| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
258 pages ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
Chronicles Yoffe's journey from cat person to dog lover. She was in for some surprises when she took in a neurotic rescued beagle to satisfy her daughter; the transformation begins with consternation and culminates with real affection as she becomes a foster mother to a series of homeless beagles; she studies (without success) to be a pet psychic; and she visits the Department of Homeland Security to watch sausage- and incendiary device-sniffing canines in action. She finds that everyone who has ever owned a dog has a story to tell, and becomes the repository for adventures of heroic, lovable, lazy, malodorous, phlegmatic and incontinent dogs--this book delivers some of the most outlandish and certainly the funniest dog stories on record. But, at its heart, it tells how Yoffe's family turned Sasha, the skittish stray, into a wonderful pet--and how Sasha transformed Yoffe into a dog-lover for life.--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
"Dogs are who I am" -- Starved for affection -- Genetic imperative -- Bed and dogfest -- A blank slate -- Basic training -- Prozac anyone? -- Satan vomit and ear flubber -- "Yessir, Todd, Sir, Your Majesty" -- A pleading email -- Canine 911 -- Madame Butterfly -- Voyage of the beagle -- An American gentleman (or woman) -- "The dog for us" -- Brewing up trouble -- Beware of Dob -- There are no bad dogs -- Incontinence can be fun -- Animal miscommunicator -- No expense spared -- Going for broke -- All expense spared -- Canine candy striper -- "Is that a banana in your pocket" -- A bagel who's a lox -- Wilson, Ladybug, and Pugsley -- Fool's Goldy -- Domesticated tranquility -- Reactive, grumpy, and defensive -- The man who loved dogs -- How much is that doggy in the pig pen? -- Crazy they call me -- "Sasha, no!" |
| Subject |
Dogs -- United States -- Anecdotes.
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Yoffe, Emily.
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| ISBN |
1582345643 |
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9781582345642 |
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