Is There a Gene for Dog People?

<p>Were you born a dog person? Are there different types of dog people? Why does Ann love smush faced clowns and Lisa high drive predators? Ann and Lisa look at how man's best friendship evolved over thousands of years.</p> <p>Want to follow up on our sources or watch any of the videos we mention? <a href='https://thisanimallife.com/'>Go to ThisAnimalLIfe.com </a>and <a href='https://thisanimallife.com/?page_id=392'>click on Show Notes</a>.</p> <p>References:</p> <p>Coppinger, Raymond and Laura, <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/715516.Dogs?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=1vAivmavRT&rank=3'>Dogs: A Startling New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior, and Evolution</a>, Scribner, 2001</p> <p>Coren, Stanley, <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/396926.The_Intelligence_of_Dogs?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=1RvZTVFI3M&rank=1'>The Intelligence of Dogs</a>, Atria Books, 2006.</p> <p>Coren, Stanley. <a href=''>Why We Love the Dogs We Do</a>. Free Press, 2000. </p> <p><a href='https://www.amazon.com/Language-Music-Wolves-Robert-Redford/dp/B000QH7BQI'>The Language and Music of the Wolves</a>, American Museum of Natural, History, vinyl LP, 1971. Narrated by Robert Redford. Available on <a href='https://open.spotify.com/album/2kvMWalLjLl1JaWar78Tb0'>Spotify</a>.</p> <p>Larson, Janet Elisabeth, <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2010863.The_Versatile_Border_Collie?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=pkVvSxoxet&rank=1'>The Versatile Border Collie</a>. Alpine Blue Ribbon Books, 1998, 2010.</p> <p>McCaig, Donald,  <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1508551.The_Dog_Wars?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=lLuOzJakbl&rank=8'>Dog Wars: How the Border Collie Battled the American Kennel Club</a>, Outrun Press 2007.</p> <p>Miklosi, Adam, <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2644102-dog-behaviour-evolution-and-cognition?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=fipt1FYHjg&rank=2'>Dog Behaviour, Evolution, and Cognition</a>, Oxford University Press 2016.</p> <p>Pollan, Michael,  <a href='https:/