Two Dogs in a Trenchcoat Go on a Class Trip

Two Dogs in a Trenchcoat Go on a Class Trip #3 in the series by Julie Falatko and Colin Jack
192 pages

I loved this book.   It is so funny.   The dogs are great.   They walk ala the Little Rascals on one another's shoulders and sneak aboard the bus taking their master on a school field trip to the local
Science Center where the dogs fall in love with the flavor of the dinosaur bones, and everyone gets to eat all the free lunch they want when misunderstanding the rules of not charging anything the dogs and kids go to the musuem cafeteria for a buffet of all the food the museum has to offer.   The kids teacher is a science buff and totally enraptured with the science guy leading the tour, who happen to be so caught up in the science of it all, they don't notice when the dogs and kids disappear within the collections.    Chaos ensues but you saw that coming didn't you?   Security is called in - how will the class get out of this one?   Hilarious.   I loved the dogs they are so genuine in their love of dinosaur bones and their delight in free cafeteria food not to mention their take on the exhibits.   A really fun read.   Everyone from youngsters on up will get a kick out of this one.

Lessons From Lucy

Lessons From Lucy:   The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog by Dave Barry                Audio Book:  4 hours 1 minute     Hardback Book:  240 pages               

Dave Barry is feeling his age having turned 70 and realizing he hasn’t that many years left which gave him pause to try to see life through his best dog, Lucy’s eyes.   Having passed her 10^th birthday Lucy and Dave are the same age and with his immense dislike of mankind, he has decided to try seeing life from Lucy’s perspective.   Lucy is happy pretty much all of the time, she generally has good days all day long.   She stays young at heart because no matter what she is always ready to play.    She never stops having fun.    Lucy doesn’t worry about tomorrow.   She lives today and she lives every moment of today.   Lucy doesn’t hold grudges no matter if she is put off,  told off, shoved off, she still comes back, tail wagging with a big doggy smile in hopes maybe now she might get that pat on the head, belly rub or ball toss she is always hoping for.   Another of Lucy’s wise lessons is make new friends.    Personally, Dave Barry has all the friends and more than he really wants, but, Lucy is so happy making new friends.   She never turns down an opportunity to do so.   Most importantly, Lucy feels good in her own skin.    She doesn’t have to try to be something different, she is perfect just as she is.   She neither aspires to look or be different that what she is  and what she is in every way is enough.    She always has time to pay attention to the people she loves, in fact, nothing is more important than that.   Dave notes his frustration and quick anger, his dislike of people and being touched.   How many times work took and still sometimes takes precedence over the ones he loves, he is working on that but old habits are hard to break.    He is trying to add more fun to his life like the marching lawn mower group he is a part of who walk in parades (even President Obama’s inauguration celebration) doing formations and drills with their lawnmowers – kinds like the folks with the lawn chairs if you’ve ever seen that group.     He is trying to make himself call old friends he hasn’t talked to in years just to catch up and laugh over old times and share new times.   He is having a real tough time with that anger one but baby steps.    Lucy is such a loving teacher, I know she will forgive him his failings and continue to live the life and set the bar at being a role model that a loving pet companion does.   If only we all can aspire to the goodness and unconditional love found in our pets then the world really would be a better place.

I do highly recommend this one.   It shows the grace of dogs for our many shortfalls and what shining examples they are if only we will see.

 - Shirley J

Shelby’s Story

Shelby’sStory by W. Bruce Cameron, 207 pages

Shelby is a dog who is destined to become a movie star.  She’s smart and she loves learning new things.  Sometimes, her people are worried that she won’t understand what she needs to do in time to finish making the movie, but Shelby knows she’s got what it takes.  Also, after the hard life she lived as a puppy, she knows that the most important thing is to be surrounded by love.  This is a sweet, fictional, story about the dog that played in the movie “A Dog’s Purpose”.  Kids who like animal stories will enjoy this book.

Max’s Story

Max’sStory by W. Bruce Cameron, 191 pages

Max is a little dog who is determined not to get pushed around.  He makes sure that other dogs know he is in charge and he won’t let people get away with doing things he doesn’t like either.  When he finds CJ he knows that he is meant to be her dog.  CJ is the only one who can get him to be gentle, but can CJ train him to behave quickly enough that she will be allowed to keep him?  This was a sweet story that would be great for kids who like animal books.

Checked

Checked by Cynthia Kadohata, 408 pages

When Conor finds out that his dog, Sinbad, has cancer, he realizes that he may have to choose between his dog and hockey.  Sinbad is his soulmate, so it really isn’t a choice, but Hockey is his life.  Luckily, although he has to cut back on some lessons for a while, he doesn’t have to quit completely.  Conor has a lot going on his mind, worry about his dog and his dad, hockey, figuring out the rest of his family, and his place in the world.  This book was really about relationships and growing up, but the hockey is a big part of that for Conor and I really enjoyed every part of the book.  Kids who like realistic fiction, sports stories, family stories, or dog stories will probably all love this book, unless they are bothered by the length.  I would highly recommend it.

