The New Work of Dogs: Tending to Life, Love, and Family by Jon Katz - First Edition - 2003 - from Lavender Path Antiques and Books and Biblio.com

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Jon Katz writes about the new ways in which dogs contribute to the betterment of humans--no longer herding and retrieving, but helping people who are bereaved or lonely, sick or aged. To make his point, he supplies stories about a variety of people and the dogs they love.

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"Katz has a keen sympathy for the situations dogs can find themselves in. But here he has turned to social science and psychological theory as a way of understanding changes in the ways dogs and people live and work together."

The New Work of Dogs: Tending to Life, Love, and Family

by Katz, Jon

First Edition

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Book description: Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Villard Books, 2003. Hardcover, 225 pages in fine condition with fine dustjacket. 1st edition. Profiles a dozen human dog relationships in a New jersey town. Compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and questions whether this relationship shift is an entirely positive phenomenon for both species. Offering us a portrait of a community that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability, a difficult job that more and more dogs are expected to do every day. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.