![]() In thirteen thoughtful and charming chapters, Our Dogs, Ourselves affirms our profound affection for this most charismatic of animals-and makes us “see canine companions in new ways” ( Science News). Ed Yong, bestselling author of I Contain Multitudes In Our Dogs, Ourselves, Alexandra Horowitz has achieved the rare and admirable feat of combining hard scientific information with a storyteller's gift of detail and depth, a gossip columnist's gift for eavesdropping, and a philosopher's work of making us face the difficult aspects of. Even the way we speak to our dogs is at once perplexing and delightful. She has long been interested in understanding the umwelt of another animal, and her research and writing is. Despite our deep emotional relationships with dogs, legally they are property to be bought, sold, abandoned, or euthanized as we wish. Alexandra Horowitz is keen on the mind of the dog. ![]() We celebrate their individuality but breed them for sameness. In Our Dogs, Ourselves, Alexandra Horowitz explores all aspects of this unique and complex relationship that “dog lovers will savor and absorb” ( Shelf Awareness).Īs Horowitz considers the current culture of dogdom, she reveals the odd, surprising, and contradictory ways we live with dogs. The story of humans and dogs is thousands of years old but is far from understood. ![]() ![]() We buy them sweaters, toys, shoes we are concerned with their social lives, their food, and their health. In this book Alexandra Horowitz examines whats called the dog-human bond: examining all aspects of the complexity of this unique interspecies pairing. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog and The Year of the Puppy, an eye-opening, informative, “entertaining, and enlightening” ( BookPage) celebration of the human-canine relationship for the curious dog owner and science-lover alike. ![]()
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