Brian Hare

I read this as a text in connection with a mooc on Coursera and it was a delight! So interesting and fun to read.

I found this an interesting take on the inner workings of dog brains. It’s worth the time, especially for those that care about dogs. Spoiler: my nephew Brent says that those Russian experiments on taming foxes and the suite of characteristics that come with taming them have recently been challenged. Apparently the Russians were cheating. Who would’ve figured.

Light reading.

I'd give it 3 1/2 stars if he had mentioned how your librarian could help you track down all the (oddly referenced) literature he cited. Instead he just tells you to try Google Scholar or sending a note to the author. Another academic who doesn't use his library, I'm guessing.

Oops, I got distracted there. I did enjoy learning more about dog behavior.