“Those canids such as foxes, who do not live in a social group, appear to have a much more limited range of things to say. Even the kinds of sounds foxes make are indicative of their more solitary nature: they… — 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 novel tool to the task. We are that tool. Dogs have learned this--and they see us as fine general-purpose tools, too: useful for protection, acquiring food, providing companionship. We solve the puzzles of closed doors and… — 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 Image
“in training a dog you must reward only those behaviors you desire the dog to repeat endlessly.” — Alexandra Horowitz Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
