"dogs have ... a striking way of exhibiting their affection ..."
Darwin, C. 1872/1965. The expression of the emotions in man and animals. The expression of the emotions in man and animals. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, p. 118. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, p. 118.
BELONGING TO THE HOUSE.
on the variety of canids:
Macdonald, D. W., and C. Sillero-Zubiri. 2004. The biology and conservation of The biology and conservation of wild canids. wild canids. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
on raisin toxicity:
McKnight, K. Feb. 2005. Toxicology brief: Grape and raisin toxicity in dogs. Veterinary Technician, 26, Veterinary Technician, 26, 135136. 135136.
etymology of "domesticated":
I drew this wording from Samuel Johnson"s 1755 dictionary: domestical domestical and and domestick domestick are both partially defined "belonging to the house; not relating to things publick." are both partially defined "belonging to the house; not relating to things publick."
on the fox domestication experiments:
Belyaev, D. K. 1979. Destabilizing selection as a factor in domestication. Journal of Journal of Heredity, 70, Heredity, 70, 301308. 301308.
Trut, L. N. 1999. Early canid domestication: The farm-fox experiment. American American Scientist, 87, Scientist, 87, 160169. 160169.
on wolf behavior and anatomy:
Mech, D. L., and L. Boitani. 2003. Wolves: Behavior, ecology, and conservation. Wolves: Behavior, ecology, and conservation. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
on domestication:
There are many current theories of dog domestication. The one presented here is corroborated by both the recent mtDNA findings, and by a better understanding of the genetics of selection. It is elaborated in R. Coppinger and L. Coppinger. 2001. Dogs: A startling new understanding of canine origin, behavior, and Dogs: A startling new understanding of canine origin, behavior, and evolution. evolution. New York: Scribner. New York: Scribner.
Clutton-Brock, J. 1999. A natural history of domesticated mammals, A natural history of domesticated mammals, 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
on earliest date of domestication:
Ostrander, E. A., U. Giger, and K. Lindblad-Toh, eds. 2006. The dog and its The dog and its genome. genome. Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.
Vila, C., P. Savolainen, J. E. Maldonado, I. R. Amorim, J. E. Rice, R. L. Honeycutt, K. A. Crandall, J. Lundeberg, and R. K. Wayne. 1997. Multiple and ancient origins of the domestic dog. Science, 276, Science, 276, 16871689. 16871689.
on development:
Mech and Boitani, 2003.
Scott, J. P., and J. L. Fuller. 1965. Genetics and the social behaviour of the dog. Genetics and the social behaviour of the dog. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
on poodle/husky difference in development:
Feddersen-Petersen, D., in Miklosi, 2007.
on wolf rope task:
Miklosi, a., E. Kubinyi, J. Topal, M. Gacsi, Zs. Viranyi, and V. Csanyi. 2003. A simple reason for a big difference: Wolves do not look back at humans, but dogs do. Current Biology, 13, Current Biology, 13, 763766. 763766.
on eye contact:
Fox, 1971.
Serpell, J. 1996. In the company of animals: A study of human-animal relationships. In the company of animals: A study of human-animal relationships. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
on breeds:
Garber, M. 1996. Dog love. Dog love. New York: Simon & Schuster. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Ostrander et al., 2006.
on leg length-chest depth ratios:
Brown, C. M. 1986. Dog locomotion and gait a.n.a.lysis. Dog locomotion and gait a.n.a.lysis. Wheat Ridge, CO: Hoflin Publishing Ltd. Wheat Ridge, CO: Hoflin Publishing Ltd.
on the Ibizan and Pharaoh:
Parker, H. G, L. V. Kim, N. B. Sutter, S. Carlson, T. D. Lorentzen, T. B. Malek, G. S. Johnson, H. B. DeFrance, E. A. Ostrander, and L. Kruglyak. 2004. Genetic structure of the purebred domestic dog. Science, 304, Science, 304, 11601164. 11601164.
on breed specs:
Crowley, J., and B. Adelman, eds. 1998. The complete dog book, The complete dog book, 19th edition. Publication of the American Kennel Club. New York: Howell Book House. 19th edition. Publication of the American Kennel Club. New York: Howell Book House.
on the dog genome:
Kirkness, E. F., et al. et al. 2003. The dog genome: Survey sequencing and comparative a.n.a.lysis. 2003. The dog genome: Survey sequencing and comparative a.n.a.lysis. Science, 301, Science, 301, 18981903. 18981903.
Lindblad-Toh, K., et al. 2005. Genome sequence, comparative a.n.a.lysis and haplotype structure of the domestic dog. Nature, 438, Nature, 438, 803819. 803819.
Ostrander et al., 2006.