What's a Dog For?：The Surprising History, Science, Philosophy, and Politics of Man’s Best Friend

Asdogstaketheirplaceascoddledfamilymembersandtheirnumbersballoontoover77millionintheUnitedStatesalone,it’snosurprisethatcaninecultureisundergoingamassivetransformation.Nowsubjecttomanyofthesamequestionsofrightsandethicsaspeople,thepoliticsofdogsaremoretumultuousandpublicthanever—withfiercemoralbattlesragingoverkillshelters,puppymills,andbreedstandards.Incorporatinginterviewsandresearchfromscientists,activists,breeders,andtrainers,What’saDogFor?investigateshowdogshavereachedthisexaltedstatus,andwhytheyholdsuchfascinationforushumans.