This is no April Fool’s joke. Jennifer Kachnic of The Grey Muzzle Organization has put together an informative anthology for the elderly dog in your life, Your Dog’s Golden Years: A Manual for Senior Care. Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?
Category Archives: Dog Non-Fiction
Are Dogs The New Kids?
The Wall Street Journal makes its case — with facts and figures to back it up! (photo credit: Justin-Enns)
Hitler’s Talking Dogs?
Historians knew that Hitler loved art — but in a 2011 New York Times column by Maureen Dowd, she discusses Dr. Jan Bondeson’s book, Amazing Dogs, in which he reveals that Hitler once supported a German school to teach large mastiffs to talk to humans. Luckily, it didn’t work — considering Adolf’s atrocious background, I can’t imagine those dogs were treated very well.
Of course, nowadays, everybody knows the world’s most famous canine blabber is Youtube’s Mishka the Talking Dog…
What’s A Dog For? by John Homans
This question, and many more, are brought out of the doghouse in John Homans’s informative new dog book as he discusses domestic life with his lab mix, Stella — as well as the overall explosion in dog ownership in America (from 53 million in 1996 to 77 million in 2010).
The author questions if we as a people are becoming more isolated — or, perhaps, it’s just harder to make true, loyal friends in today’s fast-paced Internet age? (NYT)
Dog Book Stocking Stuffers
In need of some last-minute stocking stuffers for the dog lover in your life? Kitson has got you covered with a whole shelf full of cute, funny dog books…
The Last Walk by Jessica Pierce
Not many dog books can handle the subject matter of pet loss so sensitively, yet straight-forwardly, as Jessica Pierce’s The Last Walk: Reflections On Our Pets at the End of Their Lives. Read her compelling Op-Ed here. (NYT)
CNN’s Loving and Losing A Dog
CNN was so touched by Fiona Apple’s touching letter in honor of her dying dog — that it inspired Kat Kinsman to write a tribute about her late Irish Wolfhound, Mordred, as “The Worldwide Leader in News” unveiled a new dead dog-friendly section dubbed Loving and Losing A Dog: Your Stories…
Dogfight by Calvin Trillin
Just in case you’re going through withdrawal from the disappearance of all the Presidential polls and campaign events, Calvin Trillin nicely sums up the recent Obama vs. Romney election in comedic/poetic verse in Dogfight. (New York Times)
I Want To Kill the Dog?
Meredith Viera’s hubby, Richard Cohen, has a darkly funny take on his relationship with their family dog in I Want To Kill the Dog…
Don’t worry, dog advocates: this book is just a light-hearted love-hate spoof. At least I hope so. Or else they’ll be getting some hate tweets!
Uggie Hires A Ghostwriter?
Uggie, the adorable Jack Russell terrier from The Artist, is back with a new autobiography called (what else) Uggie – My Story. My question is, do you think he really wrote it or did he hire one of those fancy-pants ghostwriters? Get your paw-tographed copy now! (The Guardian)
Katz on Dogs
No writer has consistently written better stuff on dogs in the past decade than Jon Katz, whose bestseller, A Dog Year, was adapted into an HBO movie starring Jeff Bridges — but he may have saved the best for his latest, Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die, a touching, no nonsense non-fiction guide to grieving and getting over the loss of your lovely pet.
Susan Orlean and Julie Klam Talk Dog Books
Susan Orlean (Rin Tin Tin) and Julie Klam (You Had Me At Woof) discuss the ruff world of dog books in The New York Times.
Mazel Dogs!
With this week’s Yom Kippur, it’s that time of year to atone — so let’s all take a moment to remember our Jewish dog friends by taking a look back at How To Raise A Jewish Dog by Ellis Weiner and Barbara Davilman…
Dog Master of Suspense?
Alfred Hitchcock may be dubbed “The Master of Suspense”, but after reading thriller writer Dean Koontz’s A Big Little Life, a tender, thoughtful ode to his late Golden Retriever, Trixie Koontz (who also penned a few books herself) — I think no dog could be prouder of its master…
Not to mention, Mr. Koontz also donates much of his time and money to Canine Companions for Independence.
What Merrill Markoe Taught Me About Dogs
There’s certainly no more humorous observer of canines than funny dogmother, Merrill Markoe — creator of the Stupid Pet Tricks segment on David Letterman — and the author of several comedic hound books, including Walking In Circles Before Lying Down and What The Dogs Taught Me.
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