Our Dogs, Ourselves is a treat for dog lovers, but also essential reading for anyone interested in our relationship with nature, and what that says about us.” - Ed Yong, bestselling author of I Contain Multitudes
“Alexandra Horowitz’s masterful and witty biography of two intertwined species fully captures the profundity, joy, and absurdity of our bonds with our closest animal companions. In thirteen thoughtful and charming chapters, Our Dogs, Ourselves affirms our profound affection for this most charismatic of animals-and makes us “see canine companions in new ways” ( Science News). Even the way we speak to our dogs is at once perplexing and delightful. Despite our deep emotional relationships with dogs, legally they are property to be bought, sold, abandoned, or euthanized as we wish. We celebrate their individuality but breed them for sameness. In Our Dogs, Ourselves, Alexandra Horowitz explores all aspects of this unique and complex relationship that “dog lovers will savor and absorb” ( Shelf Awareness).Īs Horowitz considers the current culture of dogdom, she reveals the odd, surprising, and contradictory ways we live with dogs. The story of humans and dogs is thousands of years old but is far from understood. We buy them sweaters, toys, shoes we are concerned with their social lives, their food, and their health. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog and The Year of the Puppy, an eye-opening, informative, “entertaining, and enlightening” ( BookPage) celebration of the human-canine relationship for the curious dog owner and science-lover alike.
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