The Lost History of the Canine Race: Our 15,000-Year Love

The Lost History of the Canine Race: Our 15,000-Year Love Affair With Dogs

From the mysterious healing dogs of ancient Rome to the canine conquistadors who helped claim the New World to the American doggie paratroopers of WWII, dogs have been our best friends and helpers from the Pliocene to the present day. Anthropologist Mary Elizabeth Thurston draws on ancient artifacts, documents, and contemporary photographs to dramatize the evolution of the human-dog relationship throughout the ages photos .

The Lost History of the Canine Race: Our 15,000-Year Love Affair With Dogs