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Stanley Coren’s books have always been my “first love” with regard to books on dog history and behavior. I own and have read every single one of them, and use them often for reference. The author never ceases to regale me with tidbits about dogs throughout history, and each book teaches me something I didn’t know. Born to Bark, a personal account of the author’s life and relationship with Cairn terrier, Flint, is no different. In this book, the author steps deeper into his storytelling role, welcoming the reader into his own personal life and sharing memoirs about every dog
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Emily and Einstein, by Linda Francis Lee There are many different definitions for the word “dog”. In addition to using it to describe our favorite, loyal, loving canine companions, we also might exclaim “You lucky dog!” when a person shares their good fortune, or scold “You dog!” when hearing news of some scoundrel’s crass behavior. People have been known to “put on the dog”, to behave or dress in an ostentatious or showy manner. The phrase “you wouldn’t treat a dog that way” implies treating a human being much worse than one would an animal. “Gone to the dogs” is
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One Good Dog by Susan Wilson Adam March is a very powerful businessman who loses his job, status and the high life he’s been living after a series of innocent mistakes and unexpected events. Adam begins life anew, coming to grips with community service working at a soup kitchen, trying to pick himself up and move on, learning about compassion. In the process, he unwittingly becomes the owner of an equally beaten down, abused, neglected canine, one once subjected to dog fighting. If ever two beings needed each other, these are the two. The book is intricately written with chapters
Read more →Till Death Do Us Bark (Dog Walker Mystery #5), by Judi McCoy Till Death Do Us Bark is the fifth book in author Judi McCoy’s “Dog Walker Mystery” series. The series follows divorcee Ellie Engleman as she starts her own dog-walking business as a means to combine earning an income with doing something she enjoys, establishing her independence after years of marriage to a rich New York personality who kept her on a strict regimen of gyms and personal trainers. Along the way, Ellie picks up new clients (preferably small dogs), makes new friends and always manages to stumble upon
Read more →Stay, the debut novel by Allie Larkin What do you do when the person you believe is love of your life marries someone else? In Savannah Leone’s case, she proceed to make a pitcher of grape Kool-aid, mix it glass-by-glass with vodka, drowning her sorrows- until the Kool-aid was all gone and it seemed she had somehow ordered a $6,000 puppy via the internet. What do you do after that? Stay is a is a heartwarming story of love, loss, and loyalty. The tale compares and contrasts the daunting task of raising a dog for the first time, and the
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