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Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know by Alexandra Horowitz, Maurizio Bartocci, Teresa Albanese

bellacocoa's review against another edition

2.0

I wanted to like this and there were some bits of interesting content but overall it felt poorly organized, fragmented, and hard to follow.

zhzhang's review against another edition

2.0

As a dog-lover, I really want to love this book, yet I did not finish it. I found it is hard to find this book interesting or fun.

123erty456's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.5

klsreads's review against another edition

3.0

While I found this book somewhat lacking in cohesive structure and repetitive almost to a fault, I am glad that I read it. At the beginning, I found it easy to get bored, but it really picked up at the end. It's worth the read for the pure fact that I now understand better how my dogs see the world and how my actions or inaction may be interpreted.

My habits and interactions with my dogs have changed because of this book for the better and made them happier animals, so I do strongly suggest this to people with pets. Though it can get dry and almost unrelated at points, it's well written (minus some structure and bits of content). If you can't stand getting through the whole book, I'd suggest skipping to the chapter, "The Importance of Mornings." That has some of the greatest and most concise advice about interacting with a dog.

Happy reading!

magpiewithpebbles's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.25

leannaaker's review against another edition

4.0

This was a great layperson's introduction to dog behavior and psychology. The author does a great job of parsing very interesting scientific research into metaphors and analogies that anyone could understand. The best part of the book, I think, is that it could equally appeal to the casual dog owner and the nerdy dog behaviorist and trainer. There is enough "meat" in the book to satisfy the latter. My only complaint is that since the structure of the chapters were all very similar, the reading bogged in places. Or perhaps, if there had been a roadmap to the chapters presented to weave almost a story through all of it, it might have seemed less disjointed.

A great read for dog folks.

jhaydel's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.5

malachi_oneill's review against another edition

3.0

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chamlet5127's review against another edition

3.0

I stopped halfway through. Normally I really like animal behavior and I like dogs. But this book just wandered around the point and rarely made the point well in the end. Might come back to it later, but done with it for now.

drrawsonreads's review against another edition

5.0

Awesome book for scientifically-inclined dog lovers. This is a book that can be read one chapter at a time - each one is like a stand-alone essay. Lots of fascinating tidbits about man's best friend!