February 1, 2013 ScienceEveryday (medical imaging is separate) Post a Comment

Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other

NY Times review by Walter Vatter, http://goo.gl/MDw41, of 

What’s a Dog For?: The Surprising History, Science, Philosophy, and Politics of Man’s Best Friend by John Homans

(Amazon link: http://goo.gl/cOl94)

I haven’t read the book but I’m curious about the science claims. For example, that dogs understand gestures better than non-human primates.

#FidoFriday currated by mel peifer , Lisa Lisa, Suhaib Ayaz , and Wes Lum 

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Chad Haney

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  1. Suhaib Ayaz
    February 1, 2013

    I don’t know about the book but I believe what it says, dogs have been with us for a very long time and couple it with their pack behaviour and desire to please the theory sure makes sense. Thanks for the share buddy. I ll come back this post again.

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  2. Chad Haney
    February 1, 2013

    You bet Suhaib Ayaz 

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  3. Cheryl Ann MacDonald
    February 1, 2013

    Saving for a later read

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  4. Tommy Leung
    February 1, 2013

    Chad Haney here’s a handful of study on dogs’ responses to human gestures:

    http://familydogproject.elte.hu/Pdf/publikaciok/2006/miklosiS2006.pdf

    http://universalhealing.vpweb.com/upload/Interspecies%20Communication.pdf

    http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0021676

    http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0006584

    http://evolutionaryanthropology.duke.edu/uploads/assets/Hare%20et%20al_%202010_%20The%20domestication%20hypothesis%20for%20dogs'%20skills%20with%20human%20communication-a%20response%20to%20Udell%20et%20al_%202008%20and%20Wynne%20et%20al_%202008.pdf

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