Prelude : A prefatory note on the dog, training, and owners ; Calling a dog "the dog" ; Training dogs ; The dog and his owner

Umwelt: from the dog's point of nose : Take my raincoat. Please ; A tick's view of the world ; Putting our umwelt caps on ; The meaning of things ; Asking dogs ; Dog kisses ; Dogologist

Belonging to the house : How to make a dog: step-by-step instructions ; How wolves become dogs ; Unwolfy ; And then our eyes met- ; Fancy dogs ; The one difference between breeds ; Animals with an asterisk ; Canis unfamiliaris ; Making your dog

Sniff : Sniffers ; The nose nose ; The vomeronasal nose ; The brave smell of a stone ; The smelly ape ; You showed fear ; The smell of disease ; The smell of a dog ; Leaves and grass ; Brambish and brunky

Mute : Out loud ; Dog-eared ; The opposite of mute ; Whimpers, growls, squeaks, and chuckles ; Woof ; Body and tail ; Inadvertent and intent

Dog-eyed : Eyes of the ball-holder ; Go get the ball! ; Go get the green ball! Go get the green bouncing ball- on the TV! ; Visual umwelt

Seen by a dog : The eyes of a child ; The attention of animals ; Mutual gaze ; Gaze following ; Attention-getting ; Showing ; Manipulating attention

Canine anthropologists : Dog's psychic powers deconstructed ; Reading us ; All about you

Noble mind : Dog smarts ; Learning from others ; Puppy see, puppy do ; More human than bird ; Theory of mind ; Theory of dog mind ; Playing into mind ; What happened to the Chihuahua ; Non-human

Inside of a dog : What a dog knows ; Dog days (about time) ; The inner dog (about themselves) ; Dog years (about their past and future) ; Good dog (about right and wrong) ; A dog's age (about emergencies and death) ; II. What it is like ; It is close to the ground ; It is lickable ; It either fits in the mouth or it's too big for the mouth ; It is full of details ; It is in the moment ; It is fleeting and fast ; It is written all over their faces ; You had me at hello : Bondables ; Touching animals ; At hello ; The dance ; The bond effect

The importance of mornings : Go for a "smell walk" ; Train thoughtfully ; Allow for his dogness ; Consider the source ; Give him something to do ; Play with him ; Look again ; Spy on him ; Don't bathe your dog every day ; Read the dog's tells ; Pet friendly ; Get a mutt ; Anthropomorphize with umwelt in mind

Postscript: Me and my dog.