'Many working dogs I've met seem highly fulfilled by having what we call 'work,' but what I think of really as an organization of their life,' Horowitz says. Owners (and many other people) love it too.' 'Having dogs with their owners is a great idea for the dogs. To leave them alone all day is to neglect this. '(Like humans), dogs are social animals, and need to be around other people or dogs - or both - depending on the dog. 'Dogs have been living with humans for thousands of years,' she says. Alexandra Horowitz, a cognitive scientist and the author of several books, including New York Times beststellers Inside of a Dog and Being a Dog, makes a good case. In fact, under the right circumstances, human-dog interaction can be hugely beneficial to both species. Over the past couple of years, I've noticed a decided uptick in the number of pooches accompanying people outside of the home: Maltese in the mall, Rotties in restaurants, and Labs on planes. And, as The Boston Globe says about Being a Dog, ' becoming more doglike, not surprisingly, can make anyone's life a little more vivid.Actually, while we're at it? I think we all need to have a little chat about dogs, public spaces, and the nexus between the two before there are any more vicious fights. 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. 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.

In addition to speaking to cognitive researchers and smell experts, Horowitz visits 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. 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.

From the #1 bestselling author of Inside of a Dog and The Year of the Puppy' an incredible journey into the olfactory world of man's best friend' (O, The Oprah Magazine), Alexandra Horowitz's 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.

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