What is it like to be a puppy? Author of the classic Inside of a Dog, Alexandra Horowitz tries to find out, spending a year scrutinizing her puppy's daily existence and poring over the science of early dog development. Few of us meet our dogs at Day One. The dog who will eventually become an integral part of our family is born without us into a family of her own. A puppy's critical early development into the dog we come to know is usually missed entirely. In this scientific memoir, dog researcher Alexandra Horowitz aimed to change that with her family's new pup, Quiddity (Quid), whom she charts from wee grub to boisterous sprite, from her birth to her first birthday. Keeping a lens on the puppy's point of view-how they begin to see and smell the world, make meaning of it, and become an individual personality-Horowitz documents the social and cognitive milestones that so many of us miss when the focus is only on training. The Year of the Puppy is indispensable for anyone navigating their way through the frustrating, amusing, and ultimately delightful first year of a puppy's life.