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Dog Days

by Elsa Watson (Goodreads Author)

3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 · rating details · 92 ratings · 44 reviews

In Elsa Watson's Dog Days, struggling café owner Jessica Sheldon volunteered to be the chairperson of Woofinstock, Madrona’s annual dog festival, to overcome her reputation as “number one dog hater” in her dog crazy Northwestern town. Determined to prove her dog-loving credentials, Jessica rescues Zoe, a stray white German shepherd—and in the process the two are struck by...more

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Published May 22nd 2012 by Tor Books (first published January 1st 2012)

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Jul 01, 2012 Ruby Slippers rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Animal Lovers

Shelves: 2012-favorites, easy-read, cozy

~~Totally have to read this now~~ Totally read this because I'm a proud white German Shepherd owner.

I read Dog Days in a night and was laughing, near-crying, sometimes swooning, and often times smiling while reading. The cover, the title, and the Goodreads blurb don't lie to you. When you pick this book up you know what you're getting into; a cozy, cute read that has a lot of heart and moments that really touch you.

The plot is simple, woman and dog switch bodies à la Freaky Friday. However, the plo...more

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Sep 16, 2012 Izamari rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Woofinstock es el festival al que todos los amantes de los perros desean ir. Los habitantes de Madrona, se desviven porque ese festival salga perfecto. Todos aman a los perros… todos menos Jesica, la loca propietaria del Glimmerglass quien hace un año, se puso a gritarles a unos inocentes perritos solo porque se descontrolaron un poco en su restaurante.
El tiempo ha pasado pero la ciudad no olvida y ahora, cuando el Woofinstock se aproxima, la vida de Jessica la loca anti-perros cambiará totalmen...more Woofinstock es el festival al que todos los amantes de los perros desean ir. Los habitantes de Madrona, se desviven porque ese festival salga perfecto. Todos aman a los perros… todos menos Jesica, la loca propietaria del Glimmerglass quien hace un año, se puso a gritarles a unos inocentes perritos solo porque se descontrolaron un poco en su restaurante.
El tiempo ha pasado pero la ciudad no olvida y ahora, cuando el Woofinstock se aproxima, la vida de Jessica la loca anti-perros cambiará totalmente.
Por su parte, Zoe es una linda perrita que se ha perdido e intenta regresar a casa, cree que seguir a Jessica es lo mejor que puede hacer, pero cuando una luz la deja ciega por unos segundos y despierta con un nuevo cuerpo, regresar a su casa es lo que menos le importa.

Esta es una de esas novelas que vienen muy bien para un descanso. Es de esas que puedes sentarte a leer un día bien soleado y seguro morirás de risa.
La trama en sí no es nada del otro mundo. Zoe y Jessica cambian de cuerpo y su misión es averiguar cómo regresar a sus respectivos cuerpos. Pero lo que hace genial a esta novela, es el humor. La autora nos regala dosis y dosis de humor desde el principio hasta el final.

La historia está contada en primera persona desde el punto de vista de Zoe y Jessica. Se lo que estan pensando, ¿el punto de vista de la perra? Pues sí, vemos capítulos en donde Zoe nos dice cómo se siente con s nuevo cuerpo humano. Nos explica porque los perros dan vueltas antes de acostarse y un sinfín de cosas más que yo en lo particular siempre me pregunte y además, las explicaciones resultan divertidas.
Por su parte Jessica, resulta ser una chica bastante entretenida. Su sentido del humor, lo conservo aun cuando se vio obligada a ver agua de un plato para perros.

Realmente se los recomiendo mucho, pues Perra vida es una novela simple, con una trama que no dejará indiferente a nadie, muy divertida, con uno que otro toque de amor y con conciencia, pues la autora logra mandarnos mensajes pro-animales sin resultar pesada en ningún momento.
En resumen, la novela la resumiría en un jajajaja.(less)

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Jan 05, 2013 Tracy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Dog Days is t.he story of Jessica, the owner of the Glimmerglass Cafe who has a terrible fear of dogs but happens to live in a small town that celebrates dogs by hosting Woofin'stock every year.
Due to an unfortunate incident at last years event she has been branded as a dog hater and it has put her cafe on the brink of closing. Jessica meets Zoe a lost dog and rescues her from animal control. This simple act of kindness turns her whole world upside down .
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Jul 23, 2012 Jami Russell rated it 4 of 5 stars

As someone who's proudly owned by a rescue dog (7 pound mini maltese/poodle mix in my case) who has forced me to be more social (you try to be shy when you have a tiny dog that insists on wearing dresses, trust me, everyone wants to talk to you) I was really interested in reading a romance novel from a dog's POV. Something other than the Miss Piggy series which is cute, but still about a human reincarnated as a dog.

