Companion Animal Psychology Book Club September 2018
"The controversial story of one infamous breed of dog."
By Zazie Todd, PhD
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The Companion Animal Psychology Book Club choice for September 2018 is Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon
by Bronwen Dickey.
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The Companion Animal Psychology Book Club choice for September 2018 is Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon
by Bronwen Dickey.
From the back cover,
"When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness in her affectionate pit bull. Which made her wonder: How had the breed—beloved by Teddy Roosevelt and Helen Keller—come to be known as a brutal fighter? Dickey’s search for answers takes her from nineteenth-century New York dogfighting pits to early twentieth‑century movie sets, from the battlefields of Gettysburg to struggling urban neighborhoods. In this illuminating story of how a popular breed became demonized--and what role humans have played in the transformation--Dickey offers us an insightful view of Americans' relationship with their dogs"
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Zazie Todd, PhD, is the award-winning author of Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy and Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy. She is the creator of the popular blog, Companion Animal Psychology, writes The Pawsitive Post premium newsletter, and also has a column at Psychology Today. Todd lives in Maple Ridge, BC, with her husband, one dog, and two cats.
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