Katie Up and Down the Hall The True Story of How One Dog Turned Five Neighbors into a Family

by Plaskin, Glenn

• ISBN13: 9781599952567
• ISBN10: 1599952564
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-01
• Publisher: Center Street

Summary

For animals lovers everywhere, KATIE UP AND DOWN THE HALL is the transcendent memior of a man who discovers the true meaning of family after adopting a cocker spanial puppy. Through the magnetic personality of his mischievous dog, Katie, he soon makes powerful connections with four of his down-the-hall neighbors in a downtown Manhattan high rise, just opposite the World Trade Center. First, Katie trots into the lives of Pearl and Arthur, a warm-hearted elderly couple just a few doors down from Glenn. Later, John, a single dad, and his rambunctious young son Ryan move in and are also seduced by Katie's charms. Here is a beautiful tale about the magic of opening your door to a neighbor, turning friendship into much more.

Author Biography

Plaskin, a resident of New York City, is surrounded by more than 300 dogs in his Battery Park City complex, a neighborhood that inspired this book and the remarkable events in it.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction: Welcome to Battery Park City	p. 1
Faux-Paws	p. 7
Test-Run Dog	p. 16
The Runt of the Litter	p. 22
From Bow to Wow	p. 28
ôLionö in a Cage	p. 35
News Hound	p. 44
Prancing with the Stars	p. 56
Walter the Horse: Favorites and Foibles	p. 70
A Real Pearl	p. 79
Everything That Goes Up…	p. 89
Canine Cop: Three Apartments Become One	p. 101
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes	p. 111
ôReady, Set, Go!ö	p. 122
The Accident	p. 132
Party Girls	p. 145
The Talking Picture Frame	p. 154
Lady Sings the Blues	p. 161
The Day Our World Stopped	p. 167
The Escape	p. 174
Ghost Town	p. 186
Granny in the ER	p. 194
Georgia Peach	p. 202
Nocturne	p. 212
ôHave a Great Time: And Call Me!ö	p. 227
Love Remains	p. 238
Epilogue: An Open Door	p. 249
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