This would almost fit the bill, but it's not really a romance novel. More like a...more

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May 22, 2012 Readersentertainment rated it 5 of 5 stars

I’m an animal lover so a title like “Dog Days” caught my eye easily. But, when I read the title of the first chapter I knew this was my kind of book. The title of the first chapter? “The Day I Became a Dog”. Think Freaky Friday, but with a person and a dog. It’s funny, it’s tender in places, it’s a romantic comedy and it’s a feel-good book.
The town festival is called “Woofinstock” and the entire town loves dogs. Honestly, I need to live in this place. It’s by the ocean, people are interesting an...more

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May 31, 2012 Samantha Robey rated it 5 of 5 stars

Sometimes, I get so excited about a cover of a book that I don’t bother to read the synopsis. This was the case in Dog Days by Elsa Watson. I saw a cover with a dog on it, saw a title with the word “dog” and knew I had to read it. I am slightly obsessed with dogs – and I’m not even a dog owner. So when I sat down to read, I started as usual with the back cover blurb and learned the story is about a human (Jessica) and a dog (Zoe) that get struck by lightning and change places, Freaky Friday styl...more

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May 29, 2012 Megan (Book Brats) rated it 4 of 5 stars

When I was asked to do a blog tour for Elsa Watson’s DOG DAYS, I was initially torn. The plot isn’t one of the more thought-provoking ideas ever, but the cover is super cute, and I have a weakness for pink. A dog-fearing human and a lost German Shepherd switch bodies in a freak lightning storm isn’t my favorite concept ever. For some reason, I decided to give this a try, and I ended up being pleasantly surprised.

DOG DAYS, as I mentioned, follows Jessica, a human in a town of dog-lovers running a...more When I was asked to do a blog tour for Elsa Watson’s DOG DAYS, I was initially torn. The plot isn’t one of the more thought-provoking ideas ever, but the cover is super cute, and I have a weakness for pink. A dog-fearing human and a lost German Shepherd switch bodies in a freak lightning storm isn’t my favorite concept ever. For some reason, I decided to give this a try, and I ended up being pleasantly surprised.

DOG DAYS, as I mentioned, follows Jessica, a human in a town of dog-lovers running a failing café. On the eve of her town’s annual dog festival, Woofinstock, she finds a lost dog and somehow gets struck by lightning, switching her mind with the dog’s mind. With their minds switched, Jessica has to rely on Zoe to control her body and not do anything stupid – like ruin the restaurant, adopt a cat, have sex with skeevy men, or ruin her chances with her town’s hot veterinarian.

Where to start? The book splits the narrative between Jessica and Zoe, both in first person, before and after their body switch. Jessica we follow in past tense and Zoe in the present. I’m not a big fan of doing this, but after this book, I’m still not a big fan. It’s kind of jarring to switch from past to present to past to present. Authors use it to create a distinct voice, but between Jessica’s worrisome nature and Zoe’s hyperactivity, that was enough. Otherwise, both of the main characters are very likable, even if Zoe is a bit unbelievable as a dog in a human’s body. Realistically, she’d have been carted off to the psych ward, but this book being fantasy renders that pretty much forgettable.

Oh, and the romance was just about perfect. I loved Max! One, I love Japanese guys. Two, I love veterinarians. Three, I don’t really love that he was in love with a girl he’d shared like a grand total of six lines with ever before she showed up with a stray dog one night. Wait. That’s a negative. But I still adored him, especially after things began to click in his head and his role in the story became more important. His interactions with Jessica and Zoe are amazing and sweet. His devotion to his trade made me swoon a little. Did I mention I like veterinarians? Because I find them sexy. Anyone in a lab coat is to die for.

The reason this story doesn’t get a full five stars is simple. Jessica and Zoe seem to go through several trials based on Woofinstock events – prettiest dog, agility, a doggie wedding, etc – but there is little cohesion to these events, and little meaning besides Zoe saying, “Let’s enter and win!” It seemed to be more of a series of events connected by random threats than a cohesive line. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy it, but it got tiring and I found myself skipping scenes when things got repetitive.

