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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:  168 reviews
Sales Rank: 7101
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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Love, love, love it! July 29, 2008
I LOVED this book! The relationship shared by Ted and Merle was built upon mutual respect and appreciation for what each of them brought to the relationship. I have never subscribed to the "pack leader" mentality and Mr. Kerasote does not either. He appreciates everything that Merle is, good and bad, and he and Merle form a bond that so many never do as they don't recognize what a dog can do to compliment their person. Merle wasn't treated as a possession, but rather, another living, thinking being capable of making decisions and choices regarding his life. He chose Ted and he chose to stay with him. The love and devotion that they each showed for one another was enviable. Bust out the hankies. You'll laugh till you cry and you will cry as Merle's life ends but you will be better for being priveleged enough to have a window into their world.
dog July 19, 2008
For the hard core dog lover. This is a wonderful dog story; well written,beautiful and heart warming.I own the reincarnation of Meryl. I treasure him more after reading this book. Folks, it doesn't get any bettor than this. Please buy the book!
Merle -- a gift July 17, 2008
Merle's Door is not just a book -- it is a gift. It is a gift that you will not be able to put down. It is a gift to have the opportunity to share with Merle and Ted their time together, to read the scientific facts that are added for our edification, and to experience the world through their eyes. If you had never been a dog owner or owned by a dog, this book will make you think that something had been missing in your life, and you will be right.
We all need to make our times with our animals -- dogs, cats, birds, whatever -- as full as Ted and Merle made theirs.
I've fallen in love with Merle July 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After listening to this book, I talked to my dogs a lot more, I danced with them and sang with them. I listened and looked and noticed every nuance of what they each had to tell me. I paid attention to them and noticed that they pay attention to me.
Not only is the story real and honest and warm, it teaches you all about the canine in your family.
The reader, Patrick Lawlor, had to know and love Merle and I felt every little emotion of his. His reading was superb and heartfelt. The best part were his conversations with his dog, Merle.
Now that I have finished reading, I miss Merle terribly and I find myself looking at other dogs and wondering if that was how Merle was.
This is a must read for anyone who loves dogs.
A must read, A must share July 14, 2008
I laughed, I cried, I healed, I shared. This is without a doubt one of the best books I have read in a long time. I fell in love with Merle and Brower... and with my dogs all over again. I learned important information and escaped into the wonderful story. I savored each page resisting its inevitable end. My choices of how I raised and dealt with the aging and death of my dogs were validated. I simply had to share this book with those friends who love dogs, so I have sent them copies. If you love dogs, READ this book.
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