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Dogs: A Startling New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior & Evolution - Hardcover

Coppinger, Raymond; Coppinger, Lorna

 
9780684855301: Dogs: A Startling New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior & Evolution
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0684855305 ISBN 13: 9780684855301
Verlag: Scribner, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Raymond Coppinger is professor of biology at Hampshire College and the author of Fishing Dogs. A former sled dog racing champion, he now lectures widely about dogs.

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Verlag
Scribner
Erscheinungsdatum
2001
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0684855305
ISBN 13 
9780684855301
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
352
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