WANT
TO UNDERSTAND YOUR DOG?--DOGS, WOLVES AND COYOTES BEHAVIOR.
Study wolf and coyote behavior
to know something about the life of your dog. Dogs are descended
from wolves. A report in Science
(volume 276, no. 5319, p 1687-1689, 1997) gives evidence
that dogs were descended from wolves more than 100,000 years ago
rather than 14,000 years ago as previously thought. Can you see
the wolf in your dog? When dogs eat, they wolf it down. When dogs
see a squirrel, they see prey. When dogs see a green lawn, they
see land that they can claim as their own by marking with their
urine. This is their odor fingerprint that all other dogs will
want to sniff. Trained narcotic dogs can detect odors at 5-25
PPB (parts per billion).
Guides for dog behavior:
The Dogs Mind. Understanding
your Dog's Behavior. by Bruce Fogle. A brief, but learned treatment
of dog fundamentals and behavior.
Good Owners, Great Dogs by Brian Kilcommons.
Fundamentals of turning a mut into a good dog.
In Praise of Wolves by R. D. Lawrence. A good study of wild wolves,
captive wild wolves and semi-tame wolves.
God's Dog , the North American
Coyote by Hope Ryden.
A facinating study on the predator that has increased in numbers
from Mexico to Alaska despite man's misguided attempts at extermination.
