A comprehensive update of the first monograph on the behavior, evolution, and cognition of dogs.

This is the first book to summarize and synthesize the recently growing primary research literature on the behavior, evolution, and cognition of dogs. The author presents a new ecological approach to understanding dog behavior and demonstrates how dogs can be the subject of rigorous and productive scientific studies without needing to be confined to a laboratory environment. This second, fully updated edition of "Dog Behavior, Evolution, and Cognition" begins with an overview of the conceptual and methodological issues associated with studying dogs, followed by a brief description of their role in human society. An evolutionary perspective is then introduced, providing a summary of current research on the process of domestication.