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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:  146 reviews
Sales Rank: 1631
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:
I still cry when I think about it August 7, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I never heard of Ted Kerasote before I picked up the book, Merle's Door. I suppose it's because Kerasote writes about the outdoors and I'm not an outsy-doorsy girl. But I love dogs and was immediately drawn in to this wonderful story about Kerasote, a rugged man's man and a stray dog that found Kerasote while on a camping trip one day in Utah. Kerasote's description of his ever-evolving relationship with his new dog was unlike anything I've ever read before. This story touched my soul. I predict that Merle's Door will be a best-seller in no time at all. It deserves to be.
A Must Read August 6, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Wow! What a wonderful book. It made me want to run out and find my own Merle.
Believe the reviews! You won't forget Merle August 4, 2007
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
Yeah, we've all read Marley and Me. We sniffled as Marley passed away. But the problem with Marley and Me seemed to be that the author never really connected with the reader. That is completely not the case with Merle's author Ted Kerasote. Mr. Kerasote has written a book in which you care as much for him as you do for his dog Merle. There is so much to recommend in this book, that it's hard to know where to start. There's an amazing amount of research interspersed among the observations of Merle's behaviors. However, the research is not only easy to read, it's easy to understand! The outdoor adventure and "backwoods" living surely must appeal to some deep dark primordial subconscious. But, all in all, it's the true life relationship between a man and his dog which completely wins the reader over. You may find yourself reading the book in one or two settings, it's that engaging! While many have moaned about the anthropomorphizing and the hunting occasionally presented, I can't imagine the book without those pieces. I can't ever recall a book which provided me with the emotional impact the last two chapters of this one did. I still can't think about it without tearing up. However, as sad and gut-wrenching as it is, the book's conclusion is ultimately uplifting and provides a reason to hope and be thankful for the critters who enrich our lives as much as we enrich theirs.
The Real Life of Dogs August 4, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
One of my favorite all-time adventure/outdoor books, Merle's Door is about the real life of dogs-not what we think in our egoic-robot modes of coping with our lives or our ideas from how-to manuals. This work of art shows the real feeling intelligence that we are capable of giving our beloved friends. They give us the best of themselves unstintingly. We owe them the best of ourselves. And a great read to boot!
Merle, you are the best July 27, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
You need a dog, and I am it. I really loved this book. It far exceeds any book on dog/human relationships that I have read. I can only imagine how painful it must have been for Ted to lose Merle. I picked up a stray (black lab) about four years ago that someone had dumped off a few days prior. He, like Merle, was only a pup, skinny, wet, and unlike Merle, had several fat ticks on him. I had meant to clean him up, get him his shots and take him to the animal shelter. I just didn't have the heart to do it. I feel so fortunate that I kept him. Whoever dropped him off missed a great opportunity to enjoy a wonderful dog and partner. I cried my way through the last chapter. What with Brower and Merle both passing away. I read that last chapter while in my car in a parking lot and had tears running down my cheeks. I wonder what passersby thought? What a book! I definitely will read this book again soon. I have recommended this book to everyone I know who loves dogs.
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