"The Genius of Dogs" answers the question how did Homo sapiens outcompete the other subspecies of the genus Homo. We did it by forming a symbiotic relationship with dogs, together we were unbeatable. Hare and Woods' book is a very readable qualitative analysis of the recent research into the intelligence of dogs, it describes a genetic quirk of our best friends that effectively means that while most people think humans domesticated dogs, it is also true to say the dogs domesticated humans. With dogs by our sides we were unbeatable, how sad that in modern times we are throwing away this essential bond. Modern cities have less room for dogs by design, backyards and dog friendly parks are becoming a thing of the past and the family dog is becoming a memory. When we throw this relationship away our ability to live in harmony with each other will go with it.
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Loving this book, it’s interesti...ng, an easy read and is helping me with uni work. Also so glad to find a perfect condition hardback so cheap and it arrive really quickly.
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Really interesting read & I would recommend to non dog lov...ers too :)
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