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How the dog became the dog from wolves to our best friends

Describes the early cooperative relationships between Ice Age humans and dogs as well as human society's later efforts to domesticate and control dog species through reproduction, revealing how dogs and humans impacted each other's evolution.

Main Author: Derr, Mark.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Overlook Duckworth, 2011.
Subjects:
Dogs > History.
Dogs > Evolution.
Wolves > Evolution.
Human-animal relationships > History.
Summary: Describes the early cooperative relationships between Ice Age humans and dogs as well as human society's later efforts to domesticate and control dog species through reproduction, revealing how dogs and humans impacted each other's evolution.
Physical Description: 287 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781590203538
1590203534
9781590207000 (hbk.)
1590207009 (hbk.)
9780715643013 (UK)
0715643010 (UK)
Author Notes: Mark Derr moved to Florida with his family at age six; his interest in the state's history and ecology dates back to the late 1960s, when he watched the landscape around Winter Park change with the construction of Walt Disney World. He is the author of the critically acclaimed books, The Frontiersman and Dog's Best Friend, and his articles have appeared in Atlantic Monthly, Natural History, Audubon, and other publications. He lives in Miami Beach.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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