The love of dogs is referred to as Canophilia. From Canus + Philia. http://www.allwords.com/word-canophilia.html
it's usually: -philia, but can also be -phil, -phile or -philic example: pyrophobia = fear of fire pyrophilia = love of fire
Philia refers to love or friendship based on mutual affection and shared interests, whereas agape is a selfless, unconditional love that transcends personal relationships and is often associated with compassion and charity. In other words, philia is driven by connection and commonality, while agape is driven by empathy and altruism.
-philia is a suffix that indicates a strong affinity or love for something. For example, in the term "hemophilia," it refers to a genetic disorder characterized by a deficiency in blood clotting proteins.
An ecophiliac is a person who loves nature. Eco = Nature & Philia = Love.
AnswerThe Greek language has different words for different types of love, including agape (unconditional love) and philia(brotherly love). The most important biblical passage that mentions philiais in John's Gospel. Here, Jesus implied that the other disciples gave him unconditional love when he asked Peter, "Do you love (agape) me more than these (the other disciples)?" Each time, Peter answered that he loved Jesus, but each time he was only able to offer brotherly love (philia).
Alektorophilia Alektorophobia is the fear of chickens. The suffix -philia is used to form words meaning "an abnormal liking for or tendency towards a given thing". I suggest Alektorophilia is the word for love of chickens. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-philia
The term "necrophiliac" originates from the two Greek words "nekros" and "philia". "Nekros" is the Greek word for "dead" and "philia" is the Greek word for "love".
The five types of love in Greek are: Agape (unconditional love), Philia (friendship or affectionate love), Eros (romantic or passionate love), Storge (familial love), and Philautia (self-love or love for oneself).
Philosophy (love of wisdom) Philadelphia (brotherly love) Philologist (word-lover) Phillip (lover of horses)
Some words related to philia include: friendship, camaraderie, companionship, and bond.
Melophilia. philia means "love" phobia means "hate"