@article{3ae9343ed4944febb8be8c7526ab7534,
title = "Editorial: Our Canine Connection: The History, Benefits and Future of Human-Dog Interactions",
keywords = "Annenberg PetSpace, canine connection introduction, canine domestication, human-animal bond, working dogs",
author = "Strauss, \{Eric G.\} and Sandra McCune and Evan MacLean and Aubrey Fine",
note = "Funding Information: The genesis of this project was made possible and funded by the Annenberg PetSpace Foundation through the establishment of a Leadership Institute (https://www.annenbergpetspace. org/about/leadership). The Institute seeks to foster and support the understanding of the human-animal bond through research and program implementation. Fellowships are awarded by the Foundation in order to bring together experts with diverse backgrounds for intellectual exchange and visioning for future research. The first two rounds of the Fellowship Program focused on canine research and its applications. Each round included a multi-day retreat which served as an intellectual salon, with an open agenda for the exchange of ideas. The first retreat was held in 2017 (https://www.annenbergpetspace.org/about/leadership) and spanned a universe of expertise from history, genetics and evolution, to behavior, welfare and human social dynamics. Emerging from this effort was a single multi-author paper (1) that argued for carving out a space for canine science and the domestic dog in the context of tackling the declining environmental conditions of the globe. Titled Humanity{\textquoteright}s Best Friend, the team of authors considered the role of domestication and the complex relationship that we have with domestic dogs as tools to better achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as outlined by the United Nations.",
year = "2021",
month = nov,
day = "4",
doi = "10.3389/fvets.2021.784491",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "8",
journal = "Frontiers in Veterinary Science",
issn = "2297-1769",
publisher = "Frontiers Media SA",
}