This is the first book to collate and synthesise the recent burgeoning primary research literature on
dog behaviour, evolution and cognition. The author presents a new ecological approach to the understanding
of dog behaviour, demonstrating how dogs can be the subject of rigorous and productive scientific study
without the need to confine them to a laboratory environment.

Dog Behaviour, Evolution, and Cognition starts with an overview of the conceptual and methodological
issues associated with the study of the dog, followed by a brief description of their role in human
society--almost a third of human families share their daily life with a dog! An evolutionary perspective
is then introduced with a summary of current research into the process of domestication. The central
part of the book is devoted to issues relating to the cognitive aspects of behavior which have received
particular attention in recent years from both psychologists and ethologists. The book's final chapters
introduce the reader to many novel approaches to dog behavior, set in the context of behavioral
development and genetics.

Directions for future research are highlighted throughout the text which also incorporates links to
human and primate research by drawing on homologies and analogies in both evolution and behavior.
The book will therefore be of relevance and use to anyone with an interest in behavioral ecology
including graduate students of animal behavior and cognition, as well as a more general audience
of dog enthusiasts, biologists, psychologists and sociologists.

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