Veterinary Medicine Library

 What is the Human-Animal Bond?

"The human-animal bond is a mutually beneficial and dynamic relationship between people and animals that is influenced by behaviors considered essential to the health and wellbeing of both. This bond is beneficial to the mental, physical, and social health of people, and animals"

Dog's Best Friend : Annals of the Dog-Human Relationship

"Dog's Best Friend first takes us back to prehistoric days when, around the world, small numbers of tamed. Wolves became dogs, joining their human companions in a new way of life ..."

Human-Dog Relationships : Behaviour, Physiology, and Wellbeing

"This special issue contains 22 papers (20 research articles and two reviews) on dogs interacting with humans in many different environments, including animal shelters, homes, healthcare facilities, other work sites, and outdoor areas. Given these diverse settings, there are papers concerning interactions between people and shelter dogs, pet dogs, therapy dogs, service dogs, working dogs, and free-living dogs"

Dogs in the North : Stories of Cooperation and Co-domestication

"Spanning the deep history of humans and dogs in the North, the volume examines a variety of contexts in North America and Eurasia. The case studies build on archaeological, ethnohistorical, ethnographic, and anthropological research to illuminate the diversity and similarities in canine–human relationships across this vast region. The book sheds additional light on how dogs figure in the story of domestication, and how they have participated in partnerships with people across time"

The 7 C's : Thoughts on Training and Relationships

" ... examines these 7 key points of the dog/human relationship: creativity, consistency, communication, congruency, condition, clarity and confidence"