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Horowitz, Alexandra.
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Dogs.
Human-animal relationships.
Dog owners.
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Horowitz, Alexandra.
Dogs.
Human-animal relationships.
Dog owners.
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Our dogs, ourselves : the story of a singular bond / Alexandra Horowitz.
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Horowitz, Alexandra.
Scribner, 2019.
Call #:
636
.7
H816o
Subjects
Dogs.
Human-animal relationships.
Dog owners.
ISBN:
9781501175008 (hc.)
Description:
viii, 311 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
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.
Summary:
"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 interspecies 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."--From publisher.
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