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pearl35's review against another edition
3.0
This a lively exploration of dogs' sensory world--from the biology of their noses to experiments that explain why, if you have a regular schedule, dogs can tell when you're about to come home (they time it by how your smell fades). Horowitz uses both science and observations from her own two pets for vivid examples, and you can't beat bits like how, due to physics and mammalian biology, almost all total bladder voiding happens in 21 seconds.
multilingual_s's review against another edition
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Very entertaining and very informative. I've learned a lot about how dogs perceive the world and it cleared up some misconceptions I had, too! At times it gets a bit repetitive and it's not incredibly deep, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
rayne709's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
2.0
I think I may not be compatible with Horowitz's writing style. Her listicle and meandering thoughts were dragging and took away from the actual information being presented. This book could have been about half the length and still given good information about scent skills in dogs