“The other part of seeing what is on the block is appreciating how limited our own view is. We are limited by our sensory abilities, by our species membership, by our narrow attention—at least the last of which can be… — Alexandra Horowitz Copy Share Image
“By standard intelligence texts, the dogs have failed at the puzzle. I believe, by contrast that they have succeeded magnificently. They have applied a… — Alexandra Horowitz Copy Share
“Those canids such as foxes, who do not live in a social group, appear to have a much more limited range of things to… — Alexandra Horowitz Copy Share
“in training a dog you must reward only those behaviors you desire the dog to repeat endlessly.” — Alexandra Horowitz Copy Share
“Wasser’s (conservation detection) dogs are young mixed-breeds from shelters because that's where dogs with excessive energy and borderline-obsessive personalities wind up. A dog with… — Alexandra Horowitz Copy Share
“Part of seeing what is on an ordinary block is seeing that everything visible has a history. It arrived at the spot where you… — Alexandra Horowitz Copy Share
“There is no such thing as "fresh air" to a dog. Air is rich: an olfactory tangle that the dog's nose will diligently unknot.” — Alexandra Horowitz Copy Share
“Thus, these two components—perception and action—largely define and circumscribe the world for every living thing. All animals have their own umwelten—their own subjective realities,… — Alexandra Horowitz Copy Share
“When it comes to describing our potential physical and cognitive capacities, we are individuals first, and members of the human race second.” — Alexandra Horowitz Copy Share
“For any anthropomorphism we use to describe our dogs, we can ask two questions: One, is there a natural behavior this action might have… — Alexandra Horowitz Copy Share
“Few celebrate a dog who jumps at people as they approach--but start with the premise that it is we who keep ourselves (and our… — Alexandra Horowitz Copy Share
“Dogs are losing their noses. Other research has supported the odd and disturbing result that companion dogs are not only not using their smelling… — Alexandra Horowitz Copy Share
“We get distracted, have bad days, and grow sleepy; a working dog does, too. The dogs are being only human here.” — Alexandra Horowitz Copy Share
“Do not sag with exhaustion. There is no mandate; only opportunity. Our culture fosters inattention; we are all creatures of that culture. But by… — Alexandra Horowitz Copy Share
“Dogs also have a higher flicker-fusion rate than humans do: seventy or even eighty cycles per second. This provides an indication why dogs have… — Alexandra Horowitz Copy Share
