![]() In thirteen thoughtful and charming chapters, Our Dogs, Ourselves affirms our profound affection for this most charismatic of animals – and opens our eyes to the companions at our sides as never before. ![]() Despite our deep emotional relationships with dogs, legally they are property to be bought, sold, abandoned, or euthanised as we wish. ![]() We celebrate their individuality but breed them for sameness.We have conversations with them, though they don’t talk back. ![]() in Our Dogs, Ourselves, Alexandra Horowitz explores all aspects of this unique and complex interspecies pairing.Īs Horowitz considers the current culture of dogdom, she reveals the odd, surprising, and contradictory ways we live with dogs. The story of humans and dogs is thousands of years old but is far from understood. We buy them sweaters, toys, shoes we are concerned with their social lives, their food, and their health. We love dogs and (we assume) are loved by them. “From Alexandra Horowitz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog, an eye-opening, informative, and wholly entertaining examination and celebration of the human-canine relationship. Our Dogs, Ourselves: The Story of a Singular Bond ![]()
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