I started this book while in a class on Dog Psychology with Dr. Berns. We were only assigned a few chapters, so I decided it would be time to read it the whole way through. It was a worthwhile decision, because I got to learn about so many other animal brain stories.

It was refreshing to once again be immersed in the terminology of neuroscience and brain studied. The book’s language is also very accessible and would not be a hard read for someone unfamiliar with the topics involved.

This book also showed Dr. Berns’ iconoclastic personality and approach, which ironically is the name of another of his books. Which will likely be my next read, after How Dogs Love Us and his new book The Self Delusion.