John W. Pilley

About The Author

John Pilley Ph.D., is a retired professor of psychology at Wofford College who, during his teaching career, taught animal behaviour using his dog, Yasha. In retirement Pilley acquired Chaser, a border collie puppy.

Books by John W. Pilley

Chaser

Unlocking the Genius of the Dog Who Knows 1000 Words

By John W. Pilley and Hilary Hinzmann
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 more than one thousand toys and can retrieve any of them on command. Based on that learnin...
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