Alexandra Horowitz

¿Qué piensan los perros? ¿Cómo se relacionan con el mundo que los rodea? ¿Cómo interaccionan con los humanos? ¿Qué les dicen sus sentidos? La autora de este libro, psicóloga cognitiva que lleva años trabajando con animales, se introduce en la mente de un perro y nos explica que ve, huele, siente... Y las conclusiones son en muchos casos sorprendentes. Imprescindible para los amantes de los perros, pero tambien para cualquiera que este interesado por la ciencia, este fascinante ensayo nos explica por que un perro siente el impulso irrefrenable de perseguir un ciclista, como es capaz de oler no solo la comida sino tambien la tristeza de los humanos, como su oido le permite escuchar la vibracion de los insectos al volar o el zumbido de un fluorescente... En definitiva, como se ve el mundo a traves de los ojos de un perro.

¿Qué piensan los perros? ¿Cómo se relacionan con el mundo que los rodea? ¿Cómo interaccionan con los humanos? ¿Qué les dicen sus sentidos? La autora de este libro, psicóloga cognitiva que lleva años trabajando con animales, se introduce en la mente de un perro y nos explica que ve, huele, siente... Y las conclusiones son en muchos casos sorprendentes. Imprescindible para los amantes de los perros, pero tambien para cualquiera interesado por la ciencia, este fascinante ensayo nos explica por que un perro siente el impulso irrefrenable de perseguir a un ciclista, como es capaz de oler no solo la comida sino tambien la tristeza de los humanos e incluso el paso del tiempo, como su oido le permite escuchar la vibracion de los insectos al volar o el zumbido de un fluorescente.... En definitiva, como se ve el mundo desde la mente de un perro.

La historia de la relación entre los humanos y los perros suma ya miles de años, pero siguen habiendo muchos aspectos que escapan a nuestra comprensión. Alexandra Horowitz, experta en cognición animal, ha explorado los entresijos de este vinculo, unico y complejo, entre especies.En estas paginas, la autora desgrana las particularidades de compartir la vida con un perro, cuales son sus necesidades, como vemos a nuestros compañeros caninos y, lo mas sorprendente, como nos ven ellos a nosotros. Un libro apasionante para los amantes de los perros y de la biologia en general.

¿Qué sienten los cachorros? Alexandra Horowitz quiere averiguarlo y para ello pasa un año observando con lupa la vida diaria de su perrita y combinándolo con los conocimientos científicos sobre el desarrollo temprano de los perros.Somos pocos los que conocemos a nuestros perros desde el dia en que nacen. La investigadora canina Alexandra Horowitz quiso cambiar esto con la perrita que llego a su hogar, Quiddity (Quid). En estas memorias cientificas, Horowitz sigue las primeras semanas de la vida de Quid y documenta los hitos sociales y cognitivos de la vida de nuestros cachorros, que tantos de nosotros nos perdemos al centrarnos en adiestrarlos pero que los convierte en los perros que seran, pasando etapas equivalentes a la primera infancia, la infancia media, la preadolescencia y la adolescencia.Horowitz aprovecha los exhaustivos estudios publicados en el campo de los cambios del desarrollo canino y humano para establecer analogias entre el primer año de los perros y el de los bebes y señalar en que difieren. Cachorros es indispensable para quien este bregando durante el frustrante, divertido y definitivamente delicioso primer año de la vida de un perrito o perrita.

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.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 relationship that dog lovers will savor and absorb (Shelf Awareness).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 animalsand makes us see canine companions in new ways (Science News).

From an animal behaviorist and dog enthusiast comes an adorable, engaging, and comprehensive (School Library Journal) guide to understanding how our canine friends see the world based on the #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon, Inside of a Dognow adapted for a younger audience!Want to know what dogs are thinking? What they feel, and what they can spell with that great big nose of theirs?Heres your chance to experience the world nose first, from two feet off the ground. What do dogs know, and how do they think? The answers will surprise and delight you as dog owner and scientist Alexandra Horowitz explains how our four-legged friends perceive their daily worlds, each other, and us! This book is as close as you can get to knowing about dogs without being a dog yourself.

This middle grade adaptation of Our Dogs, Ourselves is an eye-opening, entertaining, and beautifully illustrated look at humans complicated and sometimes contradictory relationship with mans best friend by New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog.We keep dogs and are kept by them. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. Even while we see ourselves in dogs, we also treat them in surprising ways. On the one hand, we let them into our beds, we give them meaningful names, make them members of our family, and buy them the best food, toys, accessories, clothes, and more. But we also shape our dogs into something they arent meant to be. Purebreeding dogs has led to many unhealthy pups. Many dogs have no homes, or live out their lives in shelters. How is it possible we can treat the same species in these two totally different ways?In Our Dogs, OurselvesYoung Readers Edition, bestselling author of Inside of a Dog, Alexandra Horowitz reveals the odd, surprising, and contradictory ways we live with dogs.

NOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED! The beloved #1 New York Times bestseller that causes ones dog-loving heart to flutter with astonishment and gratitude (The New York Times Book Review).The instant classic on the mind of the dog is now updated to include the latest results in the booming field of dog cognition. What do dogs know? How do they think? The answers will surprise and delight you as cognitive scientist Alexandra Horowitz explains how dogs perceive their daily worlds, each other, and that other quirky animal, the human. Inside of a Dog is a fresh look at the world of dogsfrom the dogs point of view.In clear, crisp prose, Horowitz introduces the reader to dogs perceptual and cognitive abilities and then draws a picture of what it might be like to be a dog. Whats it like to be able to smell not just every bit of open food in the house but also to smell human emotions and even the passage of time? What is it like to have such good hearing that they notice the bodily vibrations of insects and the hum of a fluorescent light? Horowitzs engaging narrative allows us to replace our urge to anthropomorphize dogs with a true understanding of the canine experience. Whats it like to use your mouth as a hand? How does a tiny dog manage to play successfully with a Great Dane? Why must a person on a bicycle be chased?This fully revised and updated edition also reflects the latest findings on canine perception, dogs understanding of our emotions and of our language, and the evolving story of domestication. Some discoveries are not only informative but curiously amusing, such as dogs asymmetrical nostril use and their alignment with the earths magnetic field when pooing.Much more than a scientific exploration; Inside of a Dog is a love letter to dogs, filled with personal observations and practical advice for people who live with dogs. With a light touch and the weight of scientific authority behind her, Horowitz offers an unparalleled exploration into the minds of our beloved four-legged companions.

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Inside of a Dog, this elegant and entertaining (The Boston Globe) explanation of how humans perceive their environments does more than open our eyes...opens our hearts and minds, too, gently awakening us to a worldin fact, many worldsweve been missing (USA TODAY).Alexandra Horowitzshows us how to see the spectacle of the ordinaryto practice, as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle put it, the observation of trifles. Structured around a series of eleven walks the author takes, mostly in her Manhattan neighborhood, On Looking features experts on a diverse range of subjects, including an urban sociologist, the well-known artist Maira Kalman, a geologist, a physician, and a sound designer. Horowitz also walks with a child and a dog to see the world as they perceive it. What they see, how they see it, and why most of us do not see the same things reveal the startling power of human attention and the cognitive aspects of what it means to be an expert observer.Page by page, Horowitz shows how much more there is to seeif only we would really look. Trained as a cognitive scientist, she discovers a feast of fascinating detail, all explained with her generous humor and self-deprecating tone. So turn off the phone and other electronic devices and be in the real worldwhere strangers communicate by geometry as they walk toward one another, where sounds reveal shadows, where posture can display humility, and the underside of a leaf unveils a Lilliputian universewhere, indeed, there are worlds within worlds within worlds.

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Êtes-vous conscient qu’en ce moment même vous ratez l’essentiel de ce qui se passe autour de vous, là, sous votre nez ? Pour vous en convaincre et redécouvrir la magie du monde, il suffit d’appliquer

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What is it like to be a puppy? Whats going on in their minds? In this adaptation for young readers, Alexandra Horowitz answers those questions all kids have--and more!Few people get to meet their dogs on the dogs actual first birthday. Most of us missed the day our puppy opened her eyes, the first sweet sounds she made, or watching her learn to walk, bark, and play with her siblings. But the dog scientist Alexandra Horowitz got to. She met a litter of newborn pups, and traces their journey through their first year of life.In this adaptation for young readers, follow along as one of the litter, Quiddity, grows from a sweet potato-sized puppy who cant lift her head to a member of Horowitzs family. Equal parts scientific and adventurous, Alexandra Horowitzs delightful study of her own puppys developing personality is an enticing read that will answer every question a reader could have during a puppys first year.

From the #1 bestselling author of Inside of a Dogand The Year of the Puppyan incredible journey into the olfactory world of mans best friend (O, The Oprah Magazine), Alexandra Horowitzs follow-up to her New York Times bestseller explains how dogs experience the world through their most spectacular organthe nose.In her fascinating bookHorowitz combines the expertise of a scientist with an easy, lively writing style (The New York Times Book Review) 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 scent 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. 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, been a dog. And, as The Boston Globe says about Being a Dog, becoming more doglike, not surprisingly, can make anyones life a little more vivid.

