A Modern Dog
A Joyful Exploration of How We Live with Dogs Today
Stanley Coren(Author)
The Free Press
Published on 2. December 2008
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272 pages
978-1-4165-9368-3 (ISBN)
Description
Dogs are invented creatures - invented by humans in the sense that we have been continually shaping and changing them for at least 15,000 years. We are also continually shaping and changing the nature of our relationships to our dogs, fitting them into our lives in different ways, and finding new jobs for them to do. This means that the modern dog, his world, and his involvements with humans are quite different today from what existed a century ago. This is a book about the modern dog, a series of "snapshots" of 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. Often it is 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 behaviour patterns that have been programmed into the dog's genes. Through it all, Dr Coren, the most consistently popular author of dog books ever, provides his own humorous and insightful commentary, personal stories, and guidance.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Product notice
Cloth over boards
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Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Weight
444 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4165-9368-3 (9781416593683)
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12/2008
1st Edition
Atria Books
€13.84
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Person
Stanley Coren is a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia in Canada. His bestselling dog books include HOW DOGS THINK (1416502254) and HOW TO SPEAK DOG (1416502262) both currently available in Pocket paperback editions, as well as the perennial classic THE INTELLIGENCE OF DOGS recently reissued in a fully revised and updated edition (1416502874).