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Summary: Worst Dog Book I've Ever Read
Comment: I collect dog books ... all kinds of dog books. Also, I have a good education - BA in English & MS in Psychology, so I don't consider myself stupid, just average. This book was terrible. Poorly written. Did not grab me & make me want to know this dog. Bain was trying to be funny, but failed miserably. There are really much better dog books out there that will move the reader to laughter, to tears, to musing, & then when you're done, want to make you just hug your dog for forever. Bain doesn't even come close. Anyone want to buy a book --- cheap?
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Summary: Another Dog Author Tells it Like it Is
Comment: My dog Goody Beagle loved this book. Here's what she said (sort of): "I was delighted to find another dog author smart enough to conquer the nearly impenetrable thicket of human language, and generous enough to educate humans on who we dogs really are. You the Dog, I wish we lived close enough to do sniff-butt; I have a feeling I'd really like you. Of course you would like me too, and we could meet up at the dog park and smell in all the corners. Love, Goody Beagle."
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Summary: Equal parts poignant and painfully FUNNY
Comment: "You are a Dog" offers painfully funny, yet adroit, insight into dog-brain-logic (or relative lack thereof). Dogs really are man's best friend, and in Terry Bain they've found their voice.
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Summary: Dog's Eye View
Comment: Cute, clever, funny. Great bathroom reading. My dogs enjoy it when I read it to them.
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Summary: Vacuums and other beasties that eat off the floor
Comment: YOU ARE A DOG: Life Through the Eyes of Man's Best Friend by Terry Bain is an entertaining romp with words as they might have been written by the family dog. Mr. Bain reveals to readers that the family dog is quite aware that you have many names for her; but more interesting is the dog's many names for the family members, names such as: He Who Leaves the Seat Up So That You Might Drink (it has been my experience with dogs that it is usually the male dog that drinks out of the toilet, not the female); He Who Smells of Garlic, Tastes of Salt, and Will Let You Lick His Feet (Grandpa?); She Who Does Not Allow Licking Ever (Mother-in-Law?); She Who Drops Food From Her Plate (and always has a diaper full), are but a few of these titles the family dog bestows on its family members.
YOU ARE A DOG informs the reader of the dog's relationship with the household itself, including his relationship with the furniture, the sofa monopolizing much of the spotlight. Terry Bain speaks of the dog's ability to mimic human expressions, especially the smile, which the dog often uses to deflect a scolding when he has been caught sleeping on the sofa. (In my house, it is the love seat, which my Border collie, heeler, and Boxer mix mutt sleeps on every night. I need to share with you here, dear reader, that this mix of mutt is the nuttiest on four legs, sometimes two. Her name is Maggie Peppers; but as crazy as she is, she would never drink out of the toilet: However, the male cat does, every chance he gets.)
Most significant of the household items to the family dog is the vacuum cleaner. While most all threats to the family members arrive from the outside in, the vacuum is already in the house, hiding in the closet, which is quite agitating to the family dog. She can smell the vacuum hiding in the hall closet, just waiting to burst, roaring, from its hiding place, intent on eating everyone and everything in its path. It is the dog's responsibility, therefore, to see to it this monster does not eat the kids, and that any food or nonfood items on the floor are eaten by the dog only. Hence, the vacuum is not only a danger to the family, but also a competitor for food, and must be destroyed, at all cost.
Terry Bain writes humorously about Fido's perception of training, traveling, visits to the vet, health and hygiene, and even doggie politics. If you are a dog lover, you will love this book. Highly recommended.
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