What Mr. Rogers was to children, Alexandra Horowitz is to dogs: a wise and patient observer who seeks to intimately know a creature... Her chapters, packed with close observations about canine cognition and behavior, are mini-mood lifters." NPR, Maureen Corrigan on Fresh AirWhat is it like to be a puppy? Author of the classic Inside of a Dog, Alexandra Horowitz tries to find out, spending a year scrutinizing her puppys daily existence and poring over the science of early dog developmentFew of us meet our dogs at Day One. The dog who will, eventually, become an integral part of our family, our constant companion and best friend, is born without us into a family of her own. A puppys critical early development into the dog we come to know is usually missed entirely. Dog researcher Alexandra Horowitz aimed to change that with her familys new pup, Quiddity (Quid). In this scientific memoir, she charts Quids growth from wee grub to boisterous sprite, from her birth to her first birthday.Horowitz follows Quids first weeks with her mother and ten roly-poly littermates, and then each week after the puppy joins her household of three humans, two large dogs, and a wary cat. She documents the social and cognitive milestones that so many of us miss in our puppies lives, when caught up in the housetraining and behavioral training that easily overwhelms the first months of a dogs life with a new family. In focusing on training a dog to behave, we mostly miss the radical development of a puppy into themselvesthrough the equivalent of infancy, childhood, young adolescence, and teenager-hood.By slowing down to observe Quid from week to week, The Year of the Puppy makes new sense of a dogs behavior in a way that is missed when the focus is only on training. Horowitz keeps a lens on the puppys point of viewhow they (begin to) see and smell the world, make meaning of it, and become an individual personality. Shes there when the puppies first open their eyes, first start to recognize one another and learn about cats, sheep, and people; she sees them from their first play bows to puberty. Horowitz also draws from the ample research in the fields of dog and human development to draw analogies between a dogs first year and the growing childand to note where they diverge. The Year of the Puppy is indispensable for anyone navigating their way through the frustrating, amusing, and ultimately delightful first year of a puppys life.

¿Qué sienten los cachorros? Alexandra Horowitz quiere averiguarlo y para ello pasa un año observando con lupa la vida diaria de su perrita y combinándolo con los conocimientos científicos sobre el desarrollo temprano de los perros.Somos pocos los que conocemos a nuestros perros desde el dia en que nacen. La investigadora canina Alexandra Horowitz quiso cambiar esto con la perrita que llego a su hogar, Quiddity (Quid). En estas memorias cientificas, Horowitz sigue las primeras semanas de la vida de Quid y documenta los hitos sociales y cognitivos de la vida de nuestros cachorros, que tantos de nosotros nos perdemos al centrarnos en adiestrarlos pero que los convierte en los perros que seran, pasando etapas equivalentes a la primera infancia, la infancia media, la preadolescencia y la adolescencia.Horowitz aprovecha los exhaustivos estudios publicados en el campo de los cambios del desarrollo canino y humano para establecer analogias entre el primer año de los perros y el de los bebes y señalar en que difieren. Cachorros es indispensable para quien este bregando durante el frustrante, divertido y definitivamente delicioso primer año de la vida de un perrito o perrita.

La historia de la relación entre los humanos y los perros suma ya miles de años, pero siguen habiendo muchos aspectos que escapan a nuestra comprensión. Alexandra Horowitz, experta en cognición animal, ha explorado los entresijos de este vinculo, unico y complejo, entre especies. En estas paginas, la autora desgrana las particularidades de compartir la vida con un perro, cuales son sus necesidades, como vemos a nuestros compañeros caninos y, lo mas sorprendente, como nos ven ellos a nosotros. Un libro apasionante para los amantes de los perros y de la biologia en general.

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¿Que piensan los perros? ¿Cómo se relacionan con el mundo que los rodea? ¿Cómo interaccionan con los humanos? ¿Que les dicen sus sentidos? La autora de este libro, psicóloga cognitiva que lleva años trabajando con animales, se introduce en la mente de un perro y nos explica que ve, huele, siente... Y las conclusiones son en muchos casos sorprendentes. Imprescindible para los amantes de los perros, pero tambien para cualquiera interesado por la ciencia, este fascinante ensayo nos explica por que un perro siente el impulso irrefrenable de perseguir a un ciclista, como es capaz de oler no solo la comida sino tambien la tristeza de los humanos e incluso el paso del tiempo, como su oido le permite escuchar la vibracion de los insectos al volar o el zumbido de un fluorescente.... En definitiva, como se ve el mundo desde la mente de un perro.