I Have Heard You Calling in the Night
by Thomas Healy (Harcourt)
Thomas Healy was a drinker and a brawler, living the lowlife in
Glasgow, when one night, half drunk, he implusively purchased Martin, a
Doberman pup. Healy's memoir tells how the love he came to feel
for Martin led him to quit drinking and fighting and make a new
life. Healy's tone is whimsical more often than sentimental, but
that doesn't prevent him from concluding that Martin was "a gift from
God."
| A Good Dog: The Story of Orson Who Changed my Life
by Jon Katz (Villard)
Dog-loving readers will undoubtedly be well acquainted with the books
of Jon Katz and many have already enjoyed "A Dog Year," the first part
of Katz's love letter to Orson, a troubled border collie to whom he
opened his home and his heart. The second book is a bit
darker. It's the tender, true story of how Orson, whom Katz
considers a once-in-a-lifetime dog, blasted Katz out of midlife bordum
in the N.J. suburbs and into a richer world surrounded by animals.
| From Bagdad with Love: A Marine, a War, and a Dog Named Lava
by Jay Kopelman & Melinda Roth (Lyons)
Jay knew it was against the rules, but when the marine found himself
face to face with a helpless puppy in a deserted building in Fallujah,
he ignored the fact that he was on active duty in Iraq and kept the
lively young fellow as a pet. The book tells of Kopelman's
struggle, first to keep Lava alive, and then to get him home to the
US. It's a dog lover's story, but it's also laced with plenty of
drama detailing a soldier's daily life in Iraq.
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