Genetics and the Social Behaviour of the Dog

by John Paul Scott, John L. Fuller

The classic study of dog behavior gathered into one volume. Based on twenty years of research at the Jackson Laboratory, this is the single most important and comprehensive reference work on the behavior of dogs ever complied.

"Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog is one of the most important texts on canine behavior published to date. Anyone interested in breeding, training, or canine behavior must own this book."—Wayne Hunthausen, D.V.M., Director of Animal Behavior Consultations

"This pioneering research on dog behavioral genetics is a timeless classic for all serious students of ethology and canine behavior."—Dr. Michael Fox, Senior Advisor to the President, The Humane Society of the United States

"A major authoritative work. . . . Immensely rewarding reading for anyone concerned with dog-breeding."— Times Literary Supplement

"The last comprehensive study [of dog behavior] was concluded more than thirty years ago, when John Paul Scott and John L. Fuller published their seminal work Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog." —Mark Derr, The Atlantic Monthly

"Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog is essential reading for anyone involved in the breeding of dogs. No breeder can afford to ignore the principles of proper socialization first discovered and articulated in this landmark study."-The Monks of New Skete, authors of How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend and the video series Raising Your Dog with the Monks of New Skete.

Genres: Dogs, Science, Animals, Nonfiction, Reference, Genetics

506 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1965

Reviews

[Richard Kroyer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I disagree that genetics play that big a role in behavior

[Tim O'Riordan · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bit too academic for my liking. It is what it says on the cover, I suppose, so a lot of tables, etc.

The most interesting point to come out of it all was that, although the dog exhibits different traits to the wolf (since the 1990's the dog, canis lupus familiaris, has been considered only as a subsecies of the wolf, canis lupus, rather than as a separate species), it sometimes exhibits pack behaviour, which is a wolf trait rather than one of the domestic dog.

This would lead me to believe that the two main schools of thought in dog training, that of the non-academic pack theorists and that of the more academic dog behaviourists, both have a place in dog training.

[Locke · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is basically ,looking long in terms of holding in terms of current relative scientific fact is quite long in the tooth. That not only was the scientific methods not always clear, often times the governmental methods were not has well

[Keri]

Need to get.