The Dog Who Couldn't Stop Loving: How Dogs Have Captured Our Hearts for Thousands of Years

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ISBN: 9780061771101 | 0061771104
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Copyright: 10/1/2011

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There is something very special in our bond with dogs. No other animals love us in quite the same way as dogs love us. And it is mutual. Is it possible that we developed our capacity for love, sympathy, empathy, and compassion because of our long association with dogs?

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Preface	p. ix
Introduction: Benjy, the Dog Who Couldn't Stop Loving	p. xv
Getting Benjy	p. 1
How Dogs Love	p. 13
Dogs Made Us Human	p. 37
Are Dogs Unique? Comparing Dogs to Other Domesticated Animals	p. 71
Are All Dogs Wolf Cubs?	p. 83
The Forty-Thousand-Year Romance Between Humans and Dogs	p. 103
When Dogs Bite	p. 121
What They Won't Do for Us	p. 163
Conclusion: It's All About Love	p. 181
Postscript: A Walk on the Beach with Benjy and the Cats	p. 189
Acknowledgments	p. 191
Appendix: Benjy's Official Assessment by the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind, Guide Dog Services	p. 195
Bibliography	p. 199
Notes	p. 209
Index	p. 241
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The Dog Who Couldn't Stop Loving: How Dogs Have Captured Our Hearts for Thousands of Years

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