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stacylmoll's review
5.0
Loved learning about how we ended up with such wonderful animals to share our lives. We really don’t deserve them.
mjfmjfmjf's review
2.0
Disappointing. Lots of good stuff in this book including much review of current past theories related to evolution and genetics and dogs and domestication and migration and so forth. But written so redundantly and in the end boringly. Could not recommend this book to anyone who was not absolutely super focused on the topic.
jason461's review
5.0
This is a highly detailed account of the transition from wolf to dog. Derr takes the most credible approach of make certain to discuss all the competing view points of this confusing issue. Though he quite obviously, has his favorites, he is very clear about the inconclusiveness of the available data. Beyond that, he provides excellent, thought provoking commentary about what the difference between what we expect from our dogs and what we should expect from them. I've been a dog owner my entire life, but this made me think about them differently. A fascinating read.
joannawnyc's review
1.0
Are our current canine pets wolf-like dogs or dog-like wolves? Mark Derr doesn't know either. But he doesn't mind wasting your time with his circular arguments, frequent unnecessary personal asides and general petulant, chip-on-the-shoulder attitude toward actual research scientists. He does have a few interesting ideas, but stylistically this book is really annoying and disorganized. He could have used a good editor
Maybe if you like dogs more than I do, or have a few theories of your own, you'll find this interesting, but I got a few chapters in and decided he had already made his point, such as it was.
A rare "didn't finish" from me.
Maybe if you like dogs more than I do, or have a few theories of your own, you'll find this interesting, but I got a few chapters in and decided he had already made his point, such as it was.
A rare "didn't finish" from me.
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