Comments on: Summer Reading: Merle’s Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog ~Ted Kerasote

By: patricia

patricia — Wed, 27 May 2009 02:43:19 +0000

Liara,
I understand golden doodles are quite the puppy and so cute. I thought this book was very ZEN and very wise about how dogs and people learn and look at life. A very good read.

What is the puppy’s name?

By: Liara Covert

Liara Covert — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:30:55 +0000

Patricia, my mom bought this book as a gift for my sister who has a new golden doodle puppy. Suddenly, dog comics, dog everything is cropping up as if invited in by dog energy and vibes. Liara Coverts last blog post..5 Ways to strengthen self-worth

By: patricia

patricia — Sun, 24 May 2009 03:07:24 +0000

Mama Zen,
This book was not hard until the last two chapters, but I found the rest of the story amazingly interesting about animal behavior and people’s behavior.

Jannie,
Always a delight…even when I am crying!
We have a dive bombing hummingbird today…wow are we in his way
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By: Jannie Funster

Jannie Funster — Sun, 24 May 2009 01:12:02 +0000

Sorry you cried and cried, but that is part of life and those of us who cry and cry are able to fully appreciate the fine, sweet things in life even moreso, as evidenced continually by your unique personage of love and wonderment.

Yes, I love dogs. So much I can cry on the spot thinking of dear departed Chancie, or little Peach, his daughter, now 11 but still spry and happy – a thiz-tsu ( I cannnot ever spell thiz-tsu – MAJOR mental block over that, sorry.) Let’s just call Peach a… small fluffy bundle of love.

Her picture is here… http://www.janniefunster.com/?p=1321

Squirrels… the one who comes right up to me by the leafy green bench, the one with almost no tail fluff left, battle scarred, let’s call him.. hmn… Rochester? Spunky? Lenny? Goliath? Rasputin? Well, that squirrel has some tales to tell, believe you me!

xoxoxoxo

Jannie Funsters last blog post..“Sugar Lady” Video

By: Mama Zen

Mama Zen — Sat, 23 May 2009 22:47:23 +0000

I have a hard time with animal stories. As you said, the animal always dies at the end. Mama Zens last blog post..Review: Nothing But Trouble

By: Patricia

Patricia — Sat, 23 May 2009 19:11:02 +0000

J.D.,
Sorry I missed your comment going backwards on my list this morning!…That will show me!

My oldest child saw Bambi at about age 4 at a birthday party – she was a mess of nightmares for years after that. I would not let my kids see Old Yeller, because that one was hard to experience for me.

This book has less tragic, more natural outcome for the dog, it was still sad, but the writer is so skilled at his craft it was the right ending and learning experience for the reader.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:48:25 +0000

Kay,
Thank you for the referral to a good reference. Hope you enjoy the book as much as I did!

By: Kay

Kay — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:07:26 +0000

Your comments on book about dogs was followed within 15 seconds that I placed a hold for the book thru the online system of my local public library!
Year-round reading about animal/human relationships is found in BARK magazine…I hope you-all are near libraries where you can read BARK.

By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:03:31 +0000

I remember the first time I saw Old Yeller. Nobody warned me what happens and I couldn't believe it. J.D. Meiers last blog post..Don’t Always Go for the Long Shot

By: Patricia

Patricia — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:50:17 +0000

Positively Present,
I think there are so many things to learn about in the book. The dog does die of old age not anything else. A very good writer and this one is just about relationships via the relationship being between man and dog.