Puppy Kindergarten

Praise

“As the ingenious minds behind starting a Puppy Kindergarten at Duke, there is but no question that Vanessa Woods and Brian Hare needed to write a book on puppies. Nor is there any question of the pleasures this book brings, for fans of science, puppies, and puppy science. Read it, and get a firehose of knowledge suffused with levity and charm.”—Alexandra Horowitz, New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog

“Insightfully and delightfully, Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods combine deep affection and wide experience with their unique scientific approach to puppy minds. Lots of people can tell you about dogs, but Hare and Woods—having worked with hundreds of puppies and collected data on thousands of family dogs—understand dogs in a unique way. This book isn’t just about puppies. This book shows us who puppies are, how their minds develop, and how to raise a great dog. And it does so gently and lovingly.”—Carl Safina, author of Beyond Worlds

“This book answers questions I have asked myself all my life—can breeds predict personality? Are dogs intelligent, and is it heritable? Why do we feel so attached to them to the point that they are part of our families? This book satisfies me on all levels—as an ethologist, a volunteer who raises guide dogs, and as a dog lover.”—Isabella Rossellini, actress and activist

“Convincingly shows that each puppy is a unique puzzle—solve it and you will have a perfect friend.”—Anderson Cooper, host of Anderson Cooper 360°

“This book will make you a better dog parent! Packed with evidence-based advice and practical wisdom, this is the essential guide for understanding and rearing your next generation of furry best friends.”—Laurie Santos, professor of psychology and director of the Canine Cognition Center at Yale University

“Everyone wants the perfect dog. But dogs, like people, are all different, so there is no one-size-fits-all approach for raising a puppy. In Puppy Kindergarten, Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods describe cutting-edge research that, for the first-time, puts real science behind raising a great dog. A must-read for all dog lovers!”—Dr. Gregory Berns, author of How Dogs Love Us

“Wonderful . . . These explanations of individual canine foibles will make raising your next best friend more fascinating, successful, and joyful than ever.”—Richard Wrangham, author of The Goodness Paradox

“I started to read and then could not stop. A fascinating exploration of a mind that is not human, which reminds us that we share the earth with many animal minds. Puppy Kindergarten is a thrilling account of the evolutionary journey from wolves to dogs, and how domestication allows us to expand our kinship to include not just dogs but these other wonderful animals that possess incredible minds.”—Dr. Bernd Heinrich, author of Mind of the Raven