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Dogfight.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
Publication: Natural History Publication Date: 01-APR-05 Author: Csanyi, Vilmos ; Burger, William ; Blumberg, Bruce ; Coppinger, Ray |
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COPYRIGHT 2005 Natural History Magazine, Inc.
In their review ["Can Dogs Think?" 2/05] of my recently published book, If Dogs Could Talk: Exploring the Canine Mind, Bruce Blumberg and Raymond Coppinger seem to hold an a priori conviction that any traits of dogs that are similar to traits in humans are only "tricks" played by dogs in order to mislead us. I cannot accept that viewpoint.
Humans and dogs are both classified among the higher vertebrates, which strongly suggests that there are similarities (as well as differences) in the operations of their brains. The gap between the workings of humans' and dogs' brains is precisely what we are trying...
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