"People born in 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994 and 2006 are all born under the sign
of the dog,"; says Stanley Coren, citing the 12-year-cycle Chinese calendar, "and are supposed to have certain dog behaviours and personalities. This makes them honest, loyal and champions of justice. They can also be stubborn, worry too much and dislike crowds or noisy parties.";

Stanley Coren's books about dogs have been translated into many languages and he has appeared on television programs that include The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, Dateline NBC and 20/20.

While hosting a national television program called Good Dog!, Cohen also teaches at the Vancouver Dog Obedience Training Club and currently shares his home with a cavalier King Charles spaniel, a Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever and a beagle. The UBC-based neuro-psychologist has also just published Why Do Dogs Have Wet Notes? (Kids Can $14.95). According to Coren, dogs generally have an intelligence level on par with a two-year-old child. They can learn more than 100 words and signals; cats can manage about one dozen commands with the intelligence of an 18-month-old human. 1-55337-657-9

[BCBW 2006]