bThis middle grade adaptation of iOur Dogs, Ourselvesi is an eye-opening, entertaining, and beautifully illustrated look at humans' complicated and sometimes contradictory relationship with man's best friend by iNew York Timesi bestselling author of iInside of a Dog.ib pWe keep dogs and are kept by them. We love dogs and we assume we are loved by them. Even while we see ourselves in dogs, we also treat them in surprising ways. On the one hand, we let them into our beds, we give them meaningful names, make them members of our family, and buy them the best food, toys, accessories, clothes, and more. But we also shape our dogs into something they aren't meant to be. Purebreeding dogs has led to many unhealthy pups. Many dogs have no homes, or live out their lives in shelters. How is it possible we can treat the same species in these two totally different ways pIn iOur Dogs, Ourselves--Young Readers Editioni, bestselling author of iInside of a Dogi, Alexandra Horowitz reveals the odd, surp