January 14th 2008 12:43 pm
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Today we just finished one of the best books we have ever read. It wasn't some fancy hoity toity novel or some ancient piece of historical writting. No this book is entitled Marley and me and is by author John Grogan. And it is all about his life with his zany dog marley. It is about the real ups and downs and side splitting laughter that living with a wonderful canine companion in your life can bring. You litterally meet Marley as a brand new pup and travel through his entire life wittnessing all his hair brained comical adventures. I love that this book is written the way we all talk. There aren't big flowery words like hither and thither and it isn't condacending as if the writer is just so much better then you or I. No it is just a guy, sharing the great stories of his dogs life. It made for a fun and easy read. The book is Laugh out loud funny and at times it's heartacheingly sad. But it is no doubt a wonderful book worth reading. (And no I am in no way affiliated with the author or publisher) just really enjoyed it. I wanted to share about it here in the hopes that other dog lovers / book lovers will read this, as I have often wondered "what good dog books are there our there". And of course I am not speaking of old yeller or where the red fern growns. But sometimes it is nice to read a piece of work just to enjoy the subject matter. And while there are many trainers guids and manuals on how to be the "alpha dog" or how to teach your puppy not to poop on ther persian rugh, there aren't very many books that say "hey I have a dog , a big dumb dog, who eats rock and poops on ther persian rug. And it's ok, and it's down right funny.And your not alone, and your not a failure as a dog owner or lover." And that's what this book does. It celebrates the life of a zany golden retriver who eats anything he can find from q tips to little green army men, jumps on strangers, drools on everything but all in all... Was a great dog. So pick it up at your local walmart, or borders, or barns and nobel or even at amazon dot com. I promise it will bring a smile to your face and you wont be sorry you read it.