I am a book freak, ok I said it out loud, and I do feel better. This is not something new to my family. Anytime we go near a book store they know I will be in there for hours. Everywhere I go I always have a book in my bag. I love to read. Of course being a dog lover, I am drawn to books about dogs. This past year I have read a some really good books with dogs as the focus or within the story. Tuesday night I went shopping with my mom, sister, and nephew. I am not a person who loves to shop but when we pulled up to the mall I had not been to in a few years I seen a glorious sight, Books-a-Million was now part of the mall and inside it had a COFFEE BAR and big comfy chairs!! I was in heaven.
I found my way to the pet section and started going through all of the books. I pulled out four doggie cookbooks to browse through as I am really thinking about how my dogs eat and what goes into their bodies (this is actually for all of us two and four leggeds in our home).
Along with the cookbooks The Organic Dog Biscuit Cookbook, The Good Food Cookbook for Dogs, I also found Jon Katz new book Izzy and Lenore: Two Dogs an Unexpected Journey, and Me. I have enjoyed all of his books and look forward to this one. I am in the process of reading What the Dog Did by Emily Yoffe and laughing at so many of the stories she writes.
What dog related books are your favorite or you would recommend?

Asleep on my lap while I read.

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December 11, 2008 at 6:03 pm
jan
Have you discovered Randolph, A Dog about Town and A Dog among Diplomats? Combines my love of dogs with my love of mysteries.
December 13, 2008 at 9:43 am
Janna
It’s always nice to know there are people out there who are similarly afflicted!
I got a lot out of the first couple of Jon Katz books. I read A Dog Year right after we had to put our dearly missed Mia to sleep. I didn’t know it was a book where he faced a similar problem when I started reading: when do you let your mortally ill best friend go? That one has a special place on my book shelf.
I listened to Merle’s Door on disc. That was an enjoyable and thought provoking book. I don’t necessarily agree with lots of it, but it really made me think. Also, I loved reading about him & Merle roaming my favorite part of the world.
December 15, 2008 at 1:46 am
Happy
Just dropping in to say hi! Books? I’ve read Marley & Me….Reading Diary Jake’s Diary now (if I remember the title correctly) . Light reading.