Christoph Jung, Psychologist M.Sc. 
Independent Researcher and Author 

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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).

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Model of the "Active Social Domestication of Dog"

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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
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Department of Spanish Language, Linguistics and Literary Theory (Linguistics), Faculty of Philology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain

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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

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CV

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  • 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 

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