Dog Lovers: A Compendium

The dog is our faithful, reliable, and longtime friend. For thousands of years, he has lived by our sides and during that long association with us he has become uniquely attuned to the human way of life. Despite taking many of his traits and characteristics from his wild ancestor the wolf, he has still managed to become domesticated with ease. The dog was the first species in the world to be domesticated and since then has been selectively bred over hundreds of years to encourage various be...