The Lost History of the Canine Race by Mary Elizabeth Thurston

The Lost History of the Canine Race: Our 15,000-Year Love Affair with Dogs by Mary Elizabeth Thurston

From the Publisher
From the mysterious healing dogs of ancient Rome to the canine conquistadors who helped claim the New World to the American doggie paratroopers of WWII, dogs have been our best friends and helpers from the Pliocene to the present day. Anthropologist Mary Elizabeth Thurston draws on ancient artifacts, documents, and contemporary photographs to dramatize the evolution of the human-dog relationship throughout the ages. 16 pages of photos.

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The author covers the origin and evolution of dogs over the course of history tracing the roots of canines from the beginning of time. The initial chapters on history and origins are interesting and chock full of tidbits but the book gets a little slow later on. Not all the chapters are interesting for ex. on dog diet and impact of commercialization on dog feeding habits.