Alexandra Horowitz: Inside of a Dog
Inside of a Dog
Buch
- What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
- Verlag:
- Simon & Schuster Ltd, 02/2012
- Einband:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781849835671
- Artikelnummer:
- 1565866
- Umfang:
- 368 Seiten
- Altersempfehlung:
- Hobby/Freizeit
- Copyright-Jahr:
- 2012
- Gewicht:
- 263 g
- Maße:
- 203 x 131 mm
- Stärke:
- 28 mm
- Artikelnummer:
- 1565866
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 2.2.2012
- Hinweis
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Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
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|---|---|
| Buch, Gebunden, Englisch | EUR 32,90* |
Beschreibung
As an unabashed dog lover, Alexandra Horowitz is naturally curious about what her dog thinks and what she knows. As a cognitive scientist she is intent on understanding the minds of animals who cannot say what they know or feel.This is a fresh look at the world of dogs -- from the dog's point of view. The book introduces the reader to the science of the dog -- their perceptual and cognitive abilities -- and uses that introduction to draw a picture of what it might be like to be a dog. It answers questions no other dog book can -- such as: What is a dog's sense of time? Does she miss me? Want friends? Know when she's been bad? Horowitz's journey, and the insights she uncovered from studying her own dog, Pumpernickel, allowed her to understand her dog better, and appreciate her more through that understanding. The reader will be able to do the same with their own dog.
Inside of a Dog will allow dog owners to look at their pets' behaviour in a different, and revealing light, enabling them to understand their dogs and enjoy their relationship even more. What might it be like to be a dog?
- What's it like to be able to smell not just every bit of food in the house, but also to smell sadness in humans, or even the passage of time?
- Why must a cyclist be chased, and what's it like to use your mouth as a hand?
- In short, what it is like to experience life from two feet off the ground, gazing at humans' ankles and knees?
The answers to these questions are surprising and delightful, as cognitive scientist Alexandra Horowitz explains how dogs perceive their daily world, along with that other quirky animal, the human.
In crisp, clear prose she draws on her research in the field of dog cognition to answer questions that other dog books haven't even asked, such as: What is a dog's sense of time? Does she miss me? Know when he's been bad? This book is as close as you can get to knowing what a dog is thinking without being a dog yourself.
Klappentext
A fresh new book on the psyche of dogs from a bright young behavioural scientist and dog lover.Biografie
Alexandra Horowitz unterrichtet Psychologie am Barnard College der Columbia University in New York. Sie hat an der University of California in San Diego in Kognitionswissenschaft promoviert und Menschen, Nashörner, Bonobos und Hunde erforscht. Siebzehn Jahre lang lebte sie mit einem nichtsahnenden Forschungsobjekt, ihrer Mischlingshündin Pumpernickel, zusammen. Vor ihrer wissenschaftlichen Laufbahn arbeitete sie als Lexikographin bei Merriam-Webster und für The New Yorker. Zusammen mit ihrem Ehemann und mit Finnegan, einem Hund von undefinierbarer Abstammung, aber klar definierter Persönlichkeit, lebt Horowitz in New York City. Über ihre Forschungsinteressen sagt sie: "I study dog behavior and cognition. To date, my research has taken four forms: naturalistic observations of social play; observations of dog-human play; tests of anthropomorphisms used with dogs; and, most recently, field recordings of vocalizations during play, and the design of experiments to test the communication and attention abilities of dogs."
Alexandra Horowitz
Inside of a Dog
EUR 13,46*
