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Old Dogs: Are the Best Dogs

Old Dogs: Are the Best Dogs
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.7
EAN: 9781416534990
ISBN: 1416534997
Label: Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: 2008-10-07
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Studio: Simon & Schuster
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Editorial Reviews:

Anyone who has ever loved an old dog will love Old Dogs. In this collection of profiles and photographs, Weingarten and Williamson document the unique appeal of man's best friend in his or her last, and best, years.

This book is a tribute to every dog who has made it to that time of life when the hearing and eyesight begin to go, when the step becomes uncertain, but when other, richer traits ripen and coalesce. It is when a dog attains a special sort of dignity and a charm all his own.

If you've known a favorite old dog, you'll find him or her on these pages. Your dog might go by a different name and have a different shape, but you'll recognize him or her by the look in an eye or the contours of a life story. There is the dog who thinks he is a house cat; the herder, the fetcher, the punk and the peacock, the escape artist, the demolition artist, the patrician, the lovable lout, the amiable dope, the laughable clown, the schemer, the singer, the daredevil, the diplomat, the politician, the gourmand, and the thief. Plus, as a special bonus, you will find the first Latvian elkhounds ever photographed.

Old Dogs is a glorious gift book and a fitting tribute to that one dog you can't ever forget.


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Summary: Old Dogs: Are the Best Dogs
Comment: This is a wonderful, wonderful book. I had read the author's book excerpt in the Washington Post weekend magazine and was so impressed that I got the book. I was so thrilled with the book, I bought four more copies for friends. The book will make you laugh and make you cry. The best book I have read in a while!

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Summary: Wonderful book for dog lovers
Comment: Old Dogs Are the Best Dogs is a lovely book for owners of dogs of all ages, but especially those who have loved (and maybe lost) a dear friend in their animal companion. The book starts as a tribute to the author's yellow lab, and will probably have you in tears. The following pages are short one-page profiles of dogs 10 years and up, as well as their photos. The book becomes more lighthearted at this point. If you are a dog lover, you'll cry, you'll laugh and you'll love this book! A great gift for any dog lover!

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Summary: For anyone who has ever loved a dog
Comment: I read a story written by this author in the Washinton Post. After I dried my eyes, I looked at the pictures included with the story. After I again dried my eyes, I thought how lucky we are who have dogs to love and be loved by. Get this book- beautifully written and so close to the heart.

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Summary: Very heartwarming book
Comment: This is a great little book for any dog lover. There are over 50 pages of black and white photos of charismatic-looking old dogs along with short description of who they are.

Anyone who has owned an old dog could probably relate to many of these stories.

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Summary: "May Old Dogs Live Forever"
Comment: As an apartment-dwelling animal lover whose building forbids dog ownership, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to review this. The title is self-explanatory--although I doubt it was their intention, photographer Michael S. Williams and columnist Gene Weingarten have collaborated on a work that's guaranteed to melt even the hardest of hearts.
The dogs profiled in Old Dogs Are the Best Dogs were, at the time they were photographed, at least 10 years old. A short profile accompanies each photo; that we learn so much about each subject in so few words is a testimony to both Weingarten's skill as a wordsmith and Williams' ability to capture the essence of these cherished pets that I grew to love by proxy. Not only was I touched to the core by these grand old pooches (I get very sloppy over non-human animals), but as an editor, I positively reveled in the excellence of Weingarten's command of English. Indeed, while this book could easily be perused in an hour or so, I found it almost too rich to process all at once and like very fine tea, I preferred to enjoy it in small sips that I could savor over time. It really is that wonderful.
I was planning to purchase a copy of this as a Christmas present for a beloved cousin, but she just lost the eldest of her five rescues and she and her husband are still crying for their old Barney, the Great Dane mix that literally thought he was a horse (her sister-in-law lives next door with her equine family). So while now is probably too soon, a copy of this will find its way to their bookshelf at a time I deem appropriate. For those lacking such constraints, consider this for the animal-lovers on your holiday list--I promise it won't disappoint. HIGHEST recommendation.


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