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Firstly, Reuben was adopted. The wild, rough, loveable dog who caused trouble, but was loved deeply by the whole Zusak family, especially Kitty, the young daughter. Then came Archer, another troublesome rescue dog who was Reuben's lieutenant in all that they got up to. But before Archer, Noah was born and the two Zusak children were protected and loved from the get go. Markus would walk the dogs at dawn and often trouble found them. And when he was away on book tours, it was his wife, Mika, who
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I have to admire Markus Zusak's (author of The Book Thief) bravery, not only in owning these beasties he describes, but also loving them and writing truthfully about some of their less than desirable traits.
I've owned a lot of pets in my time but never any animal as wild as these dogs.
A wonderful memoir for anyone who loves their pets and definitely for anyone considering having a large dog. I just don't think I would have been up to owning his wild beasts. In saying that, I've had 4 small res ...more
I've owned a lot of pets in my time but never any animal as wild as these dogs.
A wonderful memoir for anyone who loves their pets and definitely for anyone considering having a large dog. I just don't think I would have been up to owning his wild beasts. In saying that, I've had 4 small res ...more
I absolutely loved every page of this and spent the first two thirds of this book laughing and relating, the last third crying and relating. So accurate, so funny, so heartbreaking.
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