Dogs are not like nicely brought-up wolves, says the author, nor are they much like peopledespite their extraordinary ability to enter our lives and our hearts. This is not to deny thatsome dogs are very clever or that they are capable of feeling emotion deeply. But theirintelligence is different from ours. The idea that some dogs can understand as manywords as a two-year-old child is simply wrong and an inappropriate way of trying tomeasure canine intellect. Rather, their emotional range is more limited than ours, partlybecause, with little sense of time, they are trapped almost entirely in the present. Dogs canexperience joy, anxiety and anger. But emotions that demand a capacity for self-reflection, such as guilt or jealousy, are almost certainly beyond them, contrary to theconvictions of many dog owners.

　　本书作者认为，狗即不像精心调养大的狼，也不像人类自己，尽管它们是那么擅长融入我们的生活、我们的内心。不可否认，很多狗狗是那样聪明甚至能感知我们内心的情感。但它们的智力与人类不同。那些认为狗狗能理解与2-3岁孩子一样多词汇含义的想法是错误的，用这种方法来衡量狗狗的智力也是不恰当的。再者说，它们的情绪范围远比人类有限，部分原因可能它们没有时间的概念，所以全身心的生活在当下。狗狗能体会到高兴、焦虑和愤怒。但比如说像自责或嫉妒等需要自省能力的情感，狗狗是不具备的，这与狗狗的主人们所想的完全不同。

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