Synopsis

Despite their occasional feral displays, dogs are fundamentally domesticated creatures. In a mere fourteen thousand years, humans have reshaped a single species into over four hundred distinct breeds. Yet, beneath this outward diversity, all dogs remain variations on the theme of their ancestral wolf. How, then, did this remarkable domestication occur? Dr. Rodney Honeycutt explores the genetic underpinnings of this process, alongside the unique sensory gifts that define the canine – its extraord