tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post8369015007047679987..comments2024-03-28T09:38:23.219-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and KnowSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-36309422735198932652011-01-16T13:52:35.471-06:002011-01-16T13:52:35.471-06:00Sean, two of my favorite books as a kid were Old Y...Sean, two of my favorite books as a kid were Old Yeller and Savage Sam. Dog books are perfect for boys but, like you, I find them too manipulative for much adult reading...and too much like every other dog book.<br /><br />Happy to see that you thought highly of Edgar Sawtelle. That middle section, long though it might be, was highly effective, IMO. I wonder what the author will do next; it Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-83952353435184722472011-01-15T20:10:54.964-06:002011-01-15T20:10:54.964-06:00About the dog novels, I am tough. Where the Red F...About the dog novels, I am tough. Where the Red Fern grows wrecked me as a kid. Lassie, Old Yeller, etc. All such manipulative books, but I fall for them every time. <br /><br />I choked my way through Marley & Me, and like every other time swore off the dog novels/memoirs. <br /><br />So anyway, I reporting on Story of Edgar Sawtelle. EXTREMELY GOOD. Not in the same category as sean scapellatonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-77409411134075628892011-01-06T20:04:18.339-06:002011-01-06T20:04:18.339-06:00Take a look at it, Kathleen. I found it on the pa...Take a look at it, Kathleen. I found it on the paperback best seller shelves at Barnes & Noble.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-49097139211668778852011-01-06T19:28:03.582-06:002011-01-06T19:28:03.582-06:00This one sounds fantastic. I am a big dog lover a...This one sounds fantastic. I am a big dog lover and would be keen to learn anything new or insightful about my pet.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739982274914536036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-91852913920008145592011-01-05T18:33:21.413-06:002011-01-05T18:33:21.413-06:00I love that line, Susan...wish I could hear Grouch...I love that line, Susan...wish I could hear Groucho saying it. I wonder if it's part of one of his old TV shows?Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-37637899505312175732011-01-05T18:32:39.310-06:002011-01-05T18:32:39.310-06:00Jeane, lots of fun stuff in this one for sure.Jeane, lots of fun stuff in this one for sure.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-21035390008778436562011-01-05T18:32:07.345-06:002011-01-05T18:32:07.345-06:00Domesticated animals have adapted well to living w...Domesticated animals have adapted well to living with humans, Library Girl, but most of us do tend to forget that they are still animals. :-)<br /><br />It's an interesting book for pet owners, especially, I would imagine.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-50971050977105369072011-01-04T23:27:00.041-06:002011-01-04T23:27:00.041-06:00The title makes me think of Groucho Marx: ".....The title makes me think of Groucho Marx: "...inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-84397081313028781792011-01-04T11:40:21.928-06:002011-01-04T11:40:21.928-06:00Sounds like a great book. I'm always curious a...Sounds like a great book. I'm always curious about the things animals do that we constantly misinterpret- like the dog kisses!Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-3606391488796116502011-01-03T21:27:46.548-06:002011-01-03T21:27:46.548-06:00This book sounds great - I'm more of a cat per...This book sounds great - I'm more of a cat person than a dog person, but I do like both kinds of animals. <br /><br />The bit at the beginning of your post, about dogs doing something to their people that they used to do to their mothers, was interesting to me. I read a book about cats not too long ago that had a chapter of cat behavior, and it sounded like a lot of the things cats do around A Library Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144279685884011943noreply@blogger.com