Alexandra Horowitz PhD at Bark! Fest
Join celebrated author Alexandra Horowitz for a discussion of the fully-revised second edition of her much-loved book, Inside of a Dog.
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By Zazie Todd, PhD
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When Inside of a Dog: How Dogs See, Smell, and Know was first published, it was a #1 New York Times bestseller. Now it's out in a fully-revised and updated edition.
I'm thrilled that Alexandra Horowitz will be joining us at Bark! Fest to talk about the book and share cool new findings on how dogs think and how they perceive the world.
This event is on Thursday September 17 at 1 pm Pacific (4 pm Eastern / 9 pm UK time).
This event is hosted by Zazie Todd and Kristi Benson.
Please support the authors by getting their books which are available wherever books are sold, from my Amazon store, from Bookshop, and most likely your local library too.
The event will be recorded. A link to the recording will be sent to everyone who registers.
About Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz
Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know, 2nd edition.
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 dogs—from the dog’s 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. What’s 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? Horowitz’s engaging narrative allows us to replace our urge to anthropomorphize dogs with a true understanding of the canine experience. What’s 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 earth’s 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.
Alexandra Horowitz observes dogs for a living. Her research began more than two decades ago, studying dogs at play, and continues today at her Dog Cognition Lab at Barnard College. She is the author of the New York Times best-seller Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know (revised and updated in 2025) and four other books: On Looking; Being a Dog; Our Dogs, Ourselves; and The Year of the Puppy, as well as two books for Young Readers. She lives with her family of Homo sapiens, Canis familiaris, and Felis catus in New York City.
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