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Humanity's Best Friend: A Dog-Centric Approach to Addressing Global Challenges.

ABSTRACT: No other animal has a closer mutualistic relationship with humans than the dog (Canis familiaris). Domesticated from the Eurasian grey wolf (Canis lupus), dogs have evolved alongside humans over millennia in a relationship that has transformed dogs and the environments in which humans and dogs have co-inhabited. The story of the dog is the story of recent humanity, in all its biological and cultural complexity. By exploring human-dog-environment interactions throughout time and space, it is possible not only to understand vital elements of global history, but also to critically assess our present-day relationship with the natural world, and to begin to mitigate future global challenges. In this paper, co-authored by researchers from across the natural and social sciences, arts and humanities, we argue that a dog-centric approach provides a new model for future academic enquiry and engagement with both the public and the global environmental agenda.

SUBMITTER: Sykes N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7142965 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Humanity's Best Friend: A Dog-Centric Approach to Addressing Global Challenges.

Sykes Naomi N Beirne Piers P Horowitz Alexandra A Jones Ione I Kalof Linda L Karlsson Elinor E King Tammie T Litwak Howard H McDonald Robbie A RA Murphy Luke John LJ Pemberton Neil N Promislow Daniel D Rowan Andrew A Stahl Peter W PW Tehrani Jamshid J Tourigny Eric E Wynne Clive D L CDL Strauss Eric E Larson Greger G

Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20200317 3

No other animal has a closer mutualistic relationship with humans than the dog (<i>Canis familiaris</i>). Domesticated from the Eurasian grey wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>), dogs have evolved alongside humans over millennia in a relationship that has transformed dogs and the environments in which humans and dogs have co-inhabited. The story of the dog is the story of recent humanity, in all its biological and cultural complexity. By exploring human-dog-environment interactions throughout time and spa ...[more]

PMID: 32192138

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Humanity's Best Friend: A Dog-Centric Approach to Addressing Global Challenges.

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Humanity's Best Friend: A Dog-Centric Approach to Addressing Global Challenges.

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