Being a Dog: Following the Dog Into a World of Smell
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (785 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1476796025 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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An introduction to the complex world of smell--you'll get a much better understanding of your dog's world. This is an outstanding book--for the right reader. It may not be what some readers expect in that much of the book is Horowitz exploring the human sense of smell as a way to better understand a sensory world dominated by smell rather than sight. When you finish you will better understand that kind of world, understand the human sense of smell much better and your dog's sense of smell considerably better. Her writing is excellent. The book reads a little like science journalism and has a lot of first-person content as well as that person's two dogs. It's written . For fence-sniffers and their masters My friend calls his dog "Fence-sniffer" in frustration when he tires of him stopping to sniff every 12 feet. This beautifully written book explores the world from the dog's perspective, scent, and offers the readers insights on the dog's sensory perception. As a dog owner, and dog lover, I am thrilled to have a better understanding of what the world is like for my dog.. OK, but not as good a read as the first book, a little disappointed I very much enjoyed her first book, being a dog lover and dog socializer for seeing eye lab pups and autism golden pups.I always want to better understand these amazing animals and thier capabilites. However, in truth, I was somewhat disappointedin this second series book. It had some very interesting parts, but when it veered off into too many tangents about NON DOG relatedaspects of smell with humans, in medicine, in history, so in and so on I frankly got a little bored and wish it stay on topic, DOGS!
. She lives with her family and two large, highly sniffy dogs in New York City. She teaches at Barnard College, where she runs the Dog Cognition Lab. Alexandra Horowitz is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know and On Looking: A Walker’s Guide to the Art of Observation
Guided by her own dogs, Finnegan and Upton, Horowitz sets off on a quest through the cutting-edge science behind the olfactory abilities of the dog. Readers will finish this book feeling that they have broken free of their human constraints and understanding smell as never before; that they have, for however fleetingly, been a dog. As we come to understand how rich, complex, and exciting the world around us is to the canine nose, Horowitz changes our perspective on dogs forever. In addition to speaking to cognitive researchers and smell experts, Horowitz visits detection-dog trainers and training centers; she meets researchers working
Horowitz has crafted an utterly engrossing, witty, finely-observed narrative that will make you look at the power of the nose in a wholly new way.”—Maria Konnikova, author of The Confidence Game and Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes"An incredible journey into the olfactory world of man's best friend."—O Magazine"Like a Mary Roach but with a solid scientific background to her credit, Horowitz is a skilled investigative reporter who takes readers into unfamiliar worlds, sh