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Dawn of the Dog
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Janice Koler-Matznick was born with a strong feeling of connection to animals, especially dogs. Her main area of interest has always been animal and human behavior. After raising her son she returned to college in midlife, earning a Bachelor of Science in biology and a Master of Science in environmental science. She continued her studies as an independent scholar. Janice is certified in applied animal behavior by the Board of Professional Certification of the Animal Behavior Society, and an invited member of the Canid Specialist Group of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, representing the interests of the New Guinea dingo. Two decades ago, Janice's knowledge and hands-on experience with dogs and captive wild canids led her to the conclusion the dog is not, as commonly believed, a domesticated gray wolf. As part of her research Janice kept and studied one of the most primitive dogs, the New Guinea dingo (also called the Singing Dog). Their behavior proved to be very different from the gray wolf. This dingo is so unique and rare, in 1996 Janice founded the New Guinea Singing Dog Conservation Society, a small non-profit group dedicated to research on and preservation of the "Singers." In her 7 years as proprietor of a dog grooming business, 30 years as a professional dog trainer, and an additional 10 as an applied dog behaviorist, Janice has had hands-on experience with many hundreds of dogs of every type. She also worked with captive wild canids. In the 1990's she served as interim keeper for a pack of 12 wolves at the Julian Center for Science and Education, Julian, California, when the owners had to travel. She also in the early 1980's raised in her home a 3/4 wolf hybrid, Cody, from 14 days to 11 mos., when he met a tragic end as many "pet" wolves and high content hybrids do. Janice obtained Cody from a contact made though John Sullivan, PhD, the wolf expert she studied animal behavior under at Southern Oregon University, as a project to document the differences between Cody and domestic dogs as companion animals. She had cared for Dr. Sullivan's wolf hybrids, coyotes, and dogs when he traveled. Her experience with Cody was the first brick in the foundation of Janice's rejection of the gray wolf as the dog ancestor. Cody was very challenging to keep, and even after being hand raised and extensively socialized he was emotionally highly reactive and willful. Since 1972 Janice's hobby has been showing and breeding Rhodesian Ridgebacks under the kennel name Kandu. While there are Kandu show, lure coursing, and sprint racing champions, her main focus has always been to produce temperamentally sound and healthy companion Ridgebacks.

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Dawn of the Dog is a beautifully written, thoroughly researched book that thoughtfully and provocatively challenges ideas about the origin of dogs and our relationship with them. It demonstrates the central place aboriginal dogs have in teaching us about dogs, evolution, and ourselves. - Brian Hare, PhD, author of The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter Than You Think. Dawn of the Dog is a well-researched and clearly written book about the origin of the dog and natural dog behavior. This book goes beyond merely echoing traditional views of how dogs came to be and who they are. While some might not agree with the author, all readers will come away knowing more than they did before reading this book, and perhaps asking questions that they had not previously considered. -Marc Bekoff, PhD, author of many books including Rewilding Our Hearts: Building Pathways of Compassion and Coexistence. If you are curious about the origin of our closest animal companion, the dog, Canis familiaris, this scholarly book is the best resource on this subject. . . From Janice Koler-Matznick's analysis of scientific reports, this award-worthy and beautifully illustrated treatise supports the theory that the dog existed as a unique, naturally evolved species distinct from today's wolves long before any association with humans. -Dr. Michael W. Fox, author many books including The Behavior of Wolves, Dogs and Related Canids. The message in Dawn of the Dog that is so crucial to pulling aside the curtain of the wolf ancestor myth is that we must investigate the data of canine behavior without these preconceptions. - Mary Lee Nitschke, PhD

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