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UNDERSTANDING DOGS

Caretakers' Attributions of Mindedness in Canine-Human Relationships

This article focuses on the criteria used by dog owners to define their animals as minded individuals with whom they maintain viable and satisfying social relationships. The discussion is based on field data drawn from a study in a veterinary clinic, interviews with dog owners, and autoethnographic materials compiled by the author as he observed and interacted with his own dogs. Special attention is directed at caretakers' understandings of their dogs' thought processes, emotional experiences, and unique personalities. The significance of investigations of animal-human interaction to enlarging sociological views of mindedness and the construction of social identities is emphasized.

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Vol. 22, No. 2, 205-226 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/089124193022002003


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