false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg 1086020 8 "The life of a good dog is like the life of a good person, only shorter and more compressed," writes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anna Quindlen about her beloved black Labrador retriever, Beau. With her trademark wisdom and humor, Quindlen reflects on how her life has unfolded in tandem with Beau's, and on the lessons she's learned by watching him: to roll with the punches, to take things as they come, to measure herself not in terms of the past or the future but of the present, to raise her nose in the air from time to time and, at least metaphorically, holler, "I smell bacon!"<br><br>Of the dog that once possessed a catcher's mitt of a mouth, Quindlen reminisces, "there came a time when a scrap thrown in his direction usually bounced unseen off his head. Yet put a pork roast in the oven, and the guy still breathed as audibly as an obscene caller. The eyes and ears may have gone, but the nose was eternal. And the tail. The tail still wagged, albeit at half-staff. When it stops, I thought more than once, then we'll know.;<br><br>Heartening and bittersweet,<i> Good Dog. Stay</i>. honors the life of a cherished and loyal friend and offers us a valuable lesson on our four-legged family members: Sometimes an old dog can teach us new tricks. 2162663 20 11 2007 Good dog. Stay. total:558|5:110|4:202|3:163|2:66|1:17| 558 1996 785 185 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 5 1 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 06:51:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 06:58:01 -0800 2007 more...]]> 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 2 0 false Tue Apr 07 08:39:08 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 08:39:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 5 0 false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 12:35:47 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 12:55:04 -0800 2009 "....And still today I am never really sure of the future, whether the quiet ...more...]]> 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 4 1 false Thu Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 11:17:29 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 12:44:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 5 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 06:40:51 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 13:37:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 4 1 true Thu Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 15:24:09 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 15:25:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 4 1 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 19 08:01:18 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 08:04:54 -0800 2008 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 0 1 false Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 09:45:21 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 12:13:07 -0700 2008 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 5 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 09:20:48 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 09:25:47 -0800 2009
I have read and read this short story over and over....so much reality here..so much tenderness and thought and wisdom. Too choked up over the ending....more...]]> 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 5 0 false Thu Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 13:58:58 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 16:38:06 -0700 2008
I believe Anna wrote this as a way to heal from her loss of...more...]]> 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 3 0 false Wed Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 12:22:07 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 12:34:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 1 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 27 21:04:31 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 12:30:25 -0800 2007
I am bored at work today, so I thought I'd use this as an excuse to give you my year-end report (because I want yours, too):

Worst book read in 2007: This one (Good Dog. Stay.) But, my Mom gave it to me,...more...]]> 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 3 0 false Sat Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 05:12:05 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 05:34:15 -0800 2008 "Human beings wind up having the relationship with dogs that they fool themselves they will have with other people. ...Love unconditional, attention unwavering, companionship without question or criticism." [pg. 19]

Anyone who has ever loved a dog will relate to this tale...I cr...more...]]> 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 2 0 false Tue Jun 02 07:34:39 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 07:34:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 4 0 false Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 10:40:10 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 12:33:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 3 0 false Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 18:37:43 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 10:55:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 4 0 false Sat May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 10:19:56 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 10:36:42 -0700 2008
It's a short book-- more like a long essay w/ other happy dog pics scattered throughout-- but w/ the ha...more...]]> 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 3 0 false Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 06:03:15 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 08:58:34 -0700 2009 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 4 0 false Fri Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 16 07:26:07 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 14 10:43:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1086020 1400067138 9781400067138 529 175 3.58 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256037619m/1086020.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1086020.Good_dog_Stay_ 5 0 false Wed Apr 01 05:37:10 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 05:38:15 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1086020