Dog behaviour evolution and cognition starts with an overview of the conceptual and methodological issues associated with the study of the dog followed by a brief description of their role in human society almost a third of human families share their daily life with the dog an evolutionary perspective is then introduced with a summary of current research into the process of domestication the central part of the book is devoted to issues relating to the cognitive aspects of behaviour . This second fully updated edition of dog behaviour evolution and cognition starts with an overview of the conceptual and methodological issues associated with the study of the dog followed by a. Dog behaviour evolution and cognition starts with an overview of the conceptual and methodological issues associated with the study of the dog followed by a brief description of their role in. Dog behaviour evolution and cognition adam miklosi abstract the main aim of this book is to provide a basis for a complete dog behavioural biology based on concepts derived from contemporary ethology thus dog behaviour is viewed from both functional evolution and ecology and mechanistic and developmental points of view the study of dogs is placed in a comparative context which involves