Full name: Dogs: A Startling New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior & Evolution

Author: Raymond Coppinger Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9780684855301 0684855305

Marking the first time that dogs have been explained in such detail by eminent researchers, "Dogs" is a work of wide appeal, as absorbing as it is enlightening. Drawing on insight gleaned from forty-five years of raising, training, and studying the behaviors of dogs worldwide, Lorna and Raymond Coppinger explore the fascinating processes by which 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 -- the Coppingers, internationally recognized canine ethologists and consummate dog lovers, examine our canine companions from a unique biological viewpoint. "Dogs" clearly points the way for dog lovers, dog 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? Most important, how can we improve the relationship between humans and dogs?The authors show how dogs' different abilities depend upon the confluence of their nature and nurture -- that both genetics and the environment play equally key roles. They also reveal that many people inadvertently harm their canine companions because they fail to understand dogs' biological needs and dispositions."Dogs" is a highly readable biological approach by noted researchers that provides a wealth of new information about the interaction of nature and nurture, and demonstrates how unique dog behavior is in the animal world. Similar books: The Dog Who Loved Too Much by Nicholas Dodman For the Love of a Dog by Patricia B. McConnell The Dog's Mind by Bruce Fogle On Talking Terms With Dogs: Calming Signals by Turid Rugaas Cormac by Sonny Brewer How Dogs Think by Stanley Coren Feisty Fido by Patricia B. McConnell The Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson How To Speak Dog by Stanley Coren The Other End of the Leash by Patricia B. McConnell It's Okay to Miss the Bed on the First Jump by John O'Hurley The New Work of Dogs by Jon Katz Dogs Never Lie About Love by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson Aggression in Dogs by Brenda Aloff Dogwatching by Desmond Morris