Our Dogs, Ourselves (Alexandra Horowitz)

From Alexandra Horowitz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog, an eye-opening, informative, and wholly entertaining examination and 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 inter-species pairing.

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 opens our eyes to the companions at our sides as never before.

Product details:

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• ISBN-10: 1501175009
• ISBN-13: 978-1501175008
• Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
• Publisher: Scribner; Illustrated edition (September 3, 2019)
• Language: English

Also available in paperback edition.

About the Author:

Alexandra Horowitz is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know; Being a Dog: Following the Dog into a World of Smell; and Our Dogs, Ourselves. She teaches at Barnard College, where she runs the Dog Cognition Lab. She lives with her family and two large, highly sniffy dogs, one cat, and one puppy in New York City.

Review:

 “Causes one’s dog-loving heart to flutter with astonishment and gratitude.” (The New York Times Book Review)

 “A thoughtful take on the interior life of a dog.” (The Washington Post)

 “An incredible journey into the olfactory world of man’s best friend.” (O, The Oprah Magazine)