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The Puppy Diaries: Raising A Dog Named Scout (2011)

by Jill Abramson(Favorite Author)

3.29 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0805093427 (ISBN13: 9780805093421)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Times Books

review 1: The Puppy Diaries is a wonderful book about how a New York Time's journalist fills up her life with excitement, joy and laughter at a time when she was depressed over a serious accident which broke her leg. Furthermore, after her children had all grown up to be working adults and the death of her former dog, Buddy, her life seemed to be very much empty. That was when that excitement, joy and laughter came in in the form of a British Golden Retriever with a lovely platinum coat and adoring eyes. It was love at first sight by Jill. The book is written to chronicle the first year of Scout's, Jill's new puppy, growth. Ever playful and curious, it was much of a headache for Jill and her Husband to train Scout. With devotion like a medieval English monk reading the scriptures, s... morehe scoured through numerous books concerning about dog training methods. Through thick and thin, joys and mishaps, Scout and Jill grew very much closer together. The experiences of watching her new found love grow and realising that one year of loving, devoting care and time to scout with successful results, gave Jill the urge to chronicles the joys and stresses of her first year with Scout.
review 2: When Jill Abramson introduced her new nine-week-old puppy to the followers of her blog on the New York Times's website, she was unprepared for the overwhelming response. Within an hour of being posted, the first puppy blog was the number one most e-mailed story on the Times's website. The Puppy Diaries is an outgrowth of those blog posts. This is the story of how Abramson and her husband adopted and raised the British Standard Golden Retriever which they named Scout after the character in To Kill A Mockingbird. It follows Scout through her first year of life and includes both anecdotes and information about what to expect in a puppy's first year. While giving plenty of good advice, this is not a how-to book. It does, however, give the reader an idea of what it is like to bring a puppy into the household. Abramson discusses current philosophies of teaching discipline, of what to feed your dog and even where to find your puppy in the first place. She tells the reader what worked for her and what didn't and, in some cases, what has worked for friends and acquaintances. Above all, this is a funny, touching story about a dog named Scout and how he became part of Jill Abramson's family. A great book to read if you are thinking about adopting a puppy, especially for the first time. It's not a how-to book, but it will give you a good idea of what you might expect. She also gives lots of insight on raising a puppy in the city. less

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