The Truth About Dogs

by Stephen Budiansky

This text offers an iconoclastic reassessment of accepted ideas about canine intelligence and emotions. The author draws upon recent psychological and neuroscience research to show how the apparent intelligence differences between dog breeds are to do with temperament and training.

Stephen Budiansky, scientist, author, journalist and dog lover, is a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly. He has written about science and nature for many publications, including the Economist, Science and the New York Times, and is a former Washington Editor of Nature. He lives with his wife and two children on a small farm in Virginia.