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Howl: A Collection of the Best Contemporary Dog Wit
The Editors of The Bark
#UB7112
Hardcover, 332 pages; 2007
$20.00
If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is what breed I am, and if I was a cute puppy, and whether or not I know any tricks, and all that Rin Tin Tin kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth.—from The Catcher of the Stick
This collection of short writing about dogs—including essays, parodies, playful advice, true stories of beloved pets, imagined canine perspectives, even a play and a cartoon or two—has one goal: to make you laugh. The quotation above gives you a taste of "Excerpts from Great Books in the Canine Canon" by Francis Heaney. In "The Dog Mumbler," Merrill Markoe suggests hilarious alternatives to the techniques of Cesar Millan (dog-training guru from the TV show, Dog Whisperer). Other contributors include Pam Houston, Haven Kimmel, Margaret Cho, Al Franken, Abigail Thomas, and Patrick McDonnell. Curl up with your own funny pup, and enjoy a mirthful Howl.
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