Review

Simon Garfield's history of the unbreakable bond between dogs and humans is an entertaining read

By Penelope Cottier
February 13 2021 - 12:00am
Simon Garfield, with Ludo. Picture: Sarah Lee
Simon Garfield, with Ludo. Picture: Sarah Lee
  • Dog's Best Friend: A Brief History of an Unbreakable Bond, by Simon Garfield. Hachette, $32.99.

This book charts human beings' changing relationship with dogs, from the earliest days of association with wolves, to "buying an electrically heated daybed for the Cavalier King Charles spaniel". In engaging and often amusing prose, the author looks at evolution, dogs in art, literature and social media, to name but a few of the topics covered in Dog's Best Friend.

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