{"product_id":"being-a-dog-following-the-dog-into-a-world-of-smell-9781476796024","title":"Being a Dog: Following the Dog Into a World of Smell","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eInside of a Dog\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Puppy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--\"an incredible journey into the olfactory world of man's best friend\" (\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e), Alexandra Horowitz's follow-up to her \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller explains how dogs experience the world through their most spectacular organ--the nose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her \"fascinating book...Horowitz combines the expertise of a scientist with an easy, lively writing style\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) as she imagines what it is like to be a dog. Guided by her own dogs, Finnegan and Upton, Horowitz sets off on a quest through the cutting-edge science behind the olfactory abilities of the dog. In addition to speaking to cognitive researchers and smell experts, Horowitz visits detection-dog trainers and training centers; she meets researchers working with dogs to detect cancerous cells and anticipate epileptic seizure or diabetic shock; and she even attempts to smell-train her own nose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As we come to understand how rich, complex, and exciting the world around us is to the canine nose, Horowitz changes our perspective on dogs forever. Readers will finish this book feeling that they have broken free of their human constraints and understanding smell as never before; that they have, for however fleetingly, \u003ci\u003ebeen\u003c\/i\u003e a dog. And, as \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e says about \u003ci\u003eBeing a Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, \"becoming more doglike, not surprisingly, can make anyone's life a little more vivid.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexandra Horowitz is the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eInside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBeing a Dog: Following the Dog into a World of Smell\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOur Dogs, Ourselves: The Story of a Singular Bond\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches at Barnard College, where she runs the Dog Cognition Lab. She lives with her family of \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCanis familiaris\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFelis catus\u003c\/i\u003e in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631662960914,"sku":"9781476796024","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b5d1b361-f10d-44f2-8b1a-f5fc887e2b00.jpg?v=1732779521","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/being-a-dog-following-the-dog-into-a-world-of-smell-9781476796024","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}