Publisher, Tantor Audio (October 2009)

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Received the coveted AudioFile Magazine's 'Earphones Award' for exceptional narrative voice and style, vocal characterization, appropriateness for audio format and enhancement of the text!

"This is first-rate science blended with the insights of a consummate dog lover. Karen White is a masterful narrator who delivers a powerful presentation." ---AudioFile Earphones Award Winner

"Essential...for pet owners and students of animal behavior who have followed developments in the emerging field of comparative psychology." ---Library Journal Starred Review

"Discover why your dog is so sensitive to your emotions, gaze, and body language.... Captivating." ---Temple Grandin, author of the New York Times bestseller Animals in Translation

"Inside of a Dog offers a thoughtful take on the interior life of the dog." ---The Washington Post

"Inside of a Dog is a most welcome authoritative, personal, and witty book about what it is like to be a dog." ---Marc Bekoff, award-winning author of The Emotional Lives of Animals

Temple Grandin meets Stephen Piner in this engaging and informative look at what goes on inside the minds of dogs---from a cognitive scientist with a background at the New Yorker.

With more than 52 million pet dogs in America today, it's clear we are a nation of unabashed dog lovers. Yet the relationship between dogs and humans remains a fascinating mystery, as no one really knows what goes on in the canine mind. Now, in Inside of a Dog, Alexandra Horowitz fuses her perspectives as both scientist and dog owner to deliver a fresh look at the world of dogs---as seen from the animal's point of view.

Inspired by her years of living with her own dog, Pumpernickel, who was a constant source of delight and mystery, Horowitz's mind became filled with questions and ideas. In crisp, clear prose, she draws on her research in the field of dog cognition to give listeners a sense of a dog's perceptual and cognitive abilities---and paints a picture of what the canine experience is like. Horowitz's own scientific journey, and the insights she uncovered, allowed her to understand her dog better and appreciate her more.

Containing up-to-the-minute research and providing many moments of dog behavior recognition, this lively and absorbing book helps dog owners to see their best friend's behavior in a different and revealing light, allowing them to understand their pets and enjoy their company even more.

About the Author: Alexandra Horowitz is an assistant professor of psychology at Barnard College. She has a Ph.D. in cognitive science and has studied the cognition of humans, rhinoceros, bonobos, and dogs. She has researched dogs professionally for eight years. Before her scientific career, she worked as a lexicographer at Merriam-Webster and was on the staff at the New Yorker. She currently lives in New York City with Finnegan, a dog of indeterminate parentage and determinate character, and the fond memories of dogs past.

About the Narrator: Karen White is an actress who has performed on stage, film, and television, and whose work has taken her to Los Angeles, New York, and Boston. Her credits include many Shakespeare plays, the films The Out-of-Towners and Monument Ave., and appearances on The Drew Carey Show and Party of Five. Karen is also a voice coach, and she has taught voice and acting at Brandeis University and Emerson College. She has been nominated for a prestigious Audie Award, was named a Best Voice of 2010 by AudioFile magazine, and has received four AudioFile Earphones Awards, including for My Kind of Place by Susan Orlean. Karen's other audiobooks include The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland, the Miss Julia series by Ann B. Ross, and the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series by Betty MacDonald. She lives with her family in Los Angeles, California.