Being a Dog: Following the Dog Into a World of Smell
by Alexandra Horowitz
Buy on AmazonTo a dog, there is no such thing as "fresh air." In Being a Dog, Alexandra Horowitz, a leading researcher in dog cognition, unpacks the mystery of a dog's nose-view, in order to more fully understand our irrepressibly charming canine companions. She follows the dog's nose-exploring not only its abilities but the incredible ways it is being put to use.--Adapted from dust jacket.
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"So argues cognitive scientist and writer Alexandra Horowitz , director of the Dog Cognition Lab at Barnard College, in Being a Dog: Following the Dog Into a World of Smell ( public library ) — a fascinating tour of what Horowitz calls the “surprising and sometimes alarming feats of olfactory perception” that dogs perform daily, and what they can teach us about swinging open the doors of our own perception by relearning some of our long-lost olfactory skills that grant us access to hidden laye…"
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