Being a Dog
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (526 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01L7QJ4E8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 580 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
What the dog sees and knows comes mostly through his nose, and the information that every dog takes in about the world just based on smell is unthinkably rich. Alexandra Horowitz, the author of the lively, highly informative New York Times best-selling blockbuster Inside of a Dog, explains how dogs perceive the world through their most spectacular organ - the nose - and how we humans can put our underused sense of smell to work in surprising ways. Horowitz even attempts to smell-train her own nose. In addition to speaking to experts across the country, Horowitz visits the California Narcotic Canine Association Training Institute and the Stapleton Group's Vapor Wake explosives dog training team; she meets vets and researchers working with dogs to detect cancerous cells and anticipate epileptic seizures or diabetic shock; and she travels with Finnegan to the West Coast, where he learns how to find truffles. To a dog there is no such thing as "fresh air". Revealing such surprising facts as panting dogs cannot smell to explaining how dogs tell time by detecting lingering smells, Horowitz covers the topic of noses - both canine and human - from curious and always fascinating angles. In Being a Dog, Alexandra Horowitz, an eminent research scientist in the field of dog cognition,
lyndonbrecht said 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 . 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