The author or editor of thirty books, Marc Bekoff, PhD, is professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a former Guggenheim fellow. The author of ten books and hundreds of articles, Jessica Pierce, PhD, is faculty affiliate at the University of Colorado Center for Bioethics and Humanities.

Part One: Canine Captives
What Does "Being Captive" Mean?
Unleashing Dogs, Enhancing Freedoms
Becoming Fluent in Dog
Walking in Their Paws
Giving Dogs the Best Possible Lives

Part Two: The Field Guide to Freedoms: Exercising and Enhancing the Senses
SMELL
Sniffing
Peeing
Rolling in Stinky Stuff
Scent Identity: Dog perfumes, shampoos, deodorants
Olfactory Overload: Can there be too much of a good thing?
Butts: A critical canine communication center
Burps, Gas, and Dog Breath
TASTE
Let Them Eat Pasta
A Detour into the Dog's "Second Nose"
Eating Gross Stuff: Tasting the Wild
Drooling
The Joys of Working for Food
How Food Is Offered
Obesity
Chewing
TOUCH
Mediating How Dogs Sense the World Through Touch: Walking, Collaring, Leashing
Walking as Shared Time, Mutual Tolerance, or Power Struggle
Off Leash Time
Friends
Petting
Hugging and Licking
Whiskers
Together Time
Alone Time
SIGHT
Dog-Dog Interactions
Tales about Tails
Losing a Tail
Speaking with Ears
Emotionally Intelligent Dogs
Your Dog Is Watching You
HEARING
Barks and Growls
Whining and Whimpering
Baby-talking Our Dogs
Quiet Time
Noise Phobias
Audible for Dogs
Play: A Kaleidoscope of the Senses
The State and Future of Dogs
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Notes