In this scientific memoir, dog researcher Alexandra Horowitz charts her family's new pup Quid's growth from wee grub to boisterous sprite, from her birth to her first birthday. She documents the social and cognitive milestones that so many of us miss in our puppies' lives, when caught up in the housetraining and behavioral training that easily overwhelms the first months of a dog's life with a new family. By slowing down to observe Quid from week to week, The Year of the Puppy makes new sense of a dog's behavior in a way that is missed when the focus is only on training. Horowitz keeps 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. 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.