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9781580051637

Woman's Best Friend Women Writers on the Dogs in Their Lives

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    9781580051637

  • ISBN10:

    1580051634

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-03-31
  • Publisher: Seal Press
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Summary

They may be known as man's best friend, but as the writers in this poignant, funny, and dramatic collection know, there's no gender divide when it comes to canines. Whether walking down the street, gathering at the dog park, hitting the open road, or spending one too many nights together on the couch in front of the TV, a woman and her dog are an enduring pair. And there are many who consider their dogs to be members of their family and themselves to be full-fledged dog moms, even if they're single.

From the family dog who takes on the anxiety of a family as the writer's sister battles breast cancer, to the compelling tale of a woman searching for her furry friend in the aftermath of September 11th, to the blind and deaf dog who teaches everyone about keeping on truckin' no matter what predicaments she gets into, the essays in this anthology get at the heart of love—and yes, sometimes love-hate relationships—women have with the dogs in their lives.

Author Biography

Megan McMorris is a full-time freelance writer based in Portland, Oregon. The author of Oregon Hiking (Avalon Travel, 2004), and co-author of Pacific Northwest Hiking (Avalon Travel, 2005), her articles have appeared in Runner’s World, Self, Hooked on the Outdoors, Glamour, Parents, Marie Claire, Sports Illustrated Women, Cooking Light, Fitness, and lifetimetv.com, among others.

Table of Contents

Foreword: A Year Without Dogs 1(8)
Pam Houston
Note from the Editor: Dog Moms Are a Special Breed 9(4)
Megan McMorris
The Dog Whisperer 13(14)
Abby Mims
Little Dog, Big Heart 27(8)
Susan Cheever
Sooner or Later: Your Dharma 35(10)
Dimity M-cDowell
Puppy Hater 45(14)
Robin Troy
The Hyena at the Door 59(16)
Katie Arnold
Running with Trout 75(10)
Sara Corbett
Surviving Grete 85(10)
Tish Hamilton
Deadwood vs. Dogwood 95(8)
Margaret Littman
My Dog, My Divorce Doctor 103(8)
Tricia O'Brien
Sixth Sense? 111(6)
Gail Hulnick
How to Banish Melancholy 117(4)
Abigail Thomas
The Truth About Cops and Dogs 121(22)
Rebecca Skloot
Seven Reasons Not to Get a Dog 143(6)
Marion Winik
Orange Snarly Magic 149(12)
Jennifer Sexton
Looking for Dave 161(18)
Jill Rothenberg
My Dog Speaks English 179(6)
Maria Goodavage
And Babies Made Five 185(8)
Alyssa Shaffer
Online Dogging 193(10)
Melinda J. Combs
Sage the Hollywood Dog 203(14)
Julia Fulton
Firstborn 217(20)
Lisa Vollmer
The Point of No Return 237(8)
Tracy Teare
Trading Spaces 245(4)
Kathryn Renner
Dog Days on the Farm 249(14)
Sarah Shey
Leaving Our Chains 263(6)
Susan T. Lennon
Once a Dog Mom, Always a Dog Mom 269(14)
Megan McMorris
Surrogate Dog 283
Caroline Knapp

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