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Title: A Dog Year : Twelve Months, Four Dogs, and Me by Jon Katz ISBN: 0-8129-6690-2 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.63 (67 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Reflective musing on man and dog
Comment: Do not make the mistake of thinking this book is a training guide or how-to book for dog owners. Mr. Katz is, by nature, a story teller, and in this compact book, he weaves together observations and anecdotes during the course of a dog year, a year he pretty much devoted to his four dogs, a pair of aging labs and a pair of young border collies.
The striking differences in the dispositions of the labs and Devon, a troubled border collie he adopts sight unseen constitute much of the book's premise. Mr. Katz must come to terms with Devon, a dog that is totally different from his beloved, mellow labs---so different, that he soon earns the nickname "Helldog." In learning to train and love this high-strung, very intelligent new addition, he must confront his own notions of discipline, commitment, and duty. He does not always make the right decisions, but he willing lays out the consequences, right or wrong, for readers.
Though there may be lessons here for dog owners, and especially for potential dog owners, the book ultimately is a musing, and a good one, on looking honestly on life and death, seeing into one's own dark corners, and rejoicing on the primal bond between human and canine.
If nothing else, I would hope that Katz opens up some eyes about how much work and joy are intertwined in being a dutiful dog owner.
Rating: 4
Summary: For the love of dogs
Comment: A friend gave me this book since she knew I loved my Labrador Retriever. I had just adopted a stray as a companion for the Lab and experienced alot more difficulty than I anticipated.
Reading this book made me realize, how dogs have their own distinct personalities and how when we decide to adopt one, it is a time consuming commitment requiring alot of patience and love.
There is a point in the book where he describes beating the dog prompting a driver to stop and chastise him. This was particularly disconcerting to me. Even when my dogs are at their worst, I could not comtemplate the beating Devon had to endure.
Overall, I found the book enlighting and have recommended it all my friends that are dog lovers. The wisdom of Mr. Katz helped me find the patience to deal with my little hellion. I can't wait to read his new book on dogs.
Rating: 5
Summary: Definitely a Dog Year for Jon Katz!
Comment: I really enjoyed reading A Dog Year. He begins the book by discussing life with his two devoted and loving labs. It is clear how much he loves them, and what a huge part of his life they truly were. Very loyal, well-trained, his every-day life involved his labs. Before long, he was discussing with a breeder in Texas a border collie that was returned to her, who needed a home. He was a herding dog, and even worse, had behavioral problems, but she felt he was a match for Jon Katz. Katz expressed his love for giving, and he wanted to save this dog, so he took in Devon. It wasn't long at all before Katz realized what he had gotten himself into. Life with Devon was completely different from life with his labs. He was in much worse shape than Katz expected, but he never gave up on Dev, though many times he was so close to it. It was a rough start with Devon, (and I know about rough starts with herding dogs; I have two Australian Shepherds, so I can relate), but eventually he and Devon connected. I loved this book because it vividly portrays a life with two completely different breed of dogs and the impact his dogs truly made in his life. In the end, it was clear that Devon entered Katz's life at just the right time. I don't want to ruin the whole book for those who want to read it, but I will say that it will definitely capture your attention if you're a dog lover, will make you laugh and cry both, and in the end, you will want to do something extra special for your dog(s) too.
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Title: The New Work of Dogs: Tending to Life, Love, and Family by Jon Katz ISBN: 0375508147 Publisher: Villard Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Running to the Mountain : A Midlife Adventure by Jon Katz ISBN: 0767904982 Publisher: Broadway Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: The Other End of the Leash by Patricia McConnell ISBN: 0345446798 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 04 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Amazing Gracie: A Dog's Tale by Dan Dye, Mark Beckloff, Meg Michele Cundiff ISBN: 0761129758 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Bones Would Rain From the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs by Suzanne Clothier ISBN: 0446525936 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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