Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog

Kerasote, Ted

ISBN 10 : 0156034506 ISBN 13 : 9780156034500

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Kerasote Ted

A propos du livre

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PRAISE FOR BLOODTIES

"The world is lucky to have this book."?ELIZABETH MARSHALL THOMAS, author of THE HIDDEN LIFE OF DOGS

PRAISE FOR OUT THERE

"[A] sly, funny, and wise look at the world beyond the walls that we erect to keep ourselves safe from the wilderness and to keep the wilderness safe from us."?ALEXANDRA FULLER, author of DON?T LET?S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT


PRAISE FOR MERLE'S DOOR

“Charming.”—Entertainment Weekly

“This summer’s Marley.”—People

“Anyone who ever loved a dog will find something to enjoy in Merle’s Door.”—The Christian Science Monitor

“Merle’s Door is a window into the mind of a dog. You will experience his loyalty, fears, and joys and his true inner self. Everybody who loves dogs must read this book.”—Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation

“A truly wonderful book—iconoclastic, mind-blowing, and gorgeously written.” —Delia Ephron, author of Hanging Up and Frannie in Pieces

Présentation de l'éditeur :

While on a camping trip, Ted Kerasote met a dog?a Labrador mix?who was living on his own in the wild. They became attached to each other, and Kerasote decided to name the dog Merle and bring him home. There, he realized that Merle?s native intelligence would be diminished by living exclusively in the human world. He put a dog door in his house so Merle could live both outside and in.

A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle?s Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0156034506
• ISBN 13: 9780156034500
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 416