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1/4 Better world of friends: 1/4 A Dog's World: Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without Humans, by Jessica Pierce and Marc Bekoff

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4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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1/4 Better world of friends: 1/4 A Dog's World: Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without Humans, by Jessica Pierce and Marc Bekoff

https://www.amazon.com/Dogs-World-Imagining-without-Humans/dp/0691196184

What would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog’s World imagines a posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive―and possibly even thrive―and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide how we interact with dogs now.

Drawing on biology, ecology, and the latest findings on the lives and behavior of dogs and their wild relatives, Jessica Pierce and Marc Bekoff―two of today’s most innovative thinkers about dogs―explore who dogs might become without direct human intervention into breeding, arranged playdates at the dog park, regular feedings, and veterinary care. Pierce and Bekoff show how dogs are quick learners who are highly adaptable and opportunistic, and they offer compelling evidence that dogs already do survive on their own―and could do so in a world without us.

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0:00.0

Elevates your summer nights

0:02.6

with all the indulgence of the new Magnum Double Star Chaser.

0:07.2

It crack in chocolate, popcorn flavor,

0:11.4

and rich caramel sauce for the night.

0:14.2

Pleasure is always on.

0:16.8

Magnum, true to pleasure.

0:24.4

This is CBS, I On The World.

0:26.4

I'm John Bachelor with

0:27.8

Jessica Pearson, Mark Backhoff.

0:30.0

A dog's world is their new presentation

0:33.0

of imaginable,

0:34.0

a thought experiment,

0:34.9

imagining the lives of dogs

0:36.4

and world without humans.

0:37.9

So we've gone through the home dogs,

0:40.1

the free-ranging dogs and the feral dogs.

0:42.9

We've made the transition.

0:44.3

We're now in a world where there's no memory,

0:47.6

first generation, second generation,

0:49.4

third generation of human beings,

0:51.0

homo sapiens.

0:52.6

The dogs are impact behavior.

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