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Merle's Door(ISBN=9780156034500)
From publishers weekly Humorous, jubilantand touching by turns, this story of the relationship between manand dog is informed by the author's grasp of animal research andhis attachment to Merle, a stray dog he adopted. A Labrador mix,Merle first appeared while the author was on a camping trip.Kerasote ( Out There: In the Wild in a Wired Age ), anaward-winning nature writer, decided to take his canine friend hometo rural Wyoming. This chronicle of their 13 years together isinterspersed with studies by animal behaviorists that strengthenedKerasote's desire to see Merle as a responsible individual ratherthan a submissive pet. Merle set his own eating schedule (thoughnot without early mishap), refused to hunt birds (although notelks) and, according to the author, possessed a range of emotionsand sentiments similar to those of humans. Kerasote tends toanthropomorphize Merle's every look and movement, but thisnarrative is entertaining and Kerasote's strong love for Merle andenthusiasm for life in the wild will w
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