Almost everywhere there are humans on planet Earth, there are dogs. But what do dogs know and understand of the world? Do their emotions feel like our own? Do they love like we do? What do they think of us? Since our alliance first began on the hunt and on the farm, our relationship with dogs has evolved considerably. And with the domestic dog population rising twenty percent in the last decade alone, it is a bond that will continue to evolve. In order to gauge where our relationship with dogs goes from here, author and zoologist Jules Howard takes a look at the historical paths we have trod together, and at the many scientists before him who turned their analytic eye on their own four-legged companions. With the help of vets, ethologists, neurologists, historians, and, naturally, his own dogs, Wonderog revelas the study of dogs to be kay in the advancement of compassion in scientific research, and crucial to making life on Earth better for all species.