Instead, what people should do is begin to think about and observe the dog’s “self-world,” or umwelt, the word Horowitz uses throughout the book. To really understand dogs, Horowitz posits, folks must stop anthropomorphizing them-mapping very human emotions and motivations onto dogs without truly understanding if their behavior reflects these. The book examines dog behavior and dog communication, and also how dogs perceive the world they live in, and how this affects the aforementioned behavior and communication. In what will be considered a classic if it isn’t already, Barnard College professor Alexandra Horowitz’s Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know seeks to help readers better understand their dogs by taking an in-depth look at how they experience and act on the world. Inside of a Dog… Examining Dog Behavior And Communication
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