{"product_id":"our-dogs-ourselves-the-story-of-a-singular-bond-9781501175008","title":"Our Dogs, Ourselves: The Story of a Singular Bond","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Alexandra Horowitz, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eInside of a Dog \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Puppy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003e an eye-opening, \u003c\/b\u003einformative, \"entertaining, and enlightening\" (\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e) celebration of the human-canine relationship for the curious dog owner and science-lover alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe 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 \u003ci\u003eOur Dogs, Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e, Alexandra Horowitz explores all aspects of this unique and complex interspecies pairing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn thirteen thoughtful and charming chapters, \u003ci\u003eOur Dogs, Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e affirms our profound affection for this most charismatic of animals--and opens our eyes to the companions at our sides as never before.\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":50339379577106,"sku":"9781501175008","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fc52c132-2130-4a08-ac62-e4ce6719994c.jpg?v=1728003152","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/our-dogs-ourselves-the-story-of-a-singular-bond-9781501175008","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}