Synopses & Reviews
“There are many families where the whole interest in life is centered upon the dog,” wrote Jerome K. Jerome in 1889, and any devoted dog person would agree that the same is true today.
There’s a tale behind every family dog. The Family Dog celebrates the oft-told stories of love and devotion, of astonishing daring or colossal mishap, recounted by an eclectic group of writers, including E. B. White, James Thurber, Dave Barry, Jack London, Caroline Knapp, and David Sedaris. Here are stories about the Airedale who bit, well, almost everyone; the collie who traveled fourteen miles over frozen pastures to reunite with his family; the poodle with the bluest eyes; the Great Dane who had business to do; the pug who ate three socks and a T-shirt in one sitting; the boxer who only answered to one name: Food; and the dachshund who even disobeyed when asked to do something he wanted to do.
Illustrated with stunning black-and-white photographs from many diverse sources, this book confirms that, quite often, the most popular family member is the one with four legs.
Synopsis
Combining evocative photographs with wonderfully apt observations from well-known wits and writers, The Family Dog reveals the quirky, profound, and irreplaceable roles dogs play in our lives. More than any other family member, dogs comfort us, amuse us, tolerate our peculiarities, boost our egos, and love us no matter what we do. All of these qualities and more are captured in The Family Dog. An album of appealing photographs paired with quotations from dog lovers ranging from Milan Kundera to Virginia Woolf to David Sedaris, it showcases the many reasons why a dog is a man's--and a woman's--best friend. For Cynthia Heimel, the clearest reason is that "dogs act exactly as we would act if we had no shame." From Samuel Butler's perspective, "the great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself, too." And Dave Barry sums it up this way: "You can say any fool thing to a dog, and the dog will give you this look that says, 'My God, you're RIGHT! I NEVER would have thought of that!'"
Synopsis
Through evocative photos and wonderfully apt observations from well-known wits and writers, "The Family Dog" reveals the quirky, profound, and irreplaceable roles dogs play in our lives. 40 photos.
About the Author
LINDA SUNSHINE and MARY TIEGREEN have been friends forever. One has doggie-treat crumbs in every pocket; the other doesn’t.