. It explains different theories about when and why dogs became man's best friend and it told in a way that is both humorous at times and always interesting. The parts with how many words certain dogs knew and how they can infer names on other objects was very interesting, as well as the dog who knew which toys were his and which were the new baby's. I love the part about the test the Swedish did on dogs (pg 205)"...to top it all off, at the end of the obstacle course, someone fires a gun. You have to love the Swedes-it sure beats a boring questionnaire (although I hope they screened for heart conditions!)"