Inside of a Dog Inside of a Dog

Inside of a Dog

What Dogs See, Smell, and Know

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Publisher Description

The #1 New York Times bestselling book from the author of The Year of the Puppy that asks what dogs know and how they think. The answers will surprise and delight you as Alexandra Horowitz, a cognitive scientist, explains how dogs perceive their daily worlds, each other, and that other quirky animal, the human.

Horowitz introduces the reader to dogs’ perceptual and cognitive abilities and then draws a picture of what it might be like to be a dog. What’s it like to be able to smell not just every bit of open food in the house but also to smell sadness in humans, or even the passage of time? How does a tiny dog manage to play successfully with a Great Dane? What is it like to hear the bodily vibrations of insects or the hum of a fluorescent light? Why must a person on a bicycle be chased? What’s it like to use your mouth as a hand? In short, what is it like for a dog to experience life from two feet off the ground, amidst the smells of the sidewalk, gazing at our ankles or knees?

Inside of a Dog explains these things and much more. The answers can be surprising—once we set aside our natural inclination to anthropomorphize dogs. Inside of a Dog also contains up-to-the-minute research—on dogs’ detection of disease, the secrets of their tails, and their skill at reading our attention—that Horowitz puts into useful context. Although not a formal training guide, Inside of a Dog has practical application for dog lovers interested in understanding why their dogs do what they do. With a light touch and the weight of science behind her, Alexandra Horowitz examines the animal we think we know best but may actually understand the least. This book is as close as you can get to knowing about dogs without being a dog yourself.

GENRE
Lifestyle & Home
RELEASED
2009
September 15
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
368
Pages
PUBLISHER
Scribner
SELLER
Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC
SIZE
11.1
MB

Customer Reviews

IM Pangs ,

Great read

Solid insight into canines. Very readable.

needanaprightnow ,

Wish I read this sooner

My Golden of 14 years just passed a few weeks ago, and I really wish I read this when he was first rescued. This book will illuminate your dog's behavior but more importantly I think it will inspire people to put extra effort in seeing the world from their point of view.

Donald BL ,

For All Who Want A Dog

A must read for all dog owners. Encyclopedic but worth the effort.

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