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History Extra podcast

Dog history: everything you wanted to know

History Extra podcast

Immediate Media

History

4.34.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

When were dogs first domesticated? Why was adopting from London’s “Temporary Home for Lost and Starving Dogs” such a radical move? And how did a dognapping case change the life of 19th-century poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning? Speaking to Charlotte Hodgman, Professor Julie-Marie Strange answers your top questions on the history of dogs in Britain, from the popularity of certain breeds, to 19th-century dog shows and the origins of the Kennel Club. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:19.9

When were dogs first domesticated? Why was adopting an animal from the temporary home

1:25.5

for lost and starving dogs such a radical move in Victorian London? And how did a dog

1:31.8

napping case change the life of the 19th century poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning?

1:38.2

In our latest everything you want to know episode, we're answering your top questions on

1:43.6

yes, the history of dogs. Charlotte Hodgman put your questions on everything from dog

1:49.9

breeds to cruffts to Professor Julie Marie Strange, whose books include The Invention

1:55.8

of the Modern Dog, Breed and Blood in Victorian Britain.

1:59.4

So, we've had quite a few people on Twitter and Facebook asking about when dogs were first

2:05.9

domesticated. So, see, Dan Con Twitter, Ron Mill on Facebook, they both wanted to know,

2:12.0

do we know when this first happened? So, it's a really good question and what we think

2:18.1

is that dogs, well, that wolves became more like dogs, I guess. So, there's been a relationship

2:26.3

between humans and wolves, what we might call friendly wolves, for about 25 to 30,000

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