The symbol of the dog in the human psyche; a study of the human-dog bond

Foreword by James A. Hall. Intro.. 1 History: theories of domestication; religious ritual. 2 The nature of human-dog bonding: attachment and use as a transitional object; the dog as a symbol of the first bond; the dog as a connection to Nature. 3 The dog in mythology:. The helpful animal: instincts; companion to the healing god and goddess; companion to Isis; companion to the Fool; modern times. The dog as a symbol of life and death. The dog and its connection with death and rebirth. 4 Dreams and sandtray analysis. 5 A Jungian view of the human-dog bond. Epilogue

'Woloy, a psychiatrist and Jungian analyst who works with a dog present in her office while seeing patients, has had the opportunity to explore directly from clinical experience the unique and often healing relationship between people and dogs. With her background in Jungian psychology, she sees deep into the human-dog bond and the feminine world view that makes this bond possible by looking at the images of dogs as they appear in dreams.'

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