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Sometimes, change comes on four legs. In his popular and widely praised Running to the Mountain, Jon Katz wrote of the strength and support he found in the massive forms of his two yellow Labrador retrievers, Julius and Stanley. When the Labs were six and seven, a breeder who’d read his book contacted Katz to say she had a dog that was meant for him—a two-year-old border collie named Devon, well bred but high-strung and homeless. Katz already had a full canine complement—but, as he writes, “Change loves me. . . . It comes in all forms. . . . Sometimes, change comes on four legs.” Shortly thereafter he brought Devon home. A Dog Year shows how a man discovered much about himself through one dog (and then another), whose temperament seemed as different from his own as day from night. It is a story of trust and understanding, of life and death, of continuity and change. It is by turns insightful, hilarious, and deeply moving.

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I feel cheated. Ripped off.

At the beginning of the book, Katz has two Labradors he loves. He writes rapturously of their perfect, content life together.

Then a breeder friend starts nagging him to adopt a troubled, difficult border collie.

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The book is called a dog year and its about the author named Jon Katz he is an author and he sometimes writes all day and then he adopts this dog named Devon. Devon is a border collie and he gets into trouble, and he is afraid of people ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 18:56:27 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 19:14:07 -0700 2009 Dog Days, but just as touching. Good if you're looking for something light and heart warming. Katz's ability to understand and connect with his animals is pretty remarkable; and to convince this cat person that dogs have their place...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Jul 07 13:34:56 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 13:37:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 28 10:54:11 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 10:56:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 17:13:45 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 17:15:24 -0700 2009 1 0 false true Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Dec 24 16:19:16 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 24 19:42:08 -0700 2009
I have to say that some of Katz' experiences with his four dogs were moving. However, a lot of the book seemed repetitive. I read it in about ninety minutes, ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 07:56:44 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 07:57:00 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 20:14:09 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 20:16:18 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 12:37:38 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 12:39:18 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 30 17:00:52 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 17:06:53 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 08:12:45 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 05:49:45 -0700 2009 This book is incredible for dog lovers! and apparently it is ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 12:34:11 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 06:47:34 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 18:42:57 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 14:08:23 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 18:40:28 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 18:40:28 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Jun 09 07:47:57 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 07:49:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Apr 23 15:54:34 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 15:55:51 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 18:22:57 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 18:25:06 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 24 16:25:01 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 15:47:28 -0800 2008