Made for Each Other: The Biology of the Human-Animal Bond (Merloyd Lawrence Novels)

Made for Each Other explores the biological basis of human-animal attraction and attachment, and its effects on human well-being. Infants are naturally drawn to animals, a response driven by ancient chemical forces that also transformed wolves into dogs and horses into battle companions. The book explains how the chemistry of attraction and attachment operates across mammals, creating emotional bonds between humans and animals. Drawing on research from neuroscience, evolutionary biology, behavioral psychology, and archeology, along with her own investigations, Olmert examines how the brain chemistry humans and animals trigger in each other affects mental and physical health. The book also considers what happens when these bonds are broken. If millennia of caring for animals shaped human biology, heart, and mind, the author argues, severing these connections carries significant consequences.