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A Joyful Exploration of How We Live with Dogs Today
Free Press
December 2008
On Sale: December 2, 2008
288 pages
ISBN: 1416593683
EAN: 9781416593683
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Pet-Lover
Dogs are invented creatures -- invented by humans, who have
been shaping the lives of these four-legged companions for
more than 14,000 years. However, we often forget that, just
as dogs live in our world, we live in theirs. The Modern
Dog is a look at our coevolution, interpreting both canine
and human points of view, by Dr. Stanley Coren, the most
consistently popular author of dog books ever. A
fascinating treasure trove of information gleaned from
science, folklore, religious writing, tradition, and
politics, The Modern Dog explores not only how dogs behave,
but also how we share our lives with our dogs. Much more a
romp than a formal exposition, The Modern Dog's profiles
and tales are funny, sweet, quirky, and reveal a lot about
both species and our centuries-long partnership.
This book will show you how the mutually beneficial
relationship between humans and dogs might very well be the
reason why early Homo sapiens evolved and survived while
Neanderthals became extinct. You will see how dogs have
played many prominent roles in human history, from ancient
Egypt, where Pharaoh Ramses II was buried with the names
and statues of four of his dogs, to modern American
politics, where many U.S. presidents have derived comfort
from canine companionship. Our modern dog is quite
different from the dogs that existed even a century ago,
its job having changed dramatically from the hunting,
herding, retrieving, and guarding for which many were bred.
In this book, you will see that it is often how people
respond to and interpret the actions of dogs (and dog
owners) that has a greater effect on the dog's life than
the behavior patterns that have been programmed into the
dog's genes. The Modern Dog will show you how some of your
dog's strange and funny habits are his own and some come
from you. Illustrated throughout with Dr. Coren's own charming
drawings, The Modern Dog chronicles the various aspects of
how we interact with dogs, how society responds to dogs,
how our relationships with dogs have changed over history,
and where dogs fit into our personal and emotional lives.
It does this by telling the stories of dogs that work, dogs
that love, dogs that behave badly, and dogs that will make
you laugh.
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