Jessica’s story was more compelling to me than Zoe’s. Zoe was worried about finding her family, even licking her former owner in public as a human, but Jessica was worried about every thread in her life – the failure of her restaurant, her fear of dogs, her inability to get back in her body, her mother who abandoned her, and her blossoming love for Max. I rooted for her and cared for her much more than Zoe, who, being a dog, was rather hard to connect with. Jessica, though, was honest and relatable and quickly found a fan in me.

I can’t wait to read more of Elsa Watson’s stuff! If DOG DAYS is any indication, and the synopses of her future books as well, then she has a lot of interesting doggie-related stuff up her sleeves.

VERDICT: Charming despite a few flaws, DOG DAYS is not for everyone. If you go in expecting light-hearted entertainment, though, this book will warm you and make you laugh out loud many a time!(less)

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Jun 06, 2012 Book Twirps rated it 4 of 5 stars

Every once in a while I need a good “fluff” book to cleanse the palate. I tend to be drawn to dark books, but after a while they all kind of run together. Dog Days was exactly what I needed to get me over a reading hump. There’s not a whole lot of depth to it, but there is a lot of heart and a whole lot of fun.

In Dog Days, things aren’t going well for Jessica Sheldon. A year ago, an incident with dogs at the Glimmerglass (the cafe’ she owns with a friend), left Jessica branded a dog hater and bu...more Every once in a while I need a good “fluff” book to cleanse the palate. I tend to be drawn to dark books, but after a while they all kind of run together. Dog Days was exactly what I needed to get me over a reading hump. There’s not a whole lot of depth to it, but there is a lot of heart and a whole lot of fun.

In Dog Days, things aren’t going well for Jessica Sheldon. A year ago, an incident with dogs at the Glimmerglass (the cafe’ she owns with a friend), left Jessica branded a dog hater and business has gone — well — to the dogs. Madrona, Washington is a dog-loving city and the residents weren’t too happy with the photo in the paper that showed Jessica screaming at a bunch of rowdy canines after they invaded her very busy cafe’.

The pampered pooches just so happened to belong to a very wealthy woman who always sponsored Woofinstock, Madrona’s annual dog festival, and since the incident, she has pulled her funding. To save face, and hopefully save her struggling cafe’, Jessica signs up to chair the next year’s Woofinstock event in hopes of repairing her reputation, rebuilding her clientele, and maybe even catching the eye of Max, the town’s super-hot veterinarian, while she’s at it.

Just when things seem to be falling apart for Jessica, she meets Zoe, a stray German shepherd who she decides to rescue as an act of good faith. It might even help knock off a few points from her dog-hating score as Woofinstock approaches. What she doesn’t expect is the rogue lightning storm that causes her and Zoe to switch bodies.

Sound kinda crazy? Maybe, but it’s a lot of fun. It reminded me a little of Freaky Friday, except it’s an interspecies switch instead of an inter-generational switch, and I think that’s what made it seem fresh. I seriously laughed out loud a few times, mainly when Zoe and Jessica first wake up and realize their bodies have been switched. Jessica (as a dog) watches in horror as Zoe (in her body) drinks from the toilet, and later greets a man by jumping on him and licking his face. If this were to be made into a movie, I can totally see Kristen Wiig playing Jessica. I think she would be hysterical when Zoe takes over her body.

Ms. Watson does a wonderful job driving the plot forward and switches between Jessica and Zoe’s first-person narrative effortlessly, giving each of them a distinct voice. This book is a lot of fun, and underneath the fluff there’s a great message about facing our fears and the bonds of friendship, both human to human and human to four-legged friend. There’s also some romance and as I said earlier, quite a few laughs. If you are looking for a light, fun beach read, I would definitely add this one to your list.(less)

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May 18, 2012 Donna {Book Passion for Life} rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, blog-tour, for-review, from-publishers, ya-contemporary-romance

The blurb above tells you everything you need to know about this book, so I won’t go into any more details about the plot, but what I will tell you is; Dog Days is a fun, humorous and loveable read – one that left me with a smile on my face once I had finished reading because I enjoyed it so much.

Elsa Watson does a fantastic job creating a magical read with Dog Days and if you’re a fan of Freaky Friday then this is right up you’re street. The story was fresh, interesting and I honestly found it...more

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May 17, 2012 Barbara ~*Lindt Ninja*~ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, arc, giggled-like-a-teletubby

Jessica Sheldon had a doggy-fueled meltdown during last year’s Woofinstock, turning her into a pariah for the past year. Dog haters just aren’t embraced in Madrona, a town known for their kooky, slightly obsessive love for their canine friends. Jessica has one chance to save her reputation and her precious Glimmerglass café by proving that she really does love dogs, participating in the festival and giving a big speech.

