The Invention of the Dog with Tamsin Pickeral
We chat about the history of dog breeds and what makes dogs so successful with Tamsin Pickeral, author of The Invention of the Dog: 75 Breeds that Changed the World.
By Zazie Todd, PhD
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The Invention of the Dog with Tamsin Pickeral
Tamsin Pickeral's new book, The Invention of the Dog: 75 Breeds that Changed the World is a fascinating, touching, and beautifully illustrated account of where our beloved dogs come from. Tamsin joined Zazie and Kristi to chat about the book.
We talked about:
- How the book came about, and what it was like selecting the artwork to be included in the book
- Then we look at 3 very different breeds, starting with the history of the Shih Tzu
- The history of the Bernese Mountain Dog
- The history of the Yorkshire Terrier
- How dog breeds became so different
- Tamsin's favourite image from the book
- Why dogs are so successful
- The domestication of the dog
- The depiction of dogs in art and how their appearance has changed over the years
- And finally, we asked Tamsin to recommend a book to us
The Invention of the Dog: 75 Breeds that Changed the World is out now and available wherever books are sold.
The book that Tamsin recommended to us is Fairy Tale by Stephen King.
Tamsin Pickeral is an animal specialist and an art historian. She is an internationally published author who has written several acclaimed books on animal themes. Her new book, The Invention of the Dog, is just published and tells the true stories of some of our favourite dog breeds.
Learn more about Tamsin at https://tamsinpickeral.com/
