A fresh look at what goes on inside the minds of dogs "that causes one's dog-loving heart to flutter with astonishment and gratitude" (The New York Times Book Review)--from a cognitive scientist with a background at The New Yorker.

As one of the millions of dog owners in AmericaHorowitz is naturally curious to learn what her dog thinks about and knows. And as a scientistshe is intent on understanding the minds of animals that cannot speak for themselves. Nowin clearcrisp proseHorowitz introduces the reader to dogs' perceptual and cognitive abilities and then reveals what it might be like to be a dog.

How many of us have wondered what it must be like for a dog to experience life from two feet off the groundamidst the smells of the sidewalkgazing at our ankles or knees? How does a tiny dog manage to play successfully with a Great Dane? Why must a person on a bicycle be chased? Inside of a Dog explains these things and much moreand the answers are both delightful and surprising. It also contains up-to-the-minute research on dogs' detection of diseasethe secrets of their tailsand their skill at reading our attention that Horowitz puts into useful context.

With a light touch and the weight of science behind herAlexandra Horowitz examines the familiar but mysterious animal we think we know best but may actually understand the leastand explains how dogs perceive their daily worldseach otherand that other quirky animal--the human.