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Things Your Dog Doesn't Want You To Know: Eleven Courageous Canines Tell All (2012)

by Hy Conrad(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1402263287 (ISBN13: 9781402263286)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Sourcebooks

review 1: I don’t know what made me pick this book up. Books written in the voice of a dog? Not my usual reading. And, then I opened the book and read the first story. I can’t remember when I’ve laughed so hard. I was hooked! From the second story on, I began reading them aloud to my husband – who was looking a little weird at me. I guess it’s difficult to understand someone who is laughing so hard they are crying – and trying to read to you at the same time. I finally gave up. I’ve been known to sit and converse with my dogs. I have two of them; West German Shepherds. I actually converse more with one than the other, as one of them is always chasing her tail and it’s a little difficult to gain her attention. Having said that, my favorite dog storie... mores in the entire book were, of course, by Sarge, the German Shepherd Police Dog. Who cannot help but love a police dog who loves his job a little too much – so much so that he gets fired for partaking in the drugs he’s sniffing out. I loved this story, first, because I have two German Shepherds; second, because my father and husband are retired state troopers; and third, because once he was fired, he went to live in a junk yard. Why? We purchased a junk yard. Then, we cleaned the junk out. Now, it’s a green yard complete with a home and, yes, German Shepherds. Sarge would fit right in to my life. “…Now I spend most of my time dozing and licking myself and trying to remember where the water bowl is. Officer Simon and I go out a few times a week, …When I find a stash of pot, I always try to eat a little before I jump and bark and signal a bust.” Then, there is the note to the dog walker from Charlie. By the time he finishes giving directions, you are so confused that you do not remember if you took the dogs for a walk or not. “First off, you can’t walk all seven of us together. I think you learned that lesson. But it’s also very important who take with whom and when and where. It’s simple. Chloe has to be first, since she hates us and won’t pee if we’ve been out there before her. But you can’t walk her alone because that would upset Snowball, who gets jealous. I would recommend walking the girls together…” The book is great. The stories are well written, even if they were written by a dog. It will truly make you stop and wonder what your dog might be telling you. I know that I can read my dog’s facial expressions and I can only imagine the stories they might write – if they could. If there is a dog lover on your Christmas list, this book would be a great gift – just make sure you also buy one for yourself, and a few to give away.
review 2: I have to say that I picked up this book because the cover had a Boston terrier and because it looked like the book was going to be funny. Well, it was funny but at times a bit heartbreaking too. Tinkerbell's encounter with a funny looking cat had me laughing so hard that my sides hurt and I started coughing. I was delighted that Sarge had a happy ending and I would love for Rufus to find a better family. It was a sweet book that I would recommend to anyone that wants to enjoy a couple of hours in the porch or backyard reading. less

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