{"product_id":"collared-how-we-made-the-modern-dog-9781800816411b","title":"Collared: How We Made the Modern Dog","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA Church Times Book of the Year 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Essential reading' John Bradshaw, author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eIn Defence of Dogs\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Funny, irreverent and enthusiastic, [Pearson] parades his love for all things canine' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thought-provoking and often surprising' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eCountry Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Week\u003c\/span\u003e magazine 'Book of the Week'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDogs are our constant companions: models of loyalty and unconditional love for millions around the world. But these beloved animals are much more than just our pets - and our shared history is far richer and more complex than you might assume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere, historian and dog lover Chris Pearson reveals how the shifting fortunes of dogs hold a mirror to our changing society, from the evolution of breeding standards to the fight for animal rights. Wherever humans have gone, dogs have followed, changing size, appearance and even jobs along the way - from the forests of medieval Europe, where greyhounds chased down game for royalty, to the frontlines of twentieth-century conflicts, where dogs carried messages and hauled gun carriages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite vast social change, however, the power of the human-canine bond has never diminished. By turns charming, thought-provoking and surprising, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eCollared \u003c\/span\u003ereveals the fascinating tale of how we made the modern dog.","brand":"Profile Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42824431009872,"sku":"9781800816411B","price":13.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781800816411-l.jpg?v=1785896559","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/collared-how-we-made-the-modern-dog-9781800816411b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}