Calling all pooch-loving, Pedigree-coupons-using bookworms: I have a summer reading suggestion for you. It’ll require a bit more brainpower than your usual beach book, but it’s also expand your mind a lot more so I think it’s well worth the extra work.
The book was written by John Bradshaw, director of the Anthrozoology Institute at the University of Britstol. He’s studied the behavior fo dogs and their owners for more than 25 years, and he definitely knows his stuff. The book is called In Defence of Dogs and it’s basically composed of Bradshaw’s life’s work, redrafted for the common reader.
This isn’t the kind of lovely-dovey dog memoir like My Dog Tulip or Marley and Me, it’s definitely a research-based book. It’s full of conversations starting facts you probably never knew and will give you a whole new appreciation for your best friend.
For example, did you know that dogs share 99.96 percent of their genes with wolves but are not descended from some world that came in from the cold to hang out with a cave man? Dogs and wolves ahd a common ancestor way back when, but the fossils of that animal are something of a missing link. Bradshaw goes on to talk about dog learning styles and behaviors at different life stages, which is sure to make you think differently about your pet the next time you use Pedigree coupons. Yeah, it’s kind of a thick book – but you’ll look awfully smart reading it, and you’ll feel awfully smart when you’re done.
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