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Collared
Chris Pearson
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Ratgeber / Hobbytierhaltung
Description
Dogs are our constant companions: models of loyalty and unconditional love for millions around the world. But these beloved animals are much more than just our pets - and our shared history is far richer and more complex than you might assume.
Here, historian and dog lover Chris Pearson reveals how the shifting fortunes of dogs hold a mirror to our changing society, from the evolution of breeding standards to the fight for animal rights. Wherever humans have gone, dogs have followed, changing size, appearance and even jobs along the way - from the forests of medieval Europe, where greyhounds chased down game for royalty, to the frontlines of twentieth-century conflicts, where dogs carried messages and hauled gun carriages.
Despite vast social change, however, the power of the human-canine bond has never diminished. By turns charming, thought-provoking and surprising, Collared reveals the fascinating tale of how we made the modern dog.
Reviews
Dogs are far more than just pampered pets or strutting dog show stars. Of course, dogs are cute, dogs are fun: we can take photos of them for Instagram, dress them in silly clothes, or pretend that they can drive a car. But they are also creatures with rich, fascinating, and sometimes unsettling histories ... sometimes loved and sometimes loathed, dogs have left their mark on humans, and humans have transformed the lives of dogs
Splendidly instructive and entertaining ... every aspect of our long, close relationship with dogs - historical, political, military, emotional and more - is illuminated in this book in close, fascinating and often very funny detail in a way which will delight and intrigue anyone who loves dogs
A fascinating read ... a real and searching piece of social history that tells us perhaps more about ourselves than our canine companions. Chris Pearson is wonderfully unafraid of revealing some of the harder truths as well as the more uplifting elements of our relationships with dogs ... intriguing, compelling
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