Dogs: A New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior and Evolution Paperback / softback - 2002
by Ray Coppinger
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The Coppingers explore how 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--they examine canine companions from a unique biological viewpoint. 30 photos.
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- Title Dogs: A New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior and Evolution
- Author Ray Coppinger
- Binding Paperback / softback
- Edition 1st Edition
- Condition New
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago IL
- Date 2002-10-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # B9780226115634
- ISBN 9780226115634 / 0226115631
- Weight 1.08 lbs (0.49 kg)
- Dimensions 9.14 x 6.34 x 0.94 in (23.22 x 16.10 x 2.39 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Dogs, Human-animal relationships
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002020404
- Dewey Decimal Code 636.7
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First line
AT SOME POINT in human history there were no dogs.
From the rear cover
Biologists, Breeders and trainers, and champion sled dog racers, Raymond and Lorna Coppinger have more than four decades of experience with literally thousands of dogs. Offering a scientifically informed perspective on canines and their relations with humans, the Coppingers take a close look at eight different types of dogs--household, village, livestock guarding, herding, sled-pulling, pointing, retrieving, and hound. They argue that dogs did not evolve directly from wolves, nor were they trained by early humans; instead they domesticated themselves to exploit a new ecological niche: Mesolithic village dumps. Tracing the evolution of today's breeds from these village dogs, the Coppingers show how characteristic shapes and behaviors--from pointing and baying to the sleek shapes of running dogs--arise from both genetic heritage and the environments in which pups are raised.