Unleashing the Genius of Every Dog - The Story of Chaser who Learned 1000 words with Pilley Bianchi
Have you heard of Chaser the Border Collie who learned more 1000 words?!
Known as “the smartest dog in the world” Chaser had the largest formal language learning of any animal in the world (and still holds the record after her passing).
Chaser's accomplishments have been widely featured in the press and documented in the book Chaser: Unlocking the Genius of the Dog Who Knows a Thousand Words. Chaser's learning was initiated by her guardian Dr. John Pilley with active participation from the Pilley family including co-trainer (and human sibling)Pilley Bianchi.
Curious to learn more about Chasers's story?
Photo Credit: Popular Science
January is Teach not Train month at Petminded and we are very excited to bring you a chat with Chaser's co-trainer Pilley Bianchi.
Join us on January 26th to learn about how Chaser and her teachers worked together and embodied the 'teach not train' philosophy!
We'll talk about:
1. The true genius of Chaser (it's not what you think!)
2. How YOU can unleash the genius in your dog
3. The power of play and praise when we are teaching our dogs
Bring your questions :)
Photo Credit: Deb Pilley Bianchi
Our Speaker Deb Pilley Bianchi AKA Pilley Bianchi is the daughter of Dr. John W. Pilley, owner/teacher of Chaser the Border Collie. Bianchi has been a co-trainer, producer, writer, and media consultant for Chaser in Time, People, Popular Science, The New York Times, Modern Dog etc. and film shoots with 60 Minutes, CBS, NBC, ABC, BBC, ITV, Discovery etc. Bianchi collaborated with her father and his co-writer Hilary Hinzmann, behind the scenes on their New York Times bestselling book “Chaser, Unlocking the Genius of the Dog Who Knows 1000 Words”.
Bianchi is Executive Producer/Founder of The Chaser Initiative a non-profit dedicated to educating Children (K-12) about the legacy of John Pilley & Chaser. Signed to Princeton Architectural Press, her new book "Unleashed, For the Love of Dog" is slated for a 2023 release.
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