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DOGS A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF CANINE ORIGIN, BEHAVIOR, AND EVOLUTION
by Raymond & Lorna Coppinger (See other books by author)
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Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Edition: 2001 Paperback
, 337 pages
ISBN: 0226115631
Item: DTB700
Summary: Explores how dog breeds have evolved into their unique shapes and behaviors. Concentrating on five types of dogs - household dogs, village dogs, livestock guarding dogs, sled dogs, and herding dogs - examines canine companions from a unique biological viewpoint.
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Drawing on insight gleaned from 35 years of raising, training, and researching the behaviors of dogs worldwide, the authors explore in detail how dog breeds have evolved into their unique shapes and behaviors. Concentrating on five types of dogs - modern household dogs, village dogs, livestock guarding dogs, sled dogs, and herding dogs - they examine our canine companions from a unique biological viewpoint. Clearly points the way for dog lovers, therapists, veterinarians, and all others who deal with dogs to understand their animals from a fresh perspective. How did the domestic dog become a distinct species from the wolf? Why do different breeds behave differently? How can we improve the relationship between humans and dogs? Shows how dogs' different abilities depend upon the confluence of their nature and nurture; both genetics and the environment play equally key roles. |
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| fascinating!, March 27, 2003 |
| Reviewer: James O'Heare |
I could not put this book down. It is rare to see a biological approach to understanding dog behavior. This book explains the evolution of the domestic dog in nice detail. I have made it required reading in courses I teach on this topic.
James O'Heare, B.Sc., Dip.C.B., Dip.ACP., Dip.A.Sc.
Author of The Canine Aggression Workbook, The Canine Separation Anxiety Workbook, Canine Neuropsychology and Dominance Theory and Dogs. ACBT.ca DogPsych.com |
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| Dogs , December 1, 2003 |
| Reviewer: Tamara Jessup |
Until I read this book, I wondered why the advice of authors who equated dogs with wolves just didn't ring true. The Coppingers explain, in a clear, plausable manner, the theory that, in fact, dogs weren't tamed by humans, but learned to tolerate their presence as scavengers as a gradual step between being wild and being domesticated.
I also agree, for the most part, with the Coppinger's scathing indictment of the assistance dog industry, whose chief fault is that it really shouldn't be an industry at all, as dogs learn by doing, not by marking time with a foster family whose daily life is nothing at all like what their working environment will be. They were less than accurate about why Labs are the breed of choice, though; it is due to the fact that retrieve-based tasks are a big part of an assistance dog's job, not due to their merely being the right size. They could have dug a little deeper into this subject and avoided some errors that cost them a 5-paw rating from me.
A very thought-provoking book. |
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| WOW!, January 8, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Pam Dennison |
| I wasn't sure what to expect from this book. I had heard some 'bad press' about it, but wanted to make up my own mind about it. Holy smokes! Superb! Fascinating, insightful, interesting, thought provoking. My hat is off to the Coppingers! Thank you! |
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