![]() ![]() ![]() In an effort to find out what it's like to be a dog, she goes on a personal journey of her own to learn how to develop her sense of smell. The highlight of the book may be chapter three, where the author goes into a deep description of how the nose works - both ours and the dog's.īy chapter four Horowitz begins to learn about the world of scent that she (and we) may be missing out on. Horowitz dispels the myth that dogs mark territory (page 16) - they are, in fact, what’s called "runway markers." They don't routinely mark every corner of their home or property, but they do mark light posts and other markers along their routes and walks. ![]() There is the expected section about how our understanding of a dog's sense of smell is limited by the devices we use to test it. This book is about a specific part of their umwelt: the dog’s ability to smell. This is the dog's umwelt readers may be familiar with this term, a favorite for Horowitz. I am always interested in how my dog may be experiencing his world. Some of you may remember Horowitz from her first book, "Inside of a Dog." Horowitz begins this book by saying, “to know a dog is to be interested in what it’s like to be a dog.” I would agree with her there. Alexandra Horowitz’s new book is entitled, "Being a Dog: Following the Dog into a World of Smell." I picked up the book at our local Village Books after listening to the author at a reading. ![]()
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