The Domestic Dog, its evolution, behavior and interactions with
people.
Cambridge University Press, 1995 James Serpell, editor.
Table of contents:
1. Introduction. by James Serpell
Part I
1. Origins of the dog: domestication and early history, by Juliet Clutton-Brock
2. Evolution of working dogs, by Raymond Coppinger and Richard Schneider
4. Genetic aspects of dog behavior with particular reference to working ability,
by Malcolm B Willis
5. Analysing breed and geneder differences in behavior, by Benjamin L Hart
6. Early experience and the development of behavior, by James Serpell and J A
Jagoe
7. Feeding behavior of doemstic dogs and the role of experience, by Chris Thorne
8. Social and communication behavior of companion dogs, by John W. S. Bradshaw and
Helen M. R. Nott
9. The ethology and epidemiology of canine aggression, by Randall Lockwood
10. Canine behavioral therapy, by Roger A. Mugford
11. Effects of owner personality and attitides on dog behavior, by Valerie
O'Farrell
Part II
12. Dogs as human companions: a review of the relationship, by Lynette A Hart
13. The welfare of dogs in human care, by Robert Hubrecht
14. Variation in dog society: between resource dispersian and social flux, bt D. W.
MacDonald and G. M. Carr
15. population biology and ecology of feral dogs in central Italy, by L. Boitani,
F. Francisci, P. Ciucci and G. Andreoli
16. From paragon to pariah: some reflections on human attitudes to dogs, by James
Serpell
17. The hair of the dog, by James Serpell
This is an important book containing many well researched essays that bring
some of the most recent research on dog behavior and dog evolution to the
attention of the serious dog enthusiast.