An evening storm sweeps through the town square, catching Jessica alone with...more Jessica Sheldon had a doggy-fueled meltdown during last year’s Woofinstock, turning her into a pariah for the past year. Dog haters just aren’t embraced in Madrona, a town known for their kooky, slightly obsessive love for their canine friends. Jessica has one chance to save her reputation and her precious Glimmerglass café by proving that she really does love dogs, participating in the festival and giving a big speech.

An evening storm sweeps through the town square, catching Jessica alone with Animal Control and a very wet white dog about to be tasered. Before the dog can bark, “don’t tase me, bro,” Jessica jumps in and inadvertently claims Zoe as her own. Max the vet sends the dog home with Jessica until her owner can be found and on the way, lightning literally strikes. When Jessica wakes up, she’s got white paws, a persistent itch between her shoulders and a need to pee on something. Zoe can barely stand up and staggers around like the town drunk, hitting her head on anything that gets in the way.

Nearly everything from this point on is just fun. Jessica manages to steer Zoe to her apartment – she still doesn’t really get that she’s taken over a human body yet. When she wakes up, she’s just delighted. The human world seemed so exotic and powerful to a simple dog, she wants to try everything except this stupid human body doesn’t work right. She can’t smell where the food is or figure out how to get at it. Zoe is happy exploring the world as a human but Jessica can only think about what’s going to happen with Woofinstock, the café and her big crush on Max now that she’s a dog. He may be a vet but their relationship won’t quite advance the way she’d hoped anymore.

Jessica desperately needs to get Zoe focused on things other than drinking out of the toilet and eating other people’s table scraps at the café. She figures out that between the “new” Jessica’s wacky behavior and her “new” smart and cute dog, it’s great advertising for Glimmerglass and the two go wild at Woofinstock. Zoe is hoping to catch the scent of her real owners and find her way back home and Jessica just wants to get through the festival and get her body back.

Of course it’s not that easy for either of them and true love between Jessica and Max isn’t going to follow any straight line. There are lots of moral stories to be learned, some of which are a little heavy-handed and seem out of place in such a light story. The romance between Jessica and Max is sweet rather than passionate (she is a dog in most of the story, after all), but it’s nice. I liked the way Max found things out about her through other people while she was listening as a dog and realizing how her actions had been misinterpreted. I can’t give away things too close to the ending, but their kissing (they finally were going to mate according to Zoe) was very cute.

In every great story, a few not-so-positive things have to happen. This wasn’t that major in the grand scheme of things, but the secondary characters felt flat to me. There were the enemies (Gus and Leisl) and the friends (Max and Naomi) and while they all contributed something that made the story fun, I didn’t think there was much effort to make their characters very deep. Jessica’s partner and friend Kerrie was given more background with her and much more page time but I still didn’t feel a connection there. It’s weird when the heroine of a book has better chemistry with a dog that’s taken over her body than with a friend who’s supposedly known her for years.

If you love light contemporary romance with humor and if you love dogs, you’ll really enjoy this. Dog Days is quirky and sweet enough that it can get away with being compared to other body-switching stories and still stand out. The book is a great length at 344 pages, just enough that I spent some enjoyable time with it, getting ready to dive back into my regularly scheduled reading.

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Jun 11, 2012 Kristen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, romance, humor

GENRE: Contemporary
THEME: Humor, Romance, Fantasy
RECEIVED: Received for Review for tour
BLOG: http://seeingnight.blogspot.com/

REVIEW:
I was approached to be apart of Elsa Watson Tour for her new book Dog Days and was thrilled to have her introduce Zoe on my blog. Even though Dog Days is not in my regular reading genre, I couldn’t resist a story about a German shepherd and her owner switching places. I own a German Shepard puppy and he’s a crazy and humorous dog that I love so much, but I couldn’t...more GENRE: Contemporary
THEME: Humor, Romance, Fantasy
RECEIVED: Received for Review for tour
BLOG: http://seeingnight.blogspot.com/

REVIEW:
I was approached to be apart of Elsa Watson Tour for her new book Dog Days and was thrilled to have her introduce Zoe on my blog. Even though Dog Days is not in my regular reading genre, I couldn’t resist a story about a German shepherd and her owner switching places. I own a German Shepard puppy and he’s a crazy and humorous dog that I love so much, but I couldn’t imagine switching bodies. This was one book I had to read.

