In this episode, Dr. Alexandra Horowitz discusses how dogs perceive the world and understanding what is meaningful to them. We discuss:

• The concept of the umwelt and how to imagine what it's like to be a dog.
• Her research at the Dog Cognition Lab in Barnard College and how she would like it to influence the way we live with dogs. 
• Questioning things we think we know about dogs with empirical research.
• Her new book The Year of the Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves

Dr. Horowitz's bio:
Dr. Alexandra Horowitz heads the Dog Cognition Lab at Barnard College, where she also teaches seminars in canine cognition, creative nonfiction writing, and audio storytelling. She is the author of 5 books, including Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know and, most recently, The Year of the Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves. She lives with her family of Homo sapiens, Canis familiaris, and Felis catus in New York City.

Links:
Opportunities for dog caregivers to participate in research at the Dog Cognition Lab @ Barnard College

http://alexandrahorowitz.net/

Theme music composed and performed by Andy Sells

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