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Howl: A Collection of the Best Contemporary Dog Wit
by
Bark
A pot roast left unguarded. An open bedroom door. An ill-timed squat. Dogs seem to have impeccable timing. Yet how quickly calamity turns to comedy in the company of a dog, and the wrong moment turns out to be just the right one.
In this delightful follow-up to Dog Is My Co-Pilot, which won the Best Book of the Year award from the Dog Writers Association of America, the ed...more
In this delightful follow-up to Dog Is My Co-Pilot, which won the Best Book of the Year award from the Dog Writers Association of America, the ed...more
Hardcover, 304 pages
Published
October 23rd 2007
by Crown
(first published 2007)
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Amy wrote she read as much as she could.
Agree that....this was often a tough read.
Well, you come to expect such when you opt for an anthology.
I read 'em all; the good, the bad, and the whatevers.
Many were more than rewarding. 'Dog is my Co-depndent', the endpiece has the perspective to mention .... my own dog's lfie changed for the worse the minute I brought him inside....his days as a free-range dog were numbered...eventually.
I do not what is best for him but what is best for me... and all the...more
Agree that....this was often a tough read.
Well, you come to expect such when you opt for an anthology.
I read 'em all; the good, the bad, and the whatevers.
Many were more than rewarding. 'Dog is my Co-depndent', the endpiece has the perspective to mention .... my own dog's lfie changed for the worse the minute I brought him inside....his days as a free-range dog were numbered...eventually.
I do not what is best for him but what is best for me... and all the...more
I read as much as I could... To be fair, it was a different author each chapter (so they each had their own story), but after a while it became a tiresome parade of jokes about picking up poop and neutering and variations on those two themes... or sad stories about rescued animals... or both in the same chapter.
It elicited a few hearty guffaws, the two best chapters were "I Done Them Wrong" by Cathy Crimmins, and "Kirby," by Al Franken--remind me not to get a lab (black or otherwise). There may...more
It elicited a few hearty guffaws, the two best chapters were "I Done Them Wrong" by Cathy Crimmins, and "Kirby," by Al Franken--remind me not to get a lab (black or otherwise). There may...more
Short stories about dogs, what could be better? Seriously, the only thing that kept this book from getting the 5th star was the lack of a story about a bulldog. C'mon, bulldogs are a laugh a minute, surely there must be anecdotes out there.
I read this off and on over dinner during the week, and the stories were perfect lengths to get through a few in an hour. There wasn't a bad one in the lot, and I was pleased to see contributions from some of my favorite dog authors like J.F. Englert and Susan...more
I read this off and on over dinner during the week, and the stories were perfect lengths to get through a few in an hour. There wasn't a bad one in the lot, and I was pleased to see contributions from some of my favorite dog authors like J.F. Englert and Susan...more
Lee Harrington
Yes, as a contributor to this collection, I am a bit biased, but these are some of the wittiest essays about dogs I have every read. A must-read for all dog lovers.
Yes, as a contributor to this collection, I am a bit biased, but these are some of the wittiest essays about dogs I have every read. A must-read for all dog lovers.
It was just ok. It did have one very good story about an abandoned dog. The rest of it was not very witty, inspiring, or funny.
Jun 17, 2009
Alison Hardy
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A fun collection of short stories about dogs. Always a welcome change from big book reading.
Some of the pieces deserved 5 stars; others were skippable.
Good to fair collection of dog stories.
If you own a dog or love dogs, this book has some laugh-out-loud moments. I really liked Kinky Friedman's essay. However, overall, not quite a "howl."
Sorry - not that funny! Unless there's a real gem hidden at the end of the book (haven't made it to the end). But how often is that the case?
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A collections of short sometimes funny sometimes pensive tidbits about dogs, written by dog lovers. Easy to read, no great investment of time or brain cells.
Hilarious book and not as sad or melodramatic as many books of dog themed short stories. Will make you appreciate the special sense of humor of dogs and dogowners.
It was supposed to be a collection of short stories aimed at pet humor. Unfortunately, it wasn't funny.
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