Dog Days follows Jessica and owner of a small town café called Glimmerglass. But there is one major problem, Jessica is afraid of dogs and after one incident with an owner and her dog; it left her café and herself with a bad reputation in a town full of dog lovers. But one day Jessica helps a lost dog and something crazy happens, lightening strikes and they switch bodies. Now both must learn to help each other, Zoe has to learn two to be human and Jessica has to hope Zoe does ruin the restaurant even more than she has.

Jessica, I truly enjoyed her character. Yes she may have a problem at the beginning with dogs but sometimes you can’t help what your afraid of. Switching body’s helps her understand Zoe and what it’s like being a dog, as well as help her see the importance of everything in her life. I seriously felt her pain when she finds out the hot veterinarian Max wants to ask her on a date, but since their switch its one heck of entertaining adventure on that part. She even deals with a major emotional part in her life, that of her mother who abandoned her, in a way like Zoe who is lost from her owners.

Zoe, is innocent, adorable and a really sweet dog, I felt her story wasn’t as compelling as Jessica’s. But I do have to say if a dog and human switch places Zoe hit the key on how I would think a dog would act. I was laughing at so many points; as much as some things were embarrassing it was entertaining.

Max, oh Max… I loved this guy! He was such a sweetheart in every way and dealing with Zoe in Jessica body was so much fun to read. He’s pretty important to the story as it moves on and I loved every minute with him in it. My only issue was that once I finished the book I realized he fell head over heels in love with a girl he new for a few minutes, but I guess you could say love at first sight.

Overall this was a fun and very cute novel written definitely for women and dog lovers. Jessica really is the strongest character in the book and deals with a phobia that many people actually have. There was some quirky humor and a little bit of repetitive moments, but in the end this is a book that will make you smile.

RECOMMENDATION:
This is an adult novel suited for readers who enjoy bits of romance and humor, plus a soft spot for animals.
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Jun 18, 2012 Marcie rated it 4 of 5 stars

ohn Steinback once said "I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts." I would say this statement is more true than not. In Dog Days by Elsa Watson this topic is explored when Jessica Sheldon switches bodies with a stray dog, Zoe. Jessica isn't known for her love of the canine species. She works hard at trying to run her failing restaurant. She's really stressed out with life in general. She can't even...more

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Jul 11, 2012 Marcy Graybill rated it 4 of 5 stars

Just a bit of background. I really don't care for most books written from the dog's perspective. I don't think the average writer understands what a dog is all about. So when I started this book and it switched from Zoe the dog to Jessica the human, I was a little hesitant to finish it. I'm glad I did. It's basically Freaky Friday for dog lovers. Jessica (who is very frightened of dogs) accidently rescues Zoe and then they're hit by lightning and end up switching bodies. Now Zoe has to learn to...more

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Jan 17, 2013 Nick rated it 5 of 5 stars

I'm only on page 70 and I can't remember laughing this hard reading a book. Well, maybe when grandma Mazur shot the turkey at the table. I read parts to my son and he laughed just as hard!!

Absolutely hilarious!! This is a Freaky-Friday story between a woman and a dog. I half expected this to be ridiculously goofy. I'm so glad I took a chance because it was a really good story. I don't think I ever laughed this hard reading a book. It was also very touching and in some spots sad. The best part wa...more

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Aug 11, 2012 Phyllis rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book is about a woman and a dog who switch places and then help each other solve their problems. My problem with this book is that I didn't like the way the dog was portrayed. She seemed a little too dumb. She was carefree, but insecure. On the other hand, this is an unusual story and it must have been hard to write, especially the dog's side of it. In the Acknowledgements, the author mentioned that she had quite a support group who gave her input and helped get the book together. She didn'...more

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Jul 02, 2012 Tina Axell rated it 3 of 5 stars

I picked this book up because I love dogs. I own a white german shepherd, and I was intrigued by the Freaky Friday with a twist storyline. It was good, but for some reason I had a hard time getting sucked into the book. I think the dog's character, Zoe, didn't have enough difficulties adapting to being human, and vice versa, really, for Jessica the human character. This book concentrated much more on the character's thoughts, and I think the dog had too complex thoughts for a dog. I would have l...more

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Dec 31, 2012 drey rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-reads, romance-paranormal

Jessica is the furthest thing from a dog lover. It’s not that she hates them, she just doesn’t like them. She’ll honestly admit to being afraid of them…

Which doesn’t bode well for her – or her beloved cafe – in her dog-crazy town. She’s got one last chance to prove that she’s not a hater, but fate makes that really hard to do when Jessica’s hit by lightning and wakes up with four legs. Of the canine variety…

What follows is the expected comedy of errors as human and dog discover they’ve been swit...more

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Nov 27, 2012 Angie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: giveaway-wins, adult

As an animal lover in general, dog lover in particular, and a fan of Chick Lit, I knew I had to read Dog Days! The animal twist on Freak Friday sounded like too much fun to pass up, and I was right!

