A Dog Year (7)

Title: A Dog Year
Author: Jon Katz
Genre: Non-Fiction

I was never a dog person until I got a dog. B always wanted a dog, always. I always wanted a cat, but B is allergic. When we got Grace as a tiny puppy any coldness or indifference I had toward dogs completely melted away and I wholeheartedly embraced my newfound role as "one of those crazy dog people." Some 7 years later I'm still completely comfortable in my role as a crazy dog person and suspect I'll always be.

B found came across this in the bookstore and since she's been wanting to more light reading these days we picked it up. I was already familiar with Katz's work, having read several of his pieces for Slate, and knew that not all of his dog stories have happy endings and not everyone finds him to be such a dog lover or dog champion. I skimmed a few pages and found nothing that would leave B in too many tears (she weeps easily over the pain and suffering of animals) so we bought it.

It's a very, very quick read, and as long as you don't know too much about Katz and his dogs beyond this book, you can read this book and feel happy as a dog lover. It might make you rub your dog a little bit more or take her on a little longer walk through the neighborhood. It's not groundbreaking literature but that's quite alright.