The Invention Of The Modern Dog
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The Invention Of The Modern Dog
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Author : Michael Worboys
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2018-10-15
The Invention Of The Modern Dog written by Michael Worboys and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-15 with Science categories.
The story of the thoroughly Victorian origins of dog breeds. For centuries, different types of dogs were bred around the world for work, sport, or companionship. But it was not until Victorian times that breeders started to produce discrete, differentiated, standardized breeds. In The Invention of the Modern Dog, Michael Worboys, Julie-Marie Strange, and Neil Pemberton explore when, where, why, and how Victorians invented the modern way of ordering and breeding dogs. Though talk of "breed" was common before this period in the context of livestock, the modern idea of a dog breed defined in terms of shape, size, coat, and color arose during the Victorian period in response to a burgeoning competitive dog show culture. The authors explain how breeders, exhibitors, and showmen borrowed ideas of inheritance and pure blood, as well as breeding practices of livestock, horse, poultry and other fancy breeders, and applied them to a species that was long thought about solely in terms of work and companionship. The new dog breeds embodied and reflected key aspects of Victorian culture, and they quickly spread across the world, as some of Britain’s top dogs were taken on stud tours or exported in a growing international trade. Connecting the emergence and development of certain dog breeds to both scientific understandings of race and blood as well as Britain’s posture in a global empire, The Invention of the Modern Dog demonstrates that studying dog breeding cultures allows historians to better understand the complex social relationships of late-nineteenth-century Britain.
The Modern Dog
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Author : Stanley Coren
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2008-12-02
The Modern Dog written by Stanley Coren and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-02 with Pets categories.
Dogs are invented creatures -- invented by humans, who have been shaping the lives of these four-legged companions for more than 14,000 years. However, we often forget that, just as dogs live in our world, we live in theirs. The Modern Dog is a look at our coevolution, interpreting both canine and human points of view, by Dr. Stanley Coren, the most consistently popular author of dog books ever. A fascinating treasure trove of information gleaned from science, folklore, religious writing, tradition, and politics, The Modern Dog explores not only how dogs behave, but also how we share our lives with our dogs. Much more a romp than a formal exposition, The Modern Dog's profiles and tales are funny, sweet, quirky, and reveal a lot about both species and our centuries-long partnership. This book will show you how the mutually beneficial relationship between humans and dogs might very well be the reason why early Homo sapiens evolved and survived while Neanderthals became extinct. You will see how dogs have played many prominent roles in human history, from ancient Egypt, where Pharaoh Ramses II was buried with the names and statues of four of his dogs, to modern American politics, where many U.S. presidents have derived comfort from canine companionship. Our modern dog is quite different from the dogs that existed even a century ago, its job having changed dramatically from the hunting, herding, retrieving, and guarding for which many were bred. In this book, you will see that it is often how people respond to and interpret the actions of dogs (and dog owners) that has a greater effect on the dog's life than the behavior patterns that have been programmed into the dog's genes. The Modern Dog will show you how some of your dog's strange and funny habits are his own and some come from you. Illustrated throughout with Dr. Coren's own charming drawings, The Modern Dog chronicles the various aspects of how we interact with dogs, how society responds to dogs, how our relationships with dogs have changed over history, and where dogs fit into our personal and emotional lives. It does this by telling the stories of dogs that work, dogs that love, dogs that behave badly, and dogs that will make you laugh.
The Dog
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Author : Ádám Miklósi
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2018-04-03
The Dog written by Ádám Miklósi and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-03 with Nature categories.
"This book was conceived, designed and produced by Ivy Press"--Title page verso.
The Social Dog
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Author : Juliane Kaminski
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2014-05-20
The Social Dog written by Juliane Kaminski and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-20 with Nature categories.
Dogs have become the subject of increasing scientific study over the past two decades, chiefly due to their development of specialized social skills, seemingly a result of selection pressures during domestication to help them adapt to the human environment. The Social Dog: Behaviour and Cognition includes chapters from leading researchers in the fields of social cognition and behavior, vocalization, evolution, and more, focusing on topics including dog-dog and dog-human interaction, bonding with humans, social behavior and learning, and more. Dogs are being studied in comparative cognitive sciences as well as genetics, ethology, and many more areas. As the number of published studies increases, this book aims to give the reader an overview of the state of the art on dog research, with an emphasis on social behavior and socio-cognitive skills. It represents a valuable resource for students, veterinarians, dog specialists, or anyone who wants deeper knowledge of his or her canine companion. Reviews the state of the art of research on dog social interactions and cognition Includes topics on dog-dog as well as dog-human interactions Features contributions from leading experts in the field, which examine current studies while highlighting the potential for future research
Dogopolis
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Author : Chris Pearson
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2021-08-31
Dogopolis written by Chris Pearson and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-31 with History categories.
