Author: Fred
Bondeson is a Cornell University lecturer who has written several books about historical oddities (?The Two-Headed Boy, And Other Medical Marvels?, 2000; ?Buried Alive: the Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear?, 2001; etc.). Here he documents examples of headline-making dogs, emphasizing intelligent and ?talking? dogs but also including notable meat-roasting dogs, rat-catching dogs, famous people?s dogs, martyred dogs, and more.
The intelligent and ?talking? dogs will be of most interest to Furry fans. Bondeson notes that reports of these date back to antiquity, but these ?true stories? contain so much obvious fantasy that none of them can be taken seriously. He cites the 18th century as about as far back as contemporary news reports and theatrical posters go.
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Source: http://www.furrynewsnetwork.com/2011/07/review-amazing-dogs-jon-bondeson/
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