The Modern Dog How Dogs Have Changed People

Stanley Coren, PhD, a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia, is a recognized expert on dog-human interaction who has appeared onDateline; The Oprah Winfrey Show; Good Morning, America; 20/20; Larry King Live; and many other TV and radio programs. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with a beagle, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel, and a Nova Scotia duck-tolling retriever, as well as his wife and her cat.

Stanley Coren, Ph.D., F.R.S.C., is a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia and a recognized expert on dog behavior and dog-human interactions. He is seen nationally in Canada as the host of Good Dog! and on Pet Central on the Pet Network. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife, Joan, three dogs, and his wife's cat.

Preface	p. ix
How Dogs Fit into the World of People
The Modern Dog	p. 3
Why Neanderthals Don't Rule the World	p. 13
The Children of Anubis	p. 22
The Patron Saint of Dogs	p. 31
Cloning Rover, Fluffy, and Snuppy	p. 37
Venus, Mars, or Pluto?	p. 43
Do You Look Like Your Dog?	p. 52
What Dogs Do
Dogs in the Witness Box	p. 63
Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses?	p. 72
Why Dogs Sniff Each Other's Tails	p. 79
The Laughing Dog	p. 87
The Sport of Queens	p. 99
Dogs That Wait and Dogs That Come Home	p. 106
Can a Dog Really Love?	p. 116
Talking with Dogs
What's in a Name?	p. 123
The Universal Dog Language Translator	p. 131
Are Dogs and Cats Incompetable?	p. 139
What Dogs Can Teach Kids	p. 146
Confidants to Kings and Presidents	p. 152
Dogs and Modern Society
Medicine for the Mind	p. 163
The Lion Dogs of Buddha	p. 170
When a Marriage Goes to the Dogs, Who Gets Fido?	p. 180
Wildlife and Bloody Murder	p. 186
Astromutts	p. 195
Semper Fido	p. 203
Benefits of Dog Ownership
The Curse of the Vampire	p. 215
Physicians and Psychiatrists with Paws	p. 224
Best Friends and Bed Partners	p. 232
Can Dogs Help Fight Cancer?	p. 238
Guardian Angel	p. 245
Are There Dogs in Heaven?	p. 252
Endnotes	p. 259
Index	p. 263
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The Modern Dog How Dogs Have Changed People and Society and Improved Our Lives

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