Man Meets Dog
E519313
"Man Meets Dog" is a popular science book by ethologist Konrad Lorenz that explores the behavior, evolution, and human relationship of domestic dogs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Man Meets Dog canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5439150 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Man Meets Dog Context triple: [Konrad Lorenz, notableWork, Man Meets Dog]
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A.
K-9 and Company
K-9 and Company is a British science-fiction television series set in the Doctor Who universe, featuring the Doctor’s robotic dog K-9 and former companion Sarah Jane Smith in their own adventures.
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B.
One Man Dog
One Man Dog is a 1972 folk-rock album by singer-songwriter James Taylor that blends introspective ballads with more experimental, loosely structured tracks.
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C.
Bullet the Wonder Dog
Bullet the Wonder Dog was Roy Rogers’ famous German Shepherd sidekick, known for appearing in his Western films and television shows as a heroic and intelligent companion.
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D.
The Twa Dogs
The Twa Dogs is a satirical poem by Robert Burns in which two dogs discuss and contrast the lives of the rich and the poor in 18th-century Scotland.
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E.
The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog is a 1959 Disney live-action comedy film about a teenage boy who is magically transformed into an Old English Sheepdog, leading to a series of humorous misadventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Man Meets Dog Target entity description: "Man Meets Dog" is a popular science book by ethologist Konrad Lorenz that explores the behavior, evolution, and human relationship of domestic dogs.
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A.
K-9 and Company
K-9 and Company is a British science-fiction television series set in the Doctor Who universe, featuring the Doctor’s robotic dog K-9 and former companion Sarah Jane Smith in their own adventures.
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B.
One Man Dog
One Man Dog is a 1972 folk-rock album by singer-songwriter James Taylor that blends introspective ballads with more experimental, loosely structured tracks.
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C.
Bullet the Wonder Dog
Bullet the Wonder Dog was Roy Rogers’ famous German Shepherd sidekick, known for appearing in his Western films and television shows as a heroic and intelligent companion.
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D.
The Twa Dogs
The Twa Dogs is a satirical poem by Robert Burns in which two dogs discuss and contrast the lives of the rich and the poor in 18th-century Scotland.
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E.
The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog is a 1959 Disney live-action comedy film about a teenage boy who is magically transformed into an Old English Sheepdog, leading to a series of humorous misadventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Konrad Lorenz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| describes |
attachment between humans and dogs
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communication signals in dogs ⓘ differences between dog and wolf behavior ⓘ social behavior of dogs ⓘ |
| explores |
co-evolution of humans and dogs
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psychology of domestic dogs ⓘ role of dogs in human society ⓘ |
| genre |
ethology
ⓘ
popular science ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of dog breeds and behavior
ⓘ
anecdotal case studies of dogs ⓘ comparisons between wolves and dogs ⓘ discussion of domestication ⓘ |
| hasReception |
influential in popularizing ethology
ⓘ
widely read ⓘ |
| hasSubjectCategory |
books about animals
ⓘ
dogs in literature ⓘ ethology literature ⓘ |
| influenced | public understanding of dog behavior ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Konrad Lorenz’s research on animal behavior
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ethology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
animal behavior
ⓘ
domestic dog ⓘ evolution of dogs ⓘ human–dog relationship ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | So kam der Mensch auf den Hund ⓘ |
| partOf | Konrad Lorenz bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| publisher | Methuen ⓘ |
| setting | human–dog interactions in everyday life ⓘ |
| tone | popular science ⓘ |
| translator | Marjorie Kerr Wilson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Man Meets Dog Description of subject: "Man Meets Dog" is a popular science book by ethologist Konrad Lorenz that explores the behavior, evolution, and human relationship of domestic dogs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
King Solomon's Ring (Konrad Lorenz book)