Man's Best Friend
Shane discovers why dogs are more than man’s best friend – they’ve been reshaped by evolution into the perfect partner for our species. And just as we’ve transformed them, dogs have left an unmistakable pawprint on us and the world we both share.
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S1 E3 - 30s
Shane discovers why dogs are more than man’s best friend – they’ve been reshaped by evolution into the perfect partner for our species. And just as we’ve transformed them, dogs have left an unmistakable pawprint on us and the world we both share.
Puppy IQ: How Canine Smarts Evolved with Humans
S1 E3 - 2m 16s
At the Duke Puppy Kindergarten – a “preschool” for service dogs – Evolutionary Biologists, Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods, show Shane that dogs have an unmatched ability to understand human body language.
A Day at a Canine Freestyle Dance Class
S1 E3 - 2m 22s
Shane joins a “canine freestyle” class to see how dogs and their human dance partners communicate without words to improvise elaborate and definitely-not-silly routines.
Shane Meets an Inuit Sled Dog Hunter
S1 E3 - 2m 52s
They say dogs are man's best friend, but Inuit sled dogs take it to a whole new level. They're not just companions, they're the lifeline of Resolute Bay. Shane’s journey begins above the Arctic Circle, where the power and endurance of Inuit sled dogs allow a traditional way of life to thrive.
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