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Merle and Ted found each other in the Utah desert— Merle was living wild and Ted was looking for a pup to keep him company. As their bond grew, Ted taught Merle how to live around wildlife, and Merle taught Ted about the benefits of letting a dog make his own decisions.



Using the latest in wolf research and exploring issues of animal consciousness and leadership and the origins of the human-dog relationship, Ted Kerasote takes us on the journey he and Merle shared. As much a love story as a story of independence and partnership, Merle’s Door is tender, funny, and ultimately illuminating.



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Merle and Ted found each other in the Utah desert— Merle was living wild and Ted was looking for a pup to keep him company. As their bond grew, Ted taught Merle how to live around wildlife, and Merle taught Ted about the benefits of letting a dog make his own decisions.



Using the latest in wolf research and exploring issues of animal consciousness and leadership and the origins of the human-dog relationship, Ted Kerasote takes us on the journey he and Merle shared. As much a love story as a story of independence and partnership, Merle’s Door is tender, funny, and ultimately illuminating.



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Merle and Ted found each other in the Utah desert— Merle was living wild and Ted was looking for a pup to keep him company. As their bond grew, Ted taught Merle how to live around wildlife, and Merle taught Ted about the benefits of letting a dog make his own decisions.



Using the latest in wolf research and exploring issues of animal consciousness and leadership and the origins of the human-dog relationship, Ted Kerasote takes us on the journey he and Merle shared. As much a love story as a story of independence and partnership, Merle’s Door is tender, funny, and ultimately illuminating.



</div></div>]]> 2007 5 3 false Sun Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 03 03:41:19 -0800 2008 Sun Jul 13 02:00:51 -0700 2008 MARVELOUS!</> I give this book 5 stars without a second thought! You cry, you chuckle, you laugh out loud, you read again sections of other dog books mentioned in the text that one has^previously read, you search Wikipedia concerning subjects that the text brings to your attention and about wh...more...]]> 44046740 1419068 430968 0151012709 9780151012701 551 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/430968.Merle_s_Door_Lessons_from_a_Freethinking_Dog 4.13 1347 A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.]]> 2007 1 2 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 07:34:33 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 08:07:04 -0800 2009 10994473 708089 430968 0151012709 9780151012701 551 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/430968.Merle_s_Door_Lessons_from_a_Freethinking_Dog 4.14 1437 A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.]]> 2007 5 2 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Dec 25 11:30:52 -0800 2007 Wed May 14 07:56:06 -0700 2008
I LOVED this book. I still can't figure out who the luckiest character in the book is: the dog or the owner. Ted was so lu...more...]]> 3794765 236691 430968 0151012709 9780151012701 551 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/430968.Merle_s_Door_Lessons_from_a_Freethinking_Dog 4.14 1437 A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.]]> 2007 0 2 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 10:17:54 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 13:44:03 -0700 2007 more...]]> 11817667 739387 430968 0151012709 9780151012701 551 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/430968.Merle_s_Door_Lessons_from_a_Freethinking_Dog 4.14 1437 A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.]]> 2007 5 2 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jan 06 16:47:47 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 22:29:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 10170488 413537 430968 0151012709 9780151012701 551 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/430968.Merle_s_Door_Lessons_from_a_Freethinking_Dog 4.14 1437 A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.]]> 2007 3 2 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 09 07:11:11 -0800 2007 Wed Apr 09 20:33:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 49063545 1352545 430968 0151012709 9780151012701 551 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/430968.Merle_s_Door_Lessons_from_a_Freethinking_Dog 4.14 1437 A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.]]> 2007 5 2 false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 13:47:36 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 16:12:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 40704057 1036777 430968 0151012709 9780151012701 551 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/430968.Merle_s_Door_Lessons_from_a_Freethinking_Dog 4.14 1437 A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.]]> 2007 5 1 true Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 15:07:16 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 10:00:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 17327837 880211 430968 0151012709 9780151012701 551 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/430968.Merle_s_Door_Lessons_from_a_Freethinking_Dog 4.14 1437 A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.]]> 2007 5 1 true Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 14:05:20 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 17:38:39 -0800 2008
Kerasote makes scientific detours during the telling of his stor...more...]]> 45813462 2012388 430968 0151012709 9780151012701 551 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/430968.Merle_s_Door_Lessons_from_a_Freethinking_Dog 4.14 1437 A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.]]> 2007 4 1 false Wed Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 06:23:13 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 09:43:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3234447 128949 430968 0151012709 9780151012701 551 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/430968.Merle_s_Door_Lessons_from_a_Freethinking_Dog 4.14 1437 A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.]]> 2007 5 1 false Wed Jul 18 13:58:46 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 01:05:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 46407895 589677 430968 0151012709 9780151012701 551 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/430968.Merle_s_Door_Lessons_from_a_Freethinking_Dog 4.14 1437 A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.]]> 2007 5 1 false Sun Feb 15 08:32:22 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 08:33:21 -0800 2009 42779358 875 430968 0151012709 9780151012701 551 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/430968.Merle_s_Door_Lessons_from_a_Freethinking_Dog 4.14 1437 A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.]]> 2007 5 0 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 12 07:51:22 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 08:45:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 41634473 174365 430968 0151012709 9780151012701 551 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/430968.Merle_s_Door_Lessons_from_a_Freethinking_Dog 4.14 1437 A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.]]> 2007 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 13:45:29 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 14:13:13 -0800 2009
The big difference in this book is the quality of dog t...more...]]> 39451593 1780244 430968 0151012709 9780151012701 551 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/430968.Merle_s_Door_Lessons_from_a_Freethinking_Dog 4.14 1437 A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.]]> 2007 4 0 false Mon Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 06 11:08:53 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 11:09:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 60017384 2384753 430968 0151012709 9780151012701 551 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/430968.Merle_s_Door_Lessons_from_a_Freethinking_Dog 4.14 1437 A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.]]> 2007 5 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jun 17 07:09:58 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 07:25:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 58668622 1237545 430968 0151012709 9780151012701 551 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/430968.Merle_s_Door_Lessons_from_a_Freethinking_Dog 4.14 1437 A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.]]> 2007 5 0 false Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 13:27:01 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 12:10:34 -0700 2009
Okay, I finished i...more...]]> 45683908 1508215 430968 0151012709 9780151012701 551 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/430968.Merle_s_Door_Lessons_from_a_Freethinking_Dog 4.14 1437 A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.]]> 2007 2 2 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 07 17:07:18 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 17:09:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 13294732 591081 430968 0151012709 9780151012701 551 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/430968.Merle_s_Door_Lessons_from_a_Freethinking_Dog 4.14 1437 A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.]]> 2007 5 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 12:07:25 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 12:39:08 -0800 2008
Ted Kerasote does an excellent job exploring the relationship between humans and animals, especially dogs. While sharing the story of Merle, a stray dog who becomes Ted's...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2849751