gcv-border Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 I watched two excellent shows about dogs on PBS last night. It was a double-header with the second immediately following the first. Yay, two hours of canine TV. :) I believe the PBS website (pbs.org) has at least one, if not both, shows available as video. The first show was a Nature show titled "Dogs That Changed the World". The second show was a NOVA show titled "Dogs Decoded". I am not sure, but both may have been British produced. What can I say - it is some of the best TV I have seen in a while. I thoroughly enjoyed both of them. Even my husband watched BOTH of them. (I figured he was good for about 10 minutes max.) I already knew about 80-90% of the information presented, but it was very well done and the new information was very interesting. Jovi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waffles Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 The NOVA Dogs Decoded is also available for instant viewing on Netflix. It really is a well done show. I'll have to look up the other one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geonni banner Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Terrierman has a clip on his blog today from "Dogs That Changed the World". It's about Salukis. http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/ I liked it well enough to buy a DVD of the show from Amazon. It's $17.49. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 I am watching them now off and on (DVR'd). I like the points being made about breeding practices, and people needing to understand the hard wired behaviors of their particular dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted October 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Terrierman has a clip on his blog today from "Dogs That Changed the World". It's about Salukis. http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/ I liked it well enough to buy a DVD of the show from Amazon. It's $17.49. IMHO, this is one of the more memorable segments of the show. I was very impressed that the modern day Saluki owners have trained/bred their dogs NOT to kill the prey, as had been their job for centuries. I was also impressed by the segment in which a British scientist?/anthropologist? was able to show and contrast pictures of a bulldog from the late 1800s with the modern bulldog. What a difference! He detailed the many structural changes that have been bred into the bulldog over the years and why the modern bulldog is actually a very poorly built dog. And I cringed listening to the bulldog owner (and judge) explaining what attributes (undershot jaw, narrow hips, extremely broad chest) are desirable in a bulldog - the same attributes that basically make the bulldog an unhealthy dog. Poor dogss After seeing that segment, I would hope that all purebred dog owners would look at their breed with a critical eye as to the structural integrity of the breed. Probably too much to hope for. Jovi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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