Существует несколько книг, представляющих ярко выраженные мнения по поводу последствий выбора людьми тех или иных критериев селекции собак. Среди наиболее актуальных книга Марка Дерра «Dog’s Best Friend: Annals of the Dog-Human Relationship», а также «Dogs: A Startling New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior and Evolution» Раймонда и Лорны Коппенгер. За совершенно противоположным взглядом обращайтесь на сайт Американского клуба собаководства: www.akc.org. Веб-сайт Волчьего Парка, штат Индиана, доступен по адресу: www.wolfpark.org.
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