| Edition |
First Free Press hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-262) and index. |
| Contents |
HOW DOGS FIT INTO THE WORLD OF PEOPLE. The modern dog -- Why Neanderthals don't rule the world -- The children of Anubis -- The patron saint of dogs -- Cloning Rover, Fluffy, and Snuppy -- Venus, Mars, or Pluto? -- Do you look like your dog? -- WHAT DOGS DO. Dogs in the witness box -- Why do dogs have wet noses? -- Why dogs sniff each other's tails -- The laughing dog -- The sport of queens -- Dogs that wait and dogs that come home -- Can a dog really love? -- TALKING WITH DOGS. What's in a name? -- The universal dog language translator -- Are dogs and cats incompetable? -- What dogs can teach kids -- Confidants to kings and presidents -- DOGS AND MODERN SOCIETY. Medicine for the mind -- The lion dogs of Buddha -- When a marriage goes to the dogs, who gets Fido? -- Wildlife and bloody murder -- Astromutts -- Semper Fido -- BENEFITS OF DOG OWNERSHIP. The curse of the vampire -- Physicians and psychiatrists with paws -- Best friends and bed partners -- Can dogs help fight cancer? -- Guardian angel -- Are there dogs in heaven? |
| Subject |
Dogs.
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Dogs -- Behavior.
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Dogs -- Social aspects.
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Human-animal relationships.
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| ISBN |
9781416593683 |
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1416593683 |
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