Although there was a dose of the intimacy of domestic life in each essay, this varied from the rawness of alice hiller's Because Rescues Go Both Ways by alice hiller to Chris Pearson's historical, contextual and almost scholarly essay, Walking Through the Past and Present with Cassie. All of dog life is here, and this charming book shows how much poorer our own lives would be without them. The essays are relatable and balanced sharing positive and negative situations stretching from puppy-hood to senior-hood. For me a real highlight was Child-Friendly by Ned Beauman, in which Beauman spends the entirety of the essay trying to convince the reader that he is not a paedophile, despite his adorable little dog's tendency to attract pre-teen girls. Reading this made my simultaneously miss my childhood dogs and yearn for a new furry friend who will enrich my life.

I am always drawn to books with dogs on the cover but most of the time I put them back on the shelf (I’m sensitive and self-aware). The essays were surprisingly intimate, as if the authors' dogs provided a window into their domestic lives, whether that be current or remembered, that might not otherwise have been exposed.It goes beyond the wet snouts and wagging tails and gets to the heart of what makes dogs our true lifelong companions. yes, i’ve read all four of them) probably because they were mostly personal, with only one being more scholarly. Payments made using National Book Tokens are processed by National Book Tokens Ltd, and you can read their Terms and Conditions here.

It goes beyond the damp noses and wagging tails and gets to the heart of what makes dogs our true lifelong companions. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Perhaps this intimacy and vulnerability is encouraged by the simple and honest love that most have for their canine companions, unlike the complexity of human-to-human relationships. I looked forward to this new routine and it encouraged me to read more regularly and consistently - I would recommend this book be read this way, in little chunks. This was a charming collection of essays portraying an extremely diverse cast of dogs that were both charming and confusing in equal measure.The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report.