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Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog | 
 enlarge | Author: Ted Kerasote
Creators: Patrick Lawlor, Patrick Girard Lawlor
Publisher: Tantor Media
Category: Book
List Price: $34.99
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Rating:  190 reviews
Sales Rank: 142871
Format: Audiobook, Cd, Unabridged
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 11
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 5.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 1400103576
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70929
EAN: 9781400103577
ASIN: 1400103576
Publication Date: July 1, 2007
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Product Description
A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable animal, Kerasote explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine. He also presents the latest research into animal behavior as well as the origins and evolution of human-dog interaction. Unabridged. 10 CDs.
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Moving story, beautifully written December 1, 2008
G. Hall (Virginia)
You will smile, laugh and cry reading this book. Upon finishing it, you will have been alongside Ted as he stumbles upon an abandoned puppy in the Utah wilderness, as the dog chooses to stay with him, and as the two get to know and love each other. Painstakingly written, this honest account of one man's love for his dog and vice-versa will draw you in and keep you. Months after reading the book, I still think of it's story, and lessons.
Merle's Door November 29, 2008
InaRae Ussack (northwest Washington state)
I read this book a few months ago and since I've bought it for several friends, They also loved Merle's Door so I bought copies for all my family to include with their holiday gifts. It is a most moving story about a special dog who seems to be an old wise soul in dog form (this time)written by his friend and companion who is pretty wise himself. It is the best book I've read in years and I recommend it the highest.
WOW! What a Read! November 26, 2008
Stacy (Milwaukee, WI)
I cannot really add to what has already been said about this exquisite novel except to reiterate what many others have said...whether or not you love or live with dogs...this is a true treasure of a book. I have read many dog books and live with 3 beautiful dogs of my own (who might be considered "captives" in Merle's eyes!) and this is hands down one of the most impactful and insightful books I have ever read. The love felt between Kerasote and Merle is palpable in the pages; I really never wanted it to end.
But all good things must come to an end and the last few weeks of Merle's life were so beautifully written of. It was heartwrenching to read at the end but again Kerasote's gift for bringing the reader to his place was amazing. I hugged and cuddled my dogs for a very long time after finishing this book and I could not give it a higher recommendation.
A Book Every Dog Lover Will Enjoy. November 18, 2008
Rocco B. Rubino (Ohio)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought Merle's Door because the sub-title "Lessons from a Freethinking Dog" caught my eye. I was in Pet Smart buying a bag of Eukaneuba kibble for my nine-month old Standard Schnauzer puppy named Otto, who is about as freethinking a dog as you are ever going to meet.
Ted Kerasote leads the reader/dog owner-lover on a wonderful adventure into the hidden life of dogs; not simply "what dogs think," from a Pavlovian standpoint, but why dogs are the way they are.
On more than one occasion, this book brought a smile to my face, or tears to my eyes as I learned something new about dogs. This book will bring you closer to your companion animal in a way you never dreamed possible. Dogs are a lot more than pets we shape, mold, and train to our liking; they can be companions with whom we can connnect and share experiences with, if we will let dogs be themselves.
Great book November 17, 2008
Matt Osborne (York, Pennsylvania)
I loved Merle's Door. It was well written book on a relationship between man and dog. A tear jerker, but one of my favorites.
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