Pit bull : the battle over an American icon /
Dickey, Bronwen,
Pit bull : the battle over an American icon / Bronwen Dickey - First edition - xvi, 330 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"This is a Borzoi book"--Verso of title page
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-313) and index
Pariah dogs -- The keep -- In the blood -- America's dog -- Dogs of character -- Tooth and claw -- A fear is born -- The sleep of reason -- The phantom menace -- Known unknowns -- Looking where the light is -- "Don't believe the hype" -- Training the dog -- Different is dead -- For life
"...Dickey offers us a clear-eyed portrait of this extraordinary breed, and an insightful view of Americans' relationship with their dogs."--Publisher
9780307961761 0307961761
2015033292
Pit bull terriers
Pit bull terriers--History
American pit bull terrier
Dogs--History--United States
Human-animal relationships--History--United States
Dogs
Dogs--History
SF429.P58 / D53 2016
636.755/9
Pit bull : the battle over an American icon / Bronwen Dickey - First edition - xvi, 330 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"This is a Borzoi book"--Verso of title page
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-313) and index
Pariah dogs -- The keep -- In the blood -- America's dog -- Dogs of character -- Tooth and claw -- A fear is born -- The sleep of reason -- The phantom menace -- Known unknowns -- Looking where the light is -- "Don't believe the hype" -- Training the dog -- Different is dead -- For life
"...Dickey offers us a clear-eyed portrait of this extraordinary breed, and an insightful view of Americans' relationship with their dogs."--Publisher
9780307961761 0307961761
2015033292
Pit bull terriers
Pit bull terriers--History
American pit bull terrier
Dogs--History--United States
Human-animal relationships--History--United States
Dogs
Dogs--History
SF429.P58 / D53 2016
636.755/9