Dogs, man's best friend / Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS.

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How did the fierce wolf become a playful puppy? Why are there so many varieties of dogs? And how did they earn their place as "man's best friend"? This collection seeks to answer these questions-- and more. How smart are animals?: New discoveries are revealing that "man's best friend" is smarter th...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Corporation for Public Broadcasting Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) WGBH Educational Foundation
Other Authors:	Tyson, Neil deGrasse (Host) Cort, Julia (Screenwriter, Producer, Director) Hamilton, Doug (Producer) DeNooyer, Rushmore (Screenwriter, Producer, Director) Warren, Dana Rae (Producer, Director) Seftel, Joshua (Producer, Screenwriter, Director) Sweet, Jesse (Producer) Lewman, Lance (Narrator) Child, Dan (Producer, Director) Schnall, Peter (Director) Campbell, Don (Screenwriter) McEvoy, Margaret (Producer) Harris, Neil Patrick, 1973- (Narrator) Buckner, Noel (Screenwriter, Producer, Director) Whittlesey, Rob (Screenwriter, Producer, Director) Lithgow, John, 1945- (Narrator)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English; closed captioned or English SDH subtitles; described video for visually impaired (How smart are animals & Dogs and more dogs).
Published:	[U.S.] : PBS : CPB Corporation for Public Broadcasting, [2010], ©2010.
Series:	PBS explorer collection. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Dogs. Human-animal relationships. Dogs > Training. Animals. Dog breeds. Dogs > Psychological aspects. Animal intelligence. Documentary television programs. Animal television programs. Science television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Genre:	Documentary television programs. Animal television programs. Science television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Physical Description:	4 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Man's best friend.
Format:	Video DVD

Contents:

Disc 1. How smart are animals? / produced for WGBH/Boston by Nova
Disc 2. Dogs decoded / BBC ; produced and directed by Dan Child ; produced for NOVA by Melanie Wallace
Disc 3. Through a dog's eyes / director, Peter Schnall ; writer, Don Campbell ; producer Margaret McEvoy ; a production of tpt National Productions and Partisan Pictures
Disc 4. Dogs and more dogs / written, produced and directed by Noel Buckner & Rob Whittlesey.