About the course
Dog Emotion and Cognition will introduce you to the exciting new study of dog psychology, what the latest discoveries tell us about how dogs think and feel about us, and how we can use this new knowledge to further strengthen our relationship with our best friends.
The dissent
The most-upvoted critical review (24 votes, 1.0★).
“This course is not very informative, and it seems as though it is more of an advertisement to the lecturer's project then a real academic course”
Coursera's 4.7 comes from 4,731 ratings. Of those, 2.2% are 1–2★.
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