The Year of the Puppy
Straddles Science and Memoir
Book • 2024
The Year of the Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves is a blend of scientific inquiry and personal memoir in which dog cognition researcher Alexandra Horowitz follows a puppy, Quiddity, from birth through her first birthday.
Drawing on decades of research into canine behavior and perception, Horowitz documents the normally unseen early weeks of a dog’s life and threads together the limited but growing science on puppy development with close, day‑to‑day observation.
The book examines how a puppy’s sensory world, social interactions, and relationship with both her canine family and humans shape the distinct dog she becomes, offering insight into how all dogs grow into their adult personalities and into the human‑dog bond itself.
Drawing on decades of research into canine behavior and perception, Horowitz documents the normally unseen early weeks of a dog’s life and threads together the limited but growing science on puppy development with close, day‑to‑day observation.
The book examines how a puppy’s sensory world, social interactions, and relationship with both her canine family and humans shape the distinct dog she becomes, offering insight into how all dogs grow into their adult personalities and into the human‑dog bond itself.
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