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LEADER: 02447cam a2200361 a 4500
001 2008034009
003 DLC
005 20090828165629.0
008 080801s2008 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008034009
015 $aGBA8D1514$2bnb
016 7 $a014821827$2Uk
020 $a9781416593683
020 $a1416593683
035 $a(OCoLC)225874774$z(OCoLC)276225056
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050 00 $aSF426$b.C68 2008
082 00 $a636.7$222
100 1 $aCoren, Stanley.
245 14 $aThe modern dog :$ba joyful exploration of how we live with dogs today /$cStanley Coren.
250 $a1st Free Press hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bFree Press,$c2008.
300 $axii, 274 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 259-262) and index.
505 0 $aHOW DOGS FIT INTO THE WORLD OF PEOPLE. The modern dog -- Why Neanderthals don't rule the world -- The children of Anubis -- The patron saint of dogs -- Cloning Rover, Fluffy, and Snuppy -- Venus, Mars, or Pluto? -- Do you look like your dog? -- WHAT DOGS DO. Dogs in the witness box -- Why do dogs have wet noses? -- Why dogs sniff each other's tails -- The laughing dog -- The sport of queens -- Dogs that wait and dogs that come home -- Can a dog really love? -- TALKING WITH DOGS. What's in a name? -- The universal dog language translator -- Are dogs and cats incompetable? -- What dogs can teach kids -- Confidants to kings and presidents -- DOGS AND MODERN SOCIETY. Medicine for the mind -- The lion dogs of Buddha -- When a marriage goes to the dogs, who gets Fido? -- Wildlife and bloody murder -- Astromutts -- Semper Fido -- BENEFITS OF DOG OWNERSHIP. The curse of the vampire -- Physicians and psychiatrists with paws -- Best friends and bed partners -- Can dogs help fight cancer? -- Guardian angel -- Are there dogs in heaven?
650 0 $aDogs.
650 0 $aDogs$xBehavior.
650 0 $aDogs$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aHuman-animal relationships.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0901/2008034009-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0902/2008034009-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0902/2008034009-s.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0902/2008034009-t.html