A stare can also be used as a flirting device. Sometimes I just stare deeply into Max's eyes and he just stops. He goes off and plays with the toy. So it's interesting that we also can use more primitive notations with our eyes. And I think a stare could be too long with the dog as well. Right. A stare can between humans also provoke a fight with somebody saying something like, what are you looking at? Right. Your work has been influenced by Yaka, Van Ukskal, and UkskAl believed that anyone interested in understanding the life of an animal must begin by considering their self-world.
Alexandra Horowitz—a canine psychologist and authority on how dogs perceive the world—joins to talk about her latest book, ‘The Year of the Puppy,’ and share her knowledge about the relationship between humans and our canine friends.