{"product_id":"dog-s-best-friend-book-simon-garfield-9780063052246","title":"Dog's Best Friend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating, informative and highly entertaining\u003cbr\u003e expedition through the highways and byways of dogdom.\" --John Bradshaw, New York Times bestselling author of Dog Sense\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA charming meditation\u003cbr\u003e on the relationship between humans and dogs, drawing upon history, science,\u003cbr\u003e art, and personal experience to illuminate a magical bond that has endured\u003cbr\u003e millennia--from the New\u003cbr\u003e York Times bestselling\u003cbr\u003e author of Just My Type.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Ludo is now an elderly gentleman, and we would do almost anything to\u003cbr\u003e ensure his continued happiness. We schedule our days around his needs--his\u003cbr\u003e mealtimes, his walks, the delivery of his life-saving medication (he has\u003cbr\u003e epilepsy, poor love). We spend a bizarrely large amount of our disposable\u003cbr\u003e income on him, and he never sends a card of thanks. When he's not with us for a\u003cbr\u003e few days, the house feels extraordinarily empty. I feel so fortunate to know\u003cbr\u003e him.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLudo is a dog--Simon\u003cbr\u003e Garfield's beloved black Labrador retriever, one of millions of canines who\u003cbr\u003e have become integral parts of our lives. But how did the dog become top dog?\u003cbr\u003e How did these faithful animals come to assist us not only in hunting, but in\u003cbr\u003e bomb disposal and cancer detection--and ultimately become our closest\u003cbr\u003e companions? Dog's Best Friend examines how this bond\u003cbr\u003e developed over the centuries, and how it has transformed countless lives, both\u003cbr\u003e human and canine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGarfield begins with the\u003cbr\u003e earliest visual representations--dogs depicted in ancient rock art--and ends at\u003cbr\u003e the laboratory that first sequenced the canine genome. Along the way, we meet\u003cbr\u003e the legendary Corgis of Buckingham Palace, the dogs of the Soviet space\u003cbr\u003e program, the world's first labradoodle, and a border collie that can identify\u003cbr\u003e more than a thousand different plush toys. Garfield reveals the secrets of the\u003cbr\u003e world's best dog trainers, takes us inside the wild world of dog breeding and\u003cbr\u003e dog shows, and unearths the deep psychological roots of the human-dog link. And\u003cbr\u003e Ludo pops his snout in from time to time as well.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eA celebration of this deep interspecies connection,\u003cbr\u003e delivered with Simon Garfield's inimitable wit, Dog's Best\u003cbr\u003e Friend offers delights and insights for anyone who has ever loved a\u003cbr\u003e dog.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49581111542033,"sku":"GOR012734611","price":17.19,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49900048711953,"sku":"CIN0063052245VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50448230613265,"sku":"CIN0063052245G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0063052245.jpg?v=1751355687","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/dog-s-best-friend-book-simon-garfield-9780063052246","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}