How well do we really know dogs? People may enjoy thinking about
them as "man's best friend," but what actually drives the things
they do? What is going on in their fur-covered heads as they look
at us with their big, expressive eyes? Raymond Coppinger and Mark
Feinstein know something about these questions, and with How Dogs
Work, they're ready to share; this is their guide to understanding
your dog and its behavior. Approaching dogs as a biological species
rather than just as pets, Coppinger and Feinstein accessibly
synthesize decades of research and field experiments to explain the
evolutionary foundations behind dog behaviors. They examine the
central importance of the shape of dogs: how their physical body
(including the genes and the brain) affects behavior, how shape
interacts with the environment as animals grow, and how all of this
has developed over time. Shape, they tell us, is what makes a
champion sled dog or a Border collie that can successfully herd
sheep. Other chapters in How Dogs Work explore such mysteries as:
why dogs play; whether dogs have minds, and if so what kinds of
things they might know; why dogs bark; how dogs feed and forage;
and the influence of the early relationship between mother and pup.
Going far beyond the cozy lap dog, Coppinger and Feinstein are
equally fascinated by what we can learn from the adaptations of
dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, dingoes, and even pumas in the
wild, as well as the behavior of working animals like guarding and
herding dogs. We cherish dogs as family members and deeply value
our lengthy companionship with them. But, isn't it time we knew
more about who Fido and Trixie really are? How Dogs Work will
provide some keys to unlocking the origins of many of our dogs'
most common, most puzzling, and most endearing behaviors.
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