{"product_id":"our-dogs-ourselves-alexandra-horowitz-9781501175008","title":"Our Dogs, Ourselves: The Story of a Singular Bond","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Alexandra Horowitz, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eInside of a Dog \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Puppy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003e an eye-opening, \u003c\/b\u003einformative, \"entertaining, and enlightening\" (\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e) celebration of the human-canine relationship for the curious dog owner and science-lover alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe keep dogs and are kept by them. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. We buy them sweaters, toys, shoes; we are concerned with their social lives, their food, and their health. The story of humans and dogs is thousands of years old but is far from understood. In \u003ci\u003eOur Dogs, Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e, Alexandra Horowitz explores all aspects of this unique and complex interspecies pairing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Horowitz considers the current culture of dogdom, she reveals the odd, surprising, and contradictory ways we live with dogs. We celebrate their individuality but breed them for sameness. Despite our deep emotional relationships with dogs, legally they are property to be bought, sold, abandoned, or euthanized as we wish. Even the way we speak to our dogs is at once perplexing and delightful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn thirteen thoughtful and charming chapters, \u003ci\u003eOur Dogs, Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e affirms our profound affection for this most charismatic of animals--and opens our eyes to the companions at our sides as never before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra Horowitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501175009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501175008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e508631 \/ Our Dogs, Ourselves: How We Live with Dogs (Young Readers Edition)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/29\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2019 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/06\/2019","brand":"Alexandra Horowitz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046554497279,"sku":"9781501175008","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c97398a4-6952-4e6f-b475-643d0869dc66.jpg?v=1684985214","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/our-dogs-ourselves-alexandra-horowitz-9781501175008","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}