
Christoph Jung, Psychologist M.Sc.
Independent Researcher and Author
Studied psychology (MSc), biology (BA) and philosophy. Working as a lecturer in animal-assisted psychotherapy. Author of some scientific publications, books, lectures (topics: human-dog relationship, development of dogs and dog breeds, animal welfare / ethics, problems in dog breeding, cruelty breeding). Portraits of more than 200 dog breeds have been published. Formulation of the model of the "Active Social Domestication of the Dog" and the coevolution of humans and dogs together with the neurologist and psychiatrist Daniela Pörtl (MD).
Model of the "Active Social Domestication of Dog"
Conference Talk on the "Cultural Evolution Society Conference 2021" Sapporo, Japan
Pörtl D., Jung C., Benítez-Burraco A.: "A feedback loop between human self-domestication and dog domestication contributing to language evolution?"(June 2021) https://www.chain.hokudai.ac.jp/CES2020/
Benítez-Burraco A., Pörtl D., Jung C. (2020) A Feedback Loop Between Human Self-Domestication and Dog Domestication Contributing to Language Evolution?. Preprints 2020, 2020030238 (doi: 10.20944/preprints202003.0238.v1). Download
*
Department of Spanish Language, Linguistics and Literary Theory (Linguistics), Faculty of Philology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
Pörtl D., Jung C. (2019) Physiological pathways to rapid prosocial evolution - highlighting the role of epigenetics & retrosposons in dog domestication. Biologia Futura Vol 70, Issue 2 (publ. 30.07.2019; open access; Editor-in-Chief: Adam Miklosi), Springer Nature Share ID Link https://rdcu.be/caNQI
Editor's Commentary:
"At present, Biologia Futura offers the chance to read about a provocative new theory, called “active social domestication"(Pörtl & Jung, 2019), wherein, the social environment induced neurophysiological changes in the foundation stock of hypothetical dog ancestors, which would cause an epigenetic cascade effect that led to a relatively rapid unfolding of the so-called domestication syndrome (Meaney & Szyf, 2005; Trut et al., 2009). As with any markedly new theory, heated scientific discussions will likely follow, we also have to add that “active social domestication”provides an option for a new genre of empirical tests to unfold."
(The future of biology from a canine perspective by Péter Pongrácz)
Canine Science Conference 2019, 18-20 Oct 2019, Arizona Science Center, Phoenix, AZ (USA):
Conference Talk "How old are Dog Breeds?"
Interview in Psychology Today with Marc Bekoff, Daniela Pörtl and Christoph Jung about: "Dumping the Dog Domestication Dump Theory Once and For All"
Jung C, Pörtl D. (2019) How old are (Pet) Dog Breeds? Pet Behaviour Science No 7 2019 pp. 29-37
Podium Talk at ISAZ 2019 : "Perception of Dogs in the public eye: Breeds - artifical phenomenon or integral part of human evolution" July 1-4 in Orlando (FL/USA) (International Society for Anthrozoology)
Publications
-
Pörtl D, Jung C. Physiological pathways to rapid prosocial evolution - highlighting the role of epigenetics & retrosposons in dog domestication.Biologia Futura Vol 70, Issue 2 (publ. 30.07.2019; open access; Editor-in-Chief: Adam Miklosi)
-
Jung C (2019) Why cod don't like to sunbathe: Quantity and quality in the animal kingdom. Animal Sentience 23(49) Commentary on Why do we want to think humans are different?
