Our Dogs, Ourselves
The Story of a Singular Bond
1st Edition
Published on 3. September 2019
320 pages
978-1-5011-7502-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
We keep dogs and are kept by them. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. We buy them sweaters, toys, shoes; we are concerned with their social lives, their food, and their health. The story of humans and dogs is thousands of years old but is far from understood. In Our Dogs, Ourselves, Alexandra Horowitz explores all aspects of this unique and complex relationship that "dog lovers will savor and absorb" (Shelf Awareness).
As Horowitz considers the current culture of dogdom, she reveals the odd, surprising, and contradictory ways we live with dogs. We celebrate their individuality but breed them for sameness. Despite our deep emotional relationships with dogs, legally they are property to be bought, sold, abandoned, or euthanized as we wish. Even the way we speak to our dogs is at once perplexing and delightful.
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).
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Alexandra Horowitz is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know; On Looking: A Walker's Guide to the Art of Observation; Being a Dog: Following the Dog into a World of Smell; Our Dogs, Ourselves: The Story of a Singular Bond; and The Year of the Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves. She teaches at Barnard College, where she runs the Dog Cognition Lab. She lives with her family of Homo sapiens, Canis familiaris, and Felis catus in New York City.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Bonded
- The Perfect Name
- Owning Dogs
- Things People Say to Their Dogs
- The Trouble with Breeds
- The Scientific Process as Practiced at Home Watching Dogs on a Thursday Evening
- Dog Stuff
- The Dog in the Mirror
- Interlude: The Horowitz Dog Cognition Lab by the Numbers
- Does My Dog Love Me?
- Against Sex
- Humorless
- Tail of the Dog
- Acknowledgments
- 'Inside of a Dog' Teaser
- 'Being a Dog' Teaser
- About the Author
- Sources
- Index
- Copyright
