The Truth About Dogs : The Ancestry, Social Conventions, Mental Habits and Moral Fibre of Canis Familiaris - Softcover

Stephen Budiansky

Softcover

ISBN 10: 075381322X ISBN 13: 9780753813225

Publisher: Phoenix Paperbacks, 2002

Synopsis

Stephen Budiansky holds that virtually everything previously written about dogs is either wrong or misguided. Instead he maintains that to understand the true nature of dogs we need to stop interpreting their behaviour in the human terms of loyalty and betrayal. The truth is far more complex and surprising. The Dog Genome Project is currently laying the groundwork for identifying the genetic basis of why our dogs behave in the way they do. Other research investigates canine intelligence, and some remarkable experiments reveal what dogs can and cannot see. Budiansky brings together the disciplines of behavioural science, genetics, neuroscience and archaeology to show us how wrong we have been about man's best friend.

About this title

About the Author:

Formerly Washington editor of the journal Nature, Stephen Budiansky is a senior writer at US News & World Report, where he writes about science, the environment and current affairs. He lives with his wife and two children on a small farm in Virginia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Phoenix Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 075381322X
• ISBN 13: 9780753813225
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272