Struggling cafe owner, Jessica, is known as the town dog-hater, but that's just a misunderstanding of an unfortunate situation. Jessica is actually afraid of dogs. So what happens when she meets an adorable stray on a stormy night? Well, she's convinced to take the lost pooch home, but they're struck...more

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Feb 16, 2013 Natasja rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chiklit, 2013

Een leuk en lekker boek voor mensen die van honden houden MAAR,het is wel pure fantasie hoor dus zeg naderhand niet jeetje wat een klets,je weet voor je er aan gaat beginnen dat mens en hond wisselen van gedaante,nou ga er dan lekker voor zitten knop om en genieten.
In het begin moest ik erg wennen toen ze net gewisseld waren zeker met de namen,maar ook daar zat ik zo in.
Lekker luchtig met de nodige humor dat kan je je wel voor stellen in deze situatie.

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Oct 24, 2012 KarenF rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, own

Fun, chick-lit type of book with a Freaky Friday premise only it's a woman and a dog who switch bodies. The woman, Jessica, is likable if a bit tightly wound at the beginning. Part of the book is also written from Zoe's, the dog, point of view. While the basic tone and premise is fun both Zoe and Jessica have some past pain that keeps it from being too light. Zoe's tale is an unfortunately frequent dog story, the adorable puppy who got too big. Her ability to forgive, look to the future and love...more

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May 21, 2012 Freda mans rated it 3 of 5 stars

If you have seen the movie Freaky Friday, then you have basically read this book, with a slight canine difference. It was still fun, and being the dog lover that I am, I appreciated the dog's viewpoint in the story. What pet owner hasn't wondered what they think, and this book is a fun play on that.
I don't think it will break shelf records, but it will be a delight for those who read it.

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May 11, 2013 Joyce rated it 5 of 5 stars

Really love this book. Though I never really love dogs it gave in insights to what a dog may feel. In addition it reminds me that life is not all about work and worrying. Enjoying life, your loved ones are much more important and enjoyable than that.

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Apr 29, 2013 Wendy rated it 2 of 5 stars

Some interesting attempts at seeing life from a dog's point of view which I appreciated (especially Zoe's speech), but the story dragged a bit much.

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Nov 08, 2012 Lisa Cox rated it 4 of 5 stars

I liked this book. It made me laugh and made me cry.
A little romance, a lot of comedy, and some furry friends.

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Apr 30, 2012 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult-fiction

This was such a fun read, perfect for a rainy weekend or a day at the beach. The voice of Zoe (the dog) was pitch-perfect and often hilarious. I especially enjoyed her thoughts on mating, smelling, and the sheer delight of hotdogs. Jessica (the human) was a very endearing and likable character as well, and although their switch would seem unbelievable in the real world, Watson pulls it off in a very tender-hearted and authentic way. I don't think I will ever look at my dog the same way again.

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May 11, 2013 Fer Morales rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Pues esta divertido y seria muy divertido lo que plantea, terminariamos con el maltrato animal.

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Feb 05, 2013 Edith rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: dog lovers

Shelves: chick-lit, read-in-2013

It was a gift. Otherwise I would never have read it. I've never been fond of Freaky Friday type of movie. I had never actually read one before. I was so surprised to enjoy it! But I'm such a dog lover, I shouldn't have been surprised.

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Dec 15, 2012 Nancy Lockett rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult-fiction, read-in-2012

If you can get past the lack of believablity
, it's pretty funny.

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Aug 14, 2012 Edith rated it 3 of 5 stars

A fun read about a woman and a dog who exchange consciousness.

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Jul 28, 2012 Sandi marked it as to-read

I love any book about/with/narrated by dogs --they are the best!

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Pacific Northwest native Elsa Watson has always loved animals. After raising chickens and inoculating goats in the Peace Corps in West Africa, she and her husband moved to an island near Seattle where they've filled their lives with dogs, more chickens, and the cat they brought home from their travels. She currently works at the West Sound Wildlife Shelter, a wildlife hospital and education center...more

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