The Dog Who Loved Cheerios and Other Tales of Excess

by Cami Johnson, Ken Foster (Foreword)

William Wegman meets Rembrandt in these quirky, painterly portraits of dogs that capture the mischievous nature of our favorite companions. Cami Johnson takes pictures the old-fashioned way, with medium-format film and no digital manipulation. The result is rich, fully realized images that seem to capture a dog’s very essence.

What dog lover will be able to resist the portrait of a carnivorous shepherd contently lounging on a velvet-tufted chair or a rabbit-hunting dachshund surrounded by lawn ornament bunnies? And if readers can’t detect that naughty canine glint by visual cues alone, Johnson offers charming profiles of her subjects and their various foibles. The stories range from a pair of poodles who compulsively hide (single) socks to an English sheepdog who refuses to walk in the shadow of garbage cans to the mutt who licked the color from a dozen Easter eggs. From steely-stomached gluttony to a mud-rolling disregard for baths, the quirks of doghood are revealed—and embraced!—here with wit and affection.

Genres: Nonfiction, Dogs

80 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2008

Reviews

[Cammie Jordan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book with fun pictures & descriptions about the dogs inside.

[Sarai · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a series of one-page tales of doggy (and in one case, kitty) silliness, naughtiness, and sweetness, including wonderful photographs of each canine and some extra pics for good luck.

What a fun, fun book. The stories are funny and charming and the pictures of the dogs really show their food-sneaking, lap-stealing, stuffed-animal-fearing personalities. An extremely fast, easy read for teens and adults, certainly appropriate for tweens and kids (though young ones will probably need to have things read to them). Cute, cute, cute. I am adding this one to my wish list.

[Ken · Rating 5 out of 5]

Actually, I wrote the foreword to this book. But I wouldn't have done that if I didn't love it.

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun adult picture book of pampered dogs and their endearing? habits and their owners.

[Mimi · Rating 5 out of 5]

amazing photos, great stories, and even one lone cat.

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Several delightful dogs to love here.

[Deborah · Rating 5 out of 5]

What's not to love about these wonderful pictures of dogs and cats - and quirky little stories about them!? The pictures are amazing! A+

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun text, gorgeous photos!

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

These animals are adorable and their stories are so sweet and funny!

[Emmy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute, but not nearly as good as I was hoping it would be. Loved the pictures, but found the writing style to be a bit too "tongue-in-cheek" for my taste (it ended up sounding kinda stupid). You could tell that Johnson was very pleased with each and every dog. You could even detect the smirk of pride when she talked about all the "mischievous" things the dogs did-- Oh, Sunny is such a rascal! We have to muzzle her when she goes to the vet, and she often draws blood, but she's just SUCH a silly puppy! *Gag*