-
Jung C, Pörtl D. How old are (Pet) Dog Breeds? Pet Behaviour Science No 7 2019
-
Our (Daniela Pörtl & Christoph Jung) presentations entitled “Is domestication due to epigenetic down regulation of stress axis initiated by prosocial human-animal interactions?” and entitled “Scavenger or Working Partner - Evidence for a long history of dog breeding as an active part of human evolution” have been accepted by the Scientific Committee forISAE 2019 Bergen, Norway (International Society for Applied Ethology)
-
Jung C, Pörtl D. Qualzucht – warum wir unsere Lieblinge quälen / Cruel breeds – Why we let our pets suffer TIERethik01/2019
-
Jung C, Pörtl D. Scavenging Hypothesis: Lack of evidence for Dog Domestication on the Waste Dump. Dog Behavior Vol 4, No 2 (2018) DOI: https://doi.org/10.4454/db.v4i2.73
Open access / Download -
Pörtl D, Jung C. Is dog domestication due to epigenetic modulation in brain? Dog behavior Vol 3, No 2, 2017https://doi.org/10.4454/db.v2i3 (peer reviewed, abstract see below *)
-
First International Canine Science Conference 2017, Oct 6.-8., Arizona State University (Phoenix/Tempe AZ, USA), Lecture: "Honor for a scavenger? Searching evidence for dog domestication on the waste dump." (Program/PDF)
-
WPA XVII World Congress of Psychiatry, 8.-12.10.2017 in Berlin, Poster Psychotherapy 012 – Benefits of dog facilitated therapy are based on epigenetical modulations in limbic brain regions due to domestication processes. (with Daniela Pörtl)
-
Cultural Evolution Society Jena 2017 Sep 12, 2017 - Sep 15, 2017, Poster: Dog domestication and human cultural evolution — co-evolution of cognitive abilities favored by epigenetic modulations in limbic brain regions (** Text Daniela Pörtl see below)
-
Czlowiek i pies. O glaskaniu, stresie i oksytocynie Polish Edition of "Tierisch beste Freunde", Azymut 2017
-
Pörtl D, Jung C. The domestication from the wolf to the dog is based on coevolution. Dog behavior Vol 2, No 3 (2016) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4454/db.v2i3.44
-
Canine Science Forum 2016, Padua Italy "The Domestication from the Wolf to the Dog ist based on Co-Evolution" Poster (with Daniela Pörtl)
-
Only in German (and Polish) "Tierisch beste Freunde: Mensch und Hund - von Streicheln, Stress und Oxytocin" Mit einem Geleitwort von Andreas Kieling, Schattauer Verlag für Medizin und Naturwissenschaften, Stuttgart 2015 (with Daniela Pörtl)
-
„International Society for Anthrozoology“ (ISAZ) Congress in Vienna, June 2014, Poster "A tame wolf is not yet a dog - A neurobiologic based Model of the Human-Dog-Bonding" (with Daniela Pörtl) DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.13487.84641
-
Congress German Society of Endocrinoly June 2013, „Deutschen Gesellschaft für Endokrinologie“ in Düsseldorf (with Daniela Pörtl) published by Thieme:
Poertl D, Epigenetic regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal stress axis and its effects on social behaviour Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2013; 121 - OP5_29 DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1336637 (***Abstract see below) -
Postervorstellung auf dem Kongress der „Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Nervenheilkunde“ (DGPPN) in Berlin (with Daniela Pörtl)
-
Only in German, presenting the Hypothesis of the Active Social Domestcation of Dog: "Die aktive soziale Domestikation des Hundes: Ein neurobiologisch begründetes Modell zur Mensch-Hund-Beziehung" BoD, Norderstedt 2014 (with Daniela Pörtl);Article on Petwatch
-
Only in German "Rassehund am Ende?" BoD, Norderstedt 2011
-
Only in German "Bulldogs in Geschichte und Gegenwart" Kynos-Verlag, Nerden 2011
-
Only in German "Unsere Stimmen für den Hund" BoD, Norderstedt 2009 (Editor)
-
Only in German "Schwarzbuch Hund - Die Menschen und ihr bester Freund" BoD, Norderstedt 2009
CV
-
Masters at the Universities of Bonn and Regensburg (Department of Psychology) Germany, Studies in Psychology (MSc), Biology (BSc), and Philosophy at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn (Departments of Psychology and Biology), Advisor Professor Dr. Reinhold Bergler, one of the Founders of Human Animal Sciences (HAS and AAT) in Germany; Degree as "Diplom-Psychologe" (MSc)
-
Engaged in Animal Welfare especially concerning dog breeding (e.g.: "Dortmund Appeal for a turn in breeding for dogs' benefit"; Petwatch; Expert at the German Bundestag (Parliament) in Berlin /animal welfare law; Podium at the 6th Leipzig Vetenary Congress; former Expert at the Verband fuer das Deutsche Hundewesen/German Kennel Club)
-
I'm working as a lecturer in AAT (Animal Assisted Therapy) and as an editor for the German dog magazine HundeWelt
-
I'm engaged as an independent researcher and author - since my youth I'm thrilled to find out everything about dogs and human - dog relationship
