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| Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog | 
 enlarge | Author: Ted Kerasote
Publisher: Harcourt
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  131 reviews
Sales Rank: 790
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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| Customer Reviews:
 Merle's Life April 20, 2008
Ted Kerasote has written an outstanding book which is a well balanced story of a wonderful dog--Merle--- and some science showing us how Merle's life is a true reflection of his ancestor's development. I found the book to be very entertaining and instructive.
Resounding love. Spiritual connection April 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
One of the best books ever written. It is about living life fully, allowing love to fill your soul, the spirit and mind connection of human and canine in general, and the deep spiritual connection between this particular dog and this particular man. Ted Kerasote is an accomplished outdoorsman, a careful observer, a writer with rare talent. His respect, admiration and love for Merle are so alive on the page that the reader is drawn directly in. Merle will become your dog as well. You will hold him in your arms, look into his eyes, run your fingers through his ruff - and suffer wails of grief when his body lives no longer. But, Merle is immortalized here. And that is a joyful thing.
FANTASTIC! April 2, 2008
All I could say when I finished was - WOW! This was a fantastic book especially for someone like me who is both a biologist and a "dog" person.
A Dog and His Best Friend March 26, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
A fellow dog lover gave me Merle's Door for my birthday. I hesitated at first knowing that eventually Merle would be joining my past dogs waiting for me in Heaven. But, I dove in mostly because of the fetching photo of Merle on the front jacket.
Ted Kerasote is a supremely engaging writer. His powers of observation and ability to get it on the page is an absolute pleasure to read. Ted's love of the canine, and all the natural world is embracing, immense really. How the relationship begins is astounding, as Ted makes it abundantly clear that was the dog who chose the man, not the other way around. Poetic and simply beautiful, Kerasote takes us on their journey of life together.
When I got to the part when inevitably, Merle's health is on the wane, I had to put the book down for a few weeks. I sent an email to Kerasote and expressed my feelings for the book and how many recommendations I had made to all my dog loving friends. Ted wrote back a few days later, thanked me, and I gathered my strength to complete the book, which was difficult I admit.
Merle's life with Ted has stayed with me as if I was physically present for all those years. So, assuming I get to Heaven, I hope to see Merle along with my beloved pooches - Bert, Spike and Pepsi.
 Interesting March 24, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The book had a lot of interesting material, but the author frequently went into overkill mode with details that became boring. Merle was obviously a very intelligent dog. This book is not as readable as Marley & Me, but a good read overall.
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