How the Dog Became the Dog: From Wolves to Our Best Friends

Derr, Mark

ISBN 10: 1590207009 / ISBN 13: 9781590207000

Published by Abrams Press (edition 1), 2011

With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Seller Inventory # 1590207009-11-1-29

Synopsis:

How the Dog Became the Dog posits that dog was an evolutionary inevitability in the nature of the wolf and its human soul mate. The natural temperament and social structure of humans and wolves are so similar that as soon as they met on the trail they recognized themselves in each other. Both are highly social, accomplished generalists, and creatures of habit capable of adapting? homebodies who like to wander. How the Dog Became the Dog presents domestication of the dog as a biological and cultural process that began in mutual cooperation and has taken a number of radical turns. At the end of the last Ice Age the first dogs emerged with their humans from refuges against the cold. In the eighteenth century, humans began the drive to exercise full control of dog reproduction, life, and death to complete the domestication of the wolf begun so long ago.

About the Author:

Mark Derr is the author of five books, including How the Dog Became the Dog, published in 2011. His articles and commentary have appeared in The New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, Natural History, Smithsonian, and many other publications. He lives in Miami Beach.

Bibliographic Details

Title: How the Dog Became the Dog: From Wolves to ...
Publisher: Abrams Press (edition 1)
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1.