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| Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog | 
 enlarge | Author: Ted Kerasote
Publisher: Harcourt
Category: Book
List Price: $25.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  152 reviews
Sales Rank: 3623
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.6
ISBN: 0151012709
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.7092
EAN: 9780151012701
ASIN: 0151012709
Publication Date: July 2, 2007
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I loved this book, Merle's Door January 25, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Since I am a dog "nut", I often buy CD's or books about dogs. Some of these cds and books were good and others, ho hum. Merle's Door, about the dog Ted Kerasote finds, is a wonderful excursion on the ride Ted and Merle take together for 14 years. With excerpts from dog so-called experts, this book is just wonderful for those that love animals. Ted's idea of the perfect dog "country," may not be mine, i.e. I cannot let my dogs run loose where I live unless they are in a dog park. I have to leash walk. I cannot give them their own door as there is no where safe for them torun. However, I admire both Ted and Merle as they make their way in the world. A great book, period.
Great Dog Story January 24, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I own my 3rd dog at present: a yellow lab female. I had to put down my 2 other dogs and wondered if I had done the right thing at the right time. My first dog was a female English Setter of 14 years and had lost control of her back end much like Merle. My second was a 13 year old Red/Yellow female Lab, the same color as Merle, and developed tumors like Brower. She had 28 of them on the outside of her body and we wondered how many we were not able to see on her insides. I hunted her in the fall of her last year because she loved it and I put her down when she lost her back end a week before Christmas. Both dogs are buried on our 5 acres of land. After reading this book I can now honestly feel comfortable that I had done the right thing in each case. So with that in mind the book helped me. My first dogs are never forgotten despite our new dog. I have tried to not duplicate my last dog(s) with a new but rather one to be my new hunting partner and friend as my past dogs had been. I already love my Toller, who is 2 years old already. Actually this book was a Christmas gift from her.
That said, I originally read every word of the book but quickly learned that when the author went into "doggy info" from other authors and books I skipped until I located Merle's name again and then continued. I could do without most of that other information. Also, the death seemed to cause me un-needed sadness. I know the auther needed to help himself by describing Merle's death in such detail but I would have been satisfied being sad fewer times. And, I wish Ted had ended the book with getting a new and different dog. Then I could be happy for him as I am with my new friend.
merle's door January 21, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I happened onto this book by accident and it seemed "to call me". From the first page, I was hooked. I LOVE this book! I love Merle!!! I have since bought it for 4 friends, who, I knew, loved their dogs. It captures the essence of the dogs you love, perfectly!! And Ted Kerasote, the author, adds a lot of researched information on why dogs often behave as they do.
One Of The VERY BEST January 20, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
As a Labrador breeder, I probably have more than a thousand books about Labs AND dogs in general. Of all these, MERLE'S DOOR is the one I treasure most. While there are a plethera of "how to" books, many more anecdotal ones, and a world of encyclopedia-like tomes to teach one about canines, NONE is as beautifully written or lovingly told as this. Merle was a unique dog. He provided a unique experience for the author. Those of us who are canine devotees (particularly Labrador ones!) know about that unique bond. We can be grateful to the author not only for sharing Merle with us, but for imparting the research he has done to lead toward further understanding of how that bond came to be. BUY THIS BOOK. READ IT TWICE. GIVE IT TO FRIENDS. It's a TREASURE!
 Loved this true story January 19, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is one of those books that when you finish reading it, you want to share it with your special friends and family whom you just know would love it too.
He speaks for the dog which I liked very much. Some would be critical of that selected format, but he addresses and defends his anthropomorphism of the dogs thoughts, early on and quite nicely, I thought. It's what makes the book so endearing and easy to relate to.
This is also a scholarly researched book with references to studies that have been made about dogs. Some of this I skimmed through to get back to the story line. But I must say some of the information was useful and interesting.
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