The powerful bond between people and pets : our boundless connections to companion animals /
From the Publisher: An engaging and science-based examination of people and companion animals, this book shows how their lives are inextricably intertwined, what the impact has been on culture and on society, the reasons people go to great lengths to care for and protect their beloved animals, and w...
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| Language: | English |
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Westport, Conn. :
Praeger,
2008
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| Series: | Practical and applied psychology,
Practical and applied psychology |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: A new era for companion animals
- Companion animals in America and around the globe
- Genesis and nature of the bond
- Why we choose certain animals as companions
- Roles that animals play in our lives and how we influence each other
- Embedded with humans--animals in the human world
- Pets as medicine
- Protecting our companion animals
- When love hurts
- Love gone bad
- Preface
- Foreword / Gerald P Koocher
- Acknowledgment
- Note to the reader
- Introduction: A new era for companion animals
- 1: Companion animals in America and around the globe
- 2: Genesis and nature of the bond
- 3: Why we choose certain animals as companions
- 4: Roles that animals play in our lives and how we influence each other
- 5: Embedded with humans-animals in the human world
- 6: Pets as medicine
- 7: Protecting our companion animals
- 8: When love hurts
- 9: Love gone bad
- Series afterword / Judy Kuriansky
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index