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    <body><![CDATA[I began with 'A Dog Year' several years ago and it will always be on a short list of favorite books for me.  'Dog Days' is the continuing story of Jon Katz and his life on Bedlam Farm(with several other books in between).  He continues to adjust to now a variety of animals, but with special emphasis...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28491963">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book so very much and am going to search out his others. The author chronicles his life as a newish care-taker of various animals including dogs, donkeys, sheep and even two cows. His rural neighbors are friendly but I guess think he's a little odd what with his penchant for taking in...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77642510">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another wonderful installment of Katz's life on a small farm in West Hebron, NY. <br/><br/>I picked up my first Katz book entirely on a whim. I saw a border collie on the cover, scan read the blurb, and threw it onto a huge pile of library books I was collecting. Once I started reading, I was hook...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51130371">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book gives the individual who has an aspirations of becoming a farmer or wanting to have a ranch a hard reality check.  Farmers and ranchers who raise animals as a means of making a living, have to make some very hard decisions and they make them matter-of-factly and swiftly.  Jon like most cit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51141462">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I wanted to like this book a lot more than I did. The dogs were awesome, and the pictures were great, but this guy is no James Herriott. His writing was repetitive and just not all that interesting in a lot of places. I want to read about your kick-ass dogs, not the Grunt-and-Grumble-whatever. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I have been a fan of Jon Katz for many years. I REALLY enjoyed his suburban dectective series--I wish he still wrote mysteries. But his nonfiction dog books give me a glimpse into his life. And it <em>almost</em> makes me want to have my own small farm. (But I know I am too lazy to all the work it takes to k...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22552285">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I absolutely adored  &quot;A Dog Year&quot; and had great expectations for this book.  But I was floored when I found out that he had had Orson killed, and I could not read this book with an open mind. I lost respect for the man and can never read one of his books again.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Naturally, people refer me to pet books all the time, but this one came highly recommended because of the way it was written, as well as the content. I am SO glad I picked it up (and couldn't put it down.) Now I must read all the other 16 in the series!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i devoured this book in a weekend. i love books about animals and like my other pick the &quot;Daily coyote&quot; the author leads my dream life of giving up surburban-urban life for country-farm living. very good book]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[So far this book has made me realize that deep down I'd rather be outside all day working with the animals than sitting at a desk... even if I only live vicariously through this writer. Great book for those who wish the same...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very sweet and an honest look at time on his farm, his relationships, and himself.  I very much enjoyed his  relationships with his animals and how he grew because of them.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a book not just about a wonderful farm but it is a story about an individual's journey to his own peace and life meaning.  It is a glorious read - something that instills a sense of the sacredness of life. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read the first few chapters and love it. It makes me want to get border collies instead of mutts.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought that I would get into this but did not take to the author's style. It seemed disjointed to me.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read 2 of Katz's other book, and it has been good reading about his growth as a human because of his animals. This book focuses less on the dogs, and more on his animals in general. The theme of the book is &quot;do right by the animal.&quot;  I read this book at a great time, after giving away...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19739327">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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