BLUF
This article argues that in some societies, the dog you own can signal your social class, preferences and even your personality.Summary
Katrina Gulliver writing in Aeon, makes the following points:
- Creating family trees for pets and named breeds strengthens our relationships with our pets.
- Humans have long had pets as well as working animals.
- Selective breeding has given us dogs that can assist us in various tasks.
- In Early Modern Europe, small dogs that were purely pets and provided companionship also showed that their owner had wealth and status.
- Dogs have moved from the kennel to the house, and owning one can sometimes express our culture and values.
References
Recent Runway Posts related to this topic:
References from the Web:
- FEB 2021 People’s Relationships with Pets Have Changed during Pandemic-VOA Learning English
- MAR 2022 Dogs and People: Evolution of a Special Relationship- Psychology Today
- MAY 2022 I’m a man of facts and science, but I know this – what dogs feel is not just attachment, it’s love-the Guardian
