Dog Book Review

Dog Book Review: Red Dog

On September 18, 2013 / Dog Book Review

Red Dog by Louis de Bernieres I stumbled upon the story of Red Dog while browsing through my local Redbox’s movie offerings last fall. All I saw was the movie’s title and “Coming Soon”, but it was enough to prompt me to sign up for an email reminder. Two months later, as soon as that email arrived in my inbox, announcing the DVD was now available to rent, I reserved it. I watched the film. Fell in love with Red Dog. Cried throughout the whole thing. If you aren’t familiar with Red Dog, his is a true story. The movie

Dog Book Review: Little Boy Blue

On August 21, 2013 / Dog Book Review

Little Boy Blue… is excellent, informative, educational, well-researched by the author and presented in a format anybody can easily read. If you ever wanted to know more about the whole shelter/rescue/foster/spay-and-neuter movement going on in today’s society, this book will inform you. While most of the author’s investigation was eye-opening for her, it wasn’t for me, and a lot of it (even her horror with regard to a certain “bleach-and-Monistat” home remedy), makes sense. I’ve done battle with ringworm before. I didn’t put it ON my cats but I did mist everything in the apartment with the recommended 10% bleach

A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life From an Unlikely Teacher

On June 14, 2013 / Dog Book Review

A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life From an Unlikely Teacher by Sue Halpern “What are you going to do with your one wild and precious life?” This is the author’s closing thought, as I finish reading this book and I think it sums up this poignant autobiography quite well. When your role in life arrives at a fork in the road, whether due to job changes, life changes, kids growing up, etc… when given an opportunity to use your time in a new and different way, what will you choose do with it? Will

Dog Themed Mystery Series

On April 24, 2013 / Dog Book Review

Lets talk Dog Themed Mystery Series! I recently read both of the latest installments of author Spencer Quinn’s “Chet and Bernie” mysteries: The Dog Who Knew Too Much, and A Fistful of Collars, books 4 and 5 in the series, respectively. The Dog Who Knew Too Much seems to be a more entertaining read than the first 3 books in the series. While not without it’s off-putting moments, and retaining the tendency to drag in a place or two, the story is, as usual, mainly told from Chet’s perspective. Even more so than the previous three tales. Chet’s perspective is

Book Review: The Art of Racing in the Rain

On April 3, 2013 / Dog Book Review

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Get the tissues. This book is a tear-jerker, from the starting line! Told from a dog’s perspective, on the eve of his death, The Art of Racing in the Rain spans one family’s lifetime. From the time Enzo, as a puppy, first goes home with Denny, up until the tale comes full circle returning to the opening sentence, on, as I mentioned, the eve of Enzo’s passing. The tale chronicle’s a typical family’s life, from marriage to birth, in sickness and health, times of joy and times of sorrow… Every