The modern dog : a joyful exploration of how we live with dogs today
Record details
- ISBN: 9781416593683
- ISBN: 1416593683
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Physical Description:
xii, 274 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
print - Edition: 1st Free Press hardcover ed.
- Publisher: New York : Free Press, 2008.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-262) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | HOW DOGS FIT INTO THE WORLD OF PEOPLE. The modern dog -- Why Neanderthals don't rule the world -- The children of Anubis -- The patron saint of dogs -- Cloning Rover, Fluffy, and Snuppy -- Venus, Mars, or Pluto? -- Do you look like your dog? -- WHAT DOGS DO. Dogs in the witness box -- Why do dogs have wet noses? -- Why dogs sniff each other's tails -- The laughing dog -- The sport of queens -- Dogs that wait and dogs that come home -- Can a dog really love? -- TALKING WITH DOGS. What's in a name? -- The universal dog language translator -- Are dogs and cats incompetable? -- What dogs can teach kids -- Confidants to kings and presidents -- DOGS AND MODERN SOCIETY. Medicine for the mind -- The lion dogs of Buddha -- When a marriage goes to the dogs, who gets Fido? -- Wildlife and bloody murder -- Astromutts -- Semper Fido -- BENEFITS OF DOG OWNERSHIP. The curse of the vampire -- Physicians and psychiatrists with paws -- Best friends and bed partners -- Can dogs help fight cancer? -- Guardian angel -- Are there dogs in heaven? |
Target Audience Note: | All Ages. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Human-animal relationships Dogs -- Social aspects Dogs -- Behavior Dogs |
Available copies
- 6 of 7 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
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- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Prince Rupert Library | 636.7 Core (Text) | 33294001662196 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |