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 enlarge | Author: Caroline Knapp
Publisher: Delta
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  73 reviews
Sales Rank: 45667
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0385317018
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70887
EAN: 9780385317016
ASIN: 0385317018
Publication Date: June 8, 1999
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 A work of beauty and much surprise. July 23, 2001
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Carolyn Knapp's beautifully written treatment of an interspecies relationship theorizes the many fragmentary observations that any dog-owner will make. Her love of her own dog Lucille is just as complex as it is deep. Knapp's meditions on the curious fact of living intimately with an animal give voice and explicit meaning to the legendary companionship of dogs. She writes of tenderness, humour, anxiety, disappointment experienced with her own beloved Lucille, and explains how people become more humane, approachable and even healthier in the company of a pet. Dogs as silent enigmas, virtual children, joksters, solitious friends and, sometimes, vexatious pests are discussed at length, providing a kind of theoretical basis for uniting all manner of experiences of this complex and rewarding bond.
 Exploring a relationship... July 18, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A thoroughly enjoyable read... The book was a bit more introspective than I was expecting. The author spices the chapters with tidbits of her observations on others' relationships with their dogs. However, the focus is her relationship with her dog and how that affected her life post-sobriety and the death of her parents. While I purchased the book hoping for a more analytical approach, I still found it a beautiful testament to the ever-amazing power of that known as the "human-animal bond."
Dog Lover says "must read but be careful" July 10, 2001
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I thoroughly enjoyed the book as soon as I started to bite into it. My husband and I own a 9 month old Jack Russell terrier named Memphis (had her since she was about 10 weeks old), and while we both take care of her, she and I share a much closer bond. So I related to Caroline's story and enjoyed the similarities and examples that she dove into being a dog lover now that she has her own, rather than just "growing up with them all through childhood".So I highly recommend this book..even if it does get too sappy and she is a bit redundant towards the end. She goes into detail like no other author about her relationship with her dog. Yes, she did have relationship problems, and a drinking problem, and most of us will not be able to relate to that, but that's what makes her story unique. It's really not a bad one. She gives plenty of training examples with the causes and effects based on her meetings with other dog owners. It's an interesting world when you own a dog, and I believe the author of this book relayed that well. I believe while the book does drag on certain topics, only a true dog lover would enjoy and appreciate the wisdom this author has to offer.
It drew me in... June 23, 2001
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
From the beginning I was drawn not only by the subject matter (as an unapologetic dog lover), but by the way Ms. Knapp expressed herself. It is a beautiful love story that captures the unconditional love our animals give us and the void they fill for so many people. After all, "love is love." You will chuckle, you'll see yourself and your friends in some of the stories, and you'll develop an empathy for the struggles this woman has gone through. I think this is a book my friends will be receiving for many holidays and birthdays to come.
One of a kind... March 13, 2001
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
After reading many books about "dogs", a friend suggested this book. Unlike many others, this book deals almost exclusively with the dog/person relationship, and discusses it in depth and detail not found in any other book I've read.Not everyone relates to their dog in the way Ms. Knapp does, and I certainly didn't agree with everything she wrote, but the book provides such a warm, intimate, unflinching look into her first relationship with a dog that I could not help getting teary at certain points. For some, dogs can and do provide a type of love found nowhere else. Even, as Ms. Knapp points out, if your life is balanced and full with a spouse, kids, career and other emotional connections. Perhaps one of the best things this book accomplishes is the confidence with which she says that loving a dog does not mean you are emotionally flawed. That alone should be merit enough. This book is so different from many other dog books. It is introspective, personal, affirming. One of the best books I've read in a long time, and one that could be read again and again.
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