Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Prelude Umwelt: From the Dog’s Point of Nose Belonging to the House Sniff Mute Dog-eyed Seen by a Dog Canine Anthropologists Noble Mind Inside of a Dog You Had Me at Hello The Importance of Mornings Postscript: Me and My Dog Notes and Sources Acknowledgments Index About the Authors Footnotes ch02_fn02 ch02_fn01 ch03_fn01 ch03_fn02 ch03_fn03 ch03_fn04 ch03_fn05 ch03_fn06 ch03_fn07 ch03_fn08 ch03_fn09 ch03_fn10 ch03_fn11 ch03_fn12 ch03_fn13 ch03_fn14 ch04_fn01 ch04_fn02 ch04_fn03 ch04_fn04 ch05_fn01 ch05_fn02 ch05_fn03 ch05_fn04 ch06_fn01 ch07_fn01 ch07_fn02 ch07_fn03 ch07_fn04 ch07_fn05 ch07_fn06 ch07_fn07 ch08_fn01 ch08_fn02 ch09_fn01 ch09_fn02 ch09_fn03 ch09_fn04 ch09_fn05 ch10_fn01 ch10_fn02 ch10_fn03 ch10_fn04 ch10_fn05 ch10_fn06 ch10_fn07 ch10_fn08 ch10_fn09 ch10_fn10 ch10_fn11 ch10_fn12 ch10_fn13 ch11_fn01 ch11_fn02 ch11_fn03 ch11_fn04 ch12_fn01 I NSIDE OF A DOG WHAT DOGS SEE, SMELL, AND KNOW ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ SCRIBNER A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 www.SimonandSchuster.com Copyright © 2009 by Alexandra Horowitz, with illustrations by the author All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. For information, address Scribner Subsidiary Rights Department, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. First Scribner hardcover edition September 2009 SCRIBNER and design are registered trademarks of The Gale Group, Inc., used under license by Simon & Schuster, Inc., the publisher of this work. For information about special discounts for bulk purchases, please contact Simon & Schuster Special Sales: 1-866-506-1949 or [email protected]. The Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau can bring authors to your live event. For more information or to book an event contact the Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau at 1-866-248-3049 or visit our website at www.simonspeakers.com. Manufactured in the United States of America 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2008045842 ISBN 978-1-4165-8340-0 ISBN 978-1-4165-8827-6 (eBook) To the dogs Contents Prelude A prefatory note on the dog, training, and owners Calling a dog "the dog" Training dogs The dog and his owner Umwelt: From the Dog's Point of Nose Take my raincoat. Please. A tick's view of the world Putting our umwelt caps on The meaning of things Asking dogs Dog kisses Dogologist Belonging to the House How to make a dog: Step-by-step instructions How wolves became dogs Unwolfy And then our eyes met . . . Fancy dogs The one difference between breeds Animals with an asterisk Canis unfamiliaris Making your dog Sniff Sniffers The nose nose The vomeronasal nose The brave smell of a stone The smelly ape You showed fear The smell of disease The smell of a dog Leaves and grass Brambish and brunky Mute Out loud Dog-eared The opposite of mute Whimpers, growls, squeaks, and chuckles Woof Body and tail Inadvertent and intent Dog-eyed Eyes of the ball-holder Go get the ball! Go get the green ball! Go get the green bouncing ball . . . on the TV! Visual umwelt Seen by a Dog The eyes of a child The attention of animals Mutual gaze Gaze following Attention-getting Showing Manipulating attention Canine Anthropologists Dogs' psychic powers deconstructed Reading us All about you Noble Mind Dog smarts Learning from others Puppy see, puppy do More human than bird Theory of mind Theory of dog mind Playing into mind What happened to the Chihuahua Non-human Inside of a Dog I. What a dog knows Dog days (About time) The inner dog (About themselves) Dog years (About their past and future) Good dog (About right and wrong) A dog's age (About emergencies and death) II. What it is like It is close to the ground . . . . . . It is lickable . . . . . . It either fits in the mouth or it's too big for the mouth . . . . . . It is full of details . . . . . . It is in the moment . . . . . . It is fleeting and fast . . . . . . It is written all over their faces . . . You Had Me at Hello