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Instinct and Reason in Dogs
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Instinct and Reason in Dogs

  • E. W. P. 

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THE following statements may be of interest to those of your readers who have at times discussed the question of instinct and reason in dogs.

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P., E. Instinct and Reason in Dogs. Nature 70, 577 (1904). https://doi.org/10.1038/070577c0

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