Mouths of dogs : what our pets teach us about life, death, and being human / B. J. Hollars.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hollars, B. J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dogs--Wisconsin.

Dogs.

Dog owners--Wisconsin.

Dog owners.

Human-animal relationships--Wisconsin.

Human-animal relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; London, [England] : University of Nebraska Press, 2015.

Summary:

What is it that dogs have done to earn the title of “man’s best friend”? And more broadly, how have all of our furry, feathered, and four-legged brethren managed to enrich our lives? Why do we love them? What can we learn from them? And why is it so difficult to say good-bye? Join B.J. Hollars as he attempts to find out—beginning with an ancient dog cemetery in Ashkelon, Israel, and moving to the present day. Hollars’s firsthand reports recount a range of stories: the arduous existence of a shelter officer, a woman’s relentless attempt to found a senior-dog adoption facility, a family’s struggle to create a one-of-a-kind orthotic for its bulldog, and the particular bond between a blind woman and her Seeing Eye dog. The book culminates with Hollars’s own cross-country journey to Hartsdale Pet Cemetery—the country’s largest and oldest pet cemetery—to begin the long-overdue process of laying his own childhood dog to rest. Through these stories, Hollars reveals much about our pets but even more about the humans who share their lives, providing a much-needed reminder that the world would be a better place if we took a few cues from man’s best friends.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Author's Note

Prologue: Going to the Dogs

PART 1. Lessons Learned

1. Sniffing for Trouble

2. Old Dogs, New Shticks

3. Cruisin' for a Bruiser

4. Follow the Leader

5. I Left My Heart in Hartsdale

PART 2. Lessons Lived

6. Apollo's Deed

7. Bingo Was Her Name

8. The Bionic Dog

9. Letting Luna Lead

10. Travels with Sandy

Sources

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780803284913

0803284918

9780803284937

0803284934