How the Dog Became the Dog

How the Dog Became the Dog
Author: Mark Derr
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2011-10-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1590209915


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This “informative account” of canine evolution will “appeal to dog lovers with a curiosity about the origins of their favorite companion.” (Publishers Weekly) Many have made the case that dogs have evolved from wolves but the evolutionary link between wolves and dogs remains a mystery. In How the Dog Became the Dog, Mark Derr posits that the dog’s evolution from wolf was inevitable due to the mutually beneficial nature of the relationship between wolves and hunter-gatherer humans. How the Dog Became the Dog presents the domestication of the dog as a biological and cultural process that began with a reciprocal cooperation between dogwolves and humans that evolved over time, from the first dogs that took refuge with humans against the cold at the end of the last Ice Age, to the 18th century, when humans began to exercise full control of dog reproduction, life, and death, through centuries of natural and artificial selection that led us to the many breeds of dogs we know and love today. “A transporting slice of dog/wolf thinking that will pique the interest of anyone with a dog in their orbit.” —Kirkus Reviews


How the Dog Became the Dog
Language: en
Pages: 207
Authors: Mark Derr
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-10-27 - Publisher: Abrams

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This “informative account” of canine evolution will “appeal to dog lovers with a curiosity about the origins of their favorite companion.” (Publishers W
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Pages: 44
Authors: Hudson Talbott
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-12 - Publisher: Penguin

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Language: en
Pages: 289
Authors: Patricia McConnell, Ph.D.
Categories: Pets
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-02-19 - Publisher: Ballantine Books

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Learn to communicate with your dog—using their language “Good reading for dog lovers and an immensely useful manual for dog owners.”—The Washington Post
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Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Jessica Addams
Categories: Comparison (Psychology)
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Dogwise Publishing

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Societies of Wolves and Free-ranging Dogs
Language: en
Pages: 395
Authors: Stephen Spotte
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-15 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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The first comprehensive assessment of societies of gray wolves and free-ranging dogs, with an emphasis on behavioral ecology.