Dogs

- A Startling New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behaviour, and Evolution -
Raymond Coppinger, Lorna Coppinger

I went to see Raymond Coppinger at a weekend workshop one weekend in May and I was entranced by the information he gave us. Could it be true that we didn't domesticate the dog? That it was a natural selection of the canids that had less hazard avoidance behaviour and stronger forging behaviour that moulded a new species - the dog?

Raymond Coppinger is a dog ethologist and studies dogs, their background, their behaviours and their working environments. He tells us fascinating tales from his life and studies and he tells us about the similarities and differences between dogs and wolf.

This book should be read by every dog breeder and every person thinking of taking on a puppy. In fact, it should be read by anyone that has anything to do with dogs - even if you don't believe in everything he says, it is a fantastic book for challenging the knowledge we thought we had about dogs.