Being a dog
Subtitle: following the dog into a world of smell
By: Alexandra Horowitz
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction; Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 467
ISBN-13: 9781410495648
Subjects: Sense organs; Perception in animals; Psychology; Smell; Dogs; Nose
Other titles: Following the dog into a world of smell
Description: To a dog, there is no such thing as "fresh air." Every breath of air is loaded with information. In fact, what every dog -- the tracking dog, of course, but also the dog lying next to you, snoring, on the couch -- knows about the world comes mostly through his nose. Alexandra Horowitz, a research scientist in the field of dog cognition, unpacks the mystery of a dog's worldview. With her family dogs, Finnegan and Upton, leading the way, Horowitz sets off on a quest to make sense of scents, combining a personal journey of smelling with a tour through the cutting edge and improbable science behind the olfactory powers of the dog. From revealing the spectacular biology of the dog snout, to speaking to other cognitive researchers and smell experts across the country, to visiting detection-dog training centers and even attempting to smell-train her own nose, Horowitz covers the topic of noses -- both canine and human.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-459).
Table of contents: title: Nose of a dog; title: Smeller; title: Sniffing the wind; title: Walking while smelling; title: Plain as the nose on your face; title: My dog made me smell it; title: Nose to grindstone; title: Nose-wise; title: Stink-waves; title: Civet cats and wet dogs; title: Nosed out; title: Smelloftheworld.