Straying -- Biting -- Suffering -- Thinking -- Defecating.
Modern Dog Parenting
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Author : Sarah Hodgson
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date : 2016-09-06
Modern Dog Parenting written by Sarah Hodgson and has been published by St. Martin's Griffin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-06 with Pets categories.
You and your dog are a lot alike. By several behavioral measures, your dog’s mental abilities are equivalent to those of a two to three and a half-year-old toddler. Dogs can learn up to 250 words, count from one to five and understand basic arithmetic. Your dog can imitate and understand your behavior and has a sense of fairness. Doesn’t it make sense to treat these sensitive, intelligent creatures a bit more like children? Kids—and dogs—raised with kindness and respect grow up happy. And happy is good. Modern Dog Parenting will show readers that yes, you can love your dog and live with him, too. Dogs (and the people who love them) are tired of the school of dominant, top-dog training. They are looking for a new kind of pack leader: someone funny, enthusiastic, intuitive, approachable, and, above all, effective. And they’ve found her. Sarah Hodgson rejects dominance-based training and gets astonishing results with a blend of wit, compassion, energy, and proven skills. She communicates instructions clearly, directs behavior compassionately, and rewards success lavishly. Topics include: *Understanding the signs your dog is giving you *Having fun while learning manners *How to fit your dog into your lifestyle *How to communicate lovingly and effectively with your dog
The Modern Dog
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Author : Stanley Coren
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2008-12-02
The Modern Dog written by Stanley Coren and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-02 with Pets categories.
Bound by an unholy duty Nick hides his alpha wolf status under expensive suits, but he takes his duty as leader of his region's Sentinels seriously. He is ready for anything – except Jet. The first time he sees her he recognises a fellow shape-shifter – but like no other he has seen before. Jet has been trained for one mission: to kill Nick. If she fails she condemns her pack to death. But the moment she meets Nick, she recognises a male whose wild nature mirrors her own. Yet falling for her seriously sexy target is definitely out of the question...
Modern Dog
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Author : Robynne Raye
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 2008-03-05
Modern Dog written by Robynne Raye and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-05 with Design categories.
Showcases the unique art and raw humour of Michael Strassburger and Robynne Raye. 200 brilliant colour images showcase the last two decades of specially selected edgy pop-culture poster art.
Pet Revolution
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Author : Jane Hamlett
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2023-04-19
Pet Revolution written by Jane Hamlett and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-19 with History categories.
A history of pets and their companions in Britain from the Victorians to today. Pet Revolution tracks the British love affair with pets over the last two centuries. As pets have entered our homes and joined our families, they have radically changed our world. Historians Jane Hamlett and Julie-Marie Strange show how the pet economy exploded—increasing the availability of pet foods, medicines, and shops—and reshaped our modern lives in the process. A history of pets and their human companions, this book reimagines the “pet revolution” as one among many other revolutions—industrial, agricultural, and political—that made possible contemporary life.
Canis Modernis
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Author : Karalyn Kendall-Morwick
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2020-12-22
Canis Modernis written by Karalyn Kendall-Morwick and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-22 with Literary Criticism categories.
Modernist literature might well be accused of going to the dogs. From the strays wandering the streets of Dublin in James Joyce’s Ulysses to the highbred canine subject of Virginia Woolf’s Flush, dogs populate a range of modernist texts. In many ways, the dog in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries became a potent symbol of the modern condition—facing, like the human species, the problem of adapting to modernizing forces that relentlessly outpaced it. Yet the dog in literary modernism does not function as a stand-in for the human. In this book, Karalyn Kendall-Morwick examines the human-dog relationship in modernist works by Virginia Woolf, Jack London, Albert Payson Terhune, J. R. Ackerley, and Samuel Beckett, among others. Drawing from the evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin and the scientific, literary, and philosophical work of Donna Haraway, Temple Grandin, and Carrie Rohman, she makes a case for the dog as a coevolutionary and coadapting partner of humans. As our coevolutionary partners, dogs destabilize the human: not the autonomous, self-transparent subject of Western humanism, the human is instead contingent, shaped by its material interactions with other species. By demonstrating how modernist representations of dogs ultimately mongrelize the human, this book reveals dogs’ status both as instigators of the crisis of the modern subject and as partners uniquely positioned to help humans adapt to the turbulent forces of modernization. Accessibly written and convincingly argued, this study shows how dogs challenge the autonomy of the human subject and the humanistic underpinnings of traditional literary forms. It will find favor with students and scholars of modernist literature and animal studies.