How the Dog Became the Dog

By Mark Derr,

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How the Dog Became the Dog posits that dog was an evolutionary inevitability in the nature of the wolf and its human soul mate. The natural temperament and social structure of humans and wolves are so similar that as soon as they met on the trail they recognized themselves in…

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This book presented me with many questions I could not stop thinking about. Without the partnership and support of the dog, what would our human history and cultures look like? From the Arctic regions dependent upon sled dogs to all the pastoral and hunting peoples, would these cultures have existed without dogs as partners?

Derr not only shows us the science of canine evolution–how the wolf became the dog–this book also asserts the essential question we should continually ask ourselves–are we doing right by our oldest and deepest animal companion?

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Nature writer Sharman Apt Russell tells stories of her experiences tracking wildlife—mostly mammals, from mountain lions to pocket mice—near her home in New Mexico, with lessons that hold true across North America. She guides readers through the basics of identifying tracks and signs, revealing a landscape filled with the marks…

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