The Intelligence of Dogs

The Intelligence of Dogs is a 1994 book on dog intelligence by Stanley Coren, a professor of canine psychology at the University of British Columbia. The book explains Coren's theories about the differences in intelligence between various breeds of dogs. Coren published a second edition in 2006.

This article is about a book of this title. For the general topic, see Dog intelligence.
The Intelligence of Dogs
AuthorStanley Coren
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience & Nature
Publication date
  • 10 May 1994
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)
Pages336

Coren defines three aspects of dog intelligence in the book: instinctive intelligence, adaptive intelligence, and working and obedience intelligence. Instinctive intelligence refers to a dog's ability to perform the tasks it was bred for, such as herding, pointing, fetching, guarding, or supplying companionship. Adaptive intelligence refers to a dog's ability to solve problems on its own. Working and obedience intelligence refers to a dog's ability to learn from humans.

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