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Dogs
A Startling New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior, and Evolution
by Raymond Coppinger ; Lorna Coppinger
ISBN: 0684855305
ISBN-13: 9780684855301
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Raymond and Lorna Coppinger bring 35 years of dog-breeding experience to this look at dog behavior. Among other things, they dispute the relationship between dogs and wolves, and criticize the extensive use of selective breeding.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Scribner
Published date: 2001
Size: 6.5 x 10 inches
Weight: 1.2 pounds
Pages: 352
Publisher's Notes
Two leading "canine ethologists" probe the enduring nature vs. nurture debate in the doggy social order, tracing once and for all the origins of canine intelligence.
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