You Had Me At Woof

You Had Me At Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness / Julie Klam


Klam (Please Excuse My Daughter) recounts the touching, often hilarious tales of life with Boston terriers. She adopts her first pet, Otto, after a "substantial" little dog "came slow-motion scampering through the high grass and wild daisies of [her] sleep." With Otto, the then single Klam learned about compromise and sacrifice. Married and pregnant, the author adopts a little "doglet," Beatrice, and distracted by a newborn, forgets to have the puppy spayed-resulting in a series of hilarious misadventures worth the price of the book. She continues to rescue, foster, and adopt dogs-spirited Hank, adored Moses, chubby Sherlock-each with his or her own special needs, idiosyncrasies, and "teachable moments" in trusting one's instincts, achieving balance, helping others, finding contentment, loving fiercely, and letting go. This gem of a book is a gift to dog lovers everywhere. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC.
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