Currently, certain audiovisual formats predominate over the more classic ones, causing us to often ignore great classics of knowledge and information. This is the case of documentaries, which although they are not as "fashionable" as some years ago, they are one of our greatest resources to delve into certain topics. Below we present a selection of those that are considered the best documentaries about dogs.
1. "And man created dog." Created by National Geographic, it focuses on the relationship between the dog and the human being, dating back more than 40.000 years. For an hour and a half he reconstructs the evolution of both and studies the results of this union. All this from a historical and scientific point of view, which allows us to see how we have learned from each other over the centuries.
2. "The secret life of the dog." It is produced by the British chain BBC, and like the previous one, it focuses on the friendship between dogs and humans. He studies from a scientific prism the capacity to love of both, trying to answer questions such as why we love our dog so much or if he knows how to distinguish our emotions.
3. "Behind the myth." Talk about the false myths surrounding dogs considered "potentially dangerous" like the Pitbull. This production defends that it is the mistreatment of some human beings, who use these races for fights, which causes the aggressiveness associated with these animals.
4. "Exposed purebred dogs." It exposes, through a scientific point of view, the genetic problems that dogs of some breeds tend to suffer, as well as the manipulations that have been carried out over the years to obtain them. Some of the triggers are monogamy and a lack of genetic diversity. The documentary has a second part called "Breed dogs exposed, three years later."
5. "Through the eyes of the dog." It deals with the so-called assistance dogs, delving into their functions and analyzing the benefits they bring to the people they help. Talk about the special relationship between these dogs and the families they live with.