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Nature Dogs That Changed the World: Dogs by Design (1982– ) Online
1982– F. Murray Abraham Robert Alleyne Ray Coppinger Corinna Faith
Original Title :
Dogs That Changed the World: Dogs by Design
Genre :
TV Episode / Documentary / Family
Year :
1982–
Directror :
Corinna Faith
Cast :
F. Murray Abraham,Robert Alleyne,Ray Coppinger
Writer :
Kathy Svitil
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
58min
Rating :
8.0/10

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Nature Dogs That Changed the World: Dogs by Design (1982– ) Online

Over 400 breeds of dog are recognized around the world, each unique for its personality, habits, and form. Most of these breeds exploded onto the scene over the past 150 years, spurred by the Victorian-era passion for the "dog fancy" - the selective breeding of dogs to enhance particular characteristics. By tinkering with its genetics, humans made the dog the most varied animal species on the planet - and also created a host of hereditary health problems.
Episode credited cast:
F. Murray Abraham F. Murray Abraham - Narrator
Robert Alleyne Robert Alleyne - Himself - Dog behaviorist
Ray Coppinger Ray Coppinger - Himself - Professor, Hampshire College
Susan Crockford Susan Crockford - Herself, University of Victoria, BC
Joe Relph Joe Relph - Himself
Jeff Sampson Jeff Sampson - Himself - Geneticist, UK Kennel Club
James Serpell James Serpell - Himself, zoologist, University of Pennsylvania


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F. Murray Abrahams narrates this episode of "Nature". It's all about dogs and their malleability--both in size and shape as well as jobs. As far as size and type go, the show explores positive and negative consequences of selective breeding. Because of so much in- breeding, wonderful and beneficial changes have result. But, dog showing for looks versus health and type have also created many genetic problems. Specifically, the show looks at how incredibly different bulldogs look today versus 150 years ago--when it was practically a different breed entirely. Additionally, the show looks at ways dogs can help us, such as in detecting cancer, predicting seizures as well as earthquakes.

Overall, this is a very fascinating show. But, on top of that, it also was very well written and informative. Well worth seeing.