During the past decade, dog ownership in Canada has doubled while the human population continues to urbanize. Since a majority of dog owners consider Fido a member of the family, it’s a challenge to clearly examine the dog’s environmental impact and effect on other people.

Dog Dazed takes on that challenge but keeps the tone irreverent and upbeat. Beginning with the evolutionary brilliance of dogs, their ability to insinuate themselves into human society, Dog Dazed looks at our need for dogs to fill an emotional gap as human social networks break down. We examine the dog’s negative impact – from noise to destroyed habitat to…poop. (Canadian dogs deposit 797 tons of waste daily).

Dog Dazed explores the conflicts and the potential solutions as we work to integrate these descendants of wolves into our urban life-style without driving them – and our own species – barking mad.