My Father’s Words

My Father’s Words by Patricia MacLachlan, 135 pages

Fiona’s world is turned upside down when her father is killed in a car accident.  She, her little brother Finn, and her mother have to learn how to cope without their father.  While Fiona struggles, she thinks that Finn has a harder time than she does.  She wants to help Finn but isn’t sure how.  Their neighbor, Luke, finds an opportunity volunteering at a dog shelter.  Fiona hopes that Finn will respond to the dogs’ need and be able to find a way to deal with his feelings.  This was a sweet book for younger chapter book readers.

A Dog’s Way Home

A Dog’s Way Home by W. Bruce Cameron         Audio Book: 11 hours, 30 mins        Hardback Book:  336 pages              

As a puppy, Bella and her Mother and littermates lived under an abandoned house with a colony of feral  cats.   When a bunch of uncaring (expletive) (expletive) land developers and their mob of excavators and other shysters on the payroll buy the land and decide to go in and demolish the houses on the ground to turn it into a money making development – they could care less about the animals living there and send in a despicable bunch of rogues to capture and kill the dog, her puppies and all the cats and kittens without really bothering to worry whether the animals all got out or not.  A young guy named Lucas who lives across the street with his disabled veteran mother knows the animals are there and Lucas has been going over and feeding the critters and bringing them water.   He enlists the help of his girlfriend, too.    He and the wrecking crew go head to head over the animals with the law being brought in over trespassing issues, etc.   The evil ones wreak havoc and the mother dog and all of the puppies except one little female along with several of the feral cats fate are left up to the imagination but it looks real bad for them even if you try to imagine they escaped.    The little female has spent so much time playing with one of the litters of kittens that the kittens mother saved her during the massacre and hid her in safety along with her own litter.    Bella, the puppy, as she is come to know later, thinks of the mother cat as her second mother but they are still in dire straights because the land developer is relentless.   Lucas gets a woman from the local animal rescue to help him save as many of the animals that are left as they can over a few nights visit while there is legalities going on to temporarily keep the developer from going in and killing any more animals but only temporarily because the developer is hell bent for ridding the animals from the picture and buying off the local authorities to make that happen.    Lucas finds Bella and while the lady from the animal rescue argues she needs to take Bella to the shelter, Lucas has fallen in love with Bella and says she is his dog because he found her first.    While the animal rescue lady continues stating the rules Lucas is persuasive and gets his way  and takes Bella home.   The jerks aren’t finished with the rescuers, yet however.    It is such a good story and told so preciously from Bella’s point of view.   Excellent.   I highly recommend this book and the film which I plan to watch now that I finished the book.  Bella has so many adventures and endears herself to so many people and other animals along the way she endures sorrow and pain but the baby girl is resilient and lives up to her life purpose in comforting and helping everyone she meets however she is needed.  GREAT STORY.  I loved it.   Bella’s take on life is so pure and so funny and childlike you will laugh, you will cry and you will get so angry you may become an animal activist.    Do read this one and check out the film it is a true adventure story that will make you glad you got to be there as it unfolds.   Good, good, GOOD book.  J

 - Shirley J.

New Life, No Instructions

New Life, No Instructions: A Memoir by Gail Caldwell    Audio Book:4 hrs. , 30 min       Paperback Book:  192 pages            

A look into the life of Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times Best Selling Author, Gail Caldwell.    Gail developed Polio in 1951 and her life was changed forever after that.   She likens it to being on a train and getting off at the wrong stop    You are still you, the you that got on for the ride, but, now it is you in a strange and unexpected place that you now have to figure out how to manage your way through to get back to some semblance of what you know.   She tells the highs and lows of her life – low being Polio that she says she doesn’t want to give power to by demonizing it and saying everything changed because this happened, she would rather say, this happened it was just simply that she was one of the people that it happened to but she woud rather give strength to herself by going further saying, this happened and  then this is how it turned out because I learned to deal with it and go on with my life from there.     She talks about how many dogs she has loved better said adored over the years.   We aren’t talking about tiny little yip yip lap dogs, we are talking big Alaskan sled dogs that can pull a tractor.    She found comfort and solace in these big loving friends who have been beside her all through her struggles with health problems, Polio, hip replacements, recovering from broken bones from her falls due to Polio having made her body unsteady over the years.    She talks about grief and sorrow at losing both of her parents.   She spins loving tales of times they shared over the years.   She talks about feeling all alone and devastated due to her contracting Polio but realizing how blessed she really was with her force field of familial love and loving friends surrounding her and bolstering her spirits.   While we may have a certain path in mind sometimes our lives turn out to be completely different stories that was expected it to be.    She talks about how much she enjoyed sharing walks along the sand on the east coast with her various dogs over the years and how good it felt to take her shoes off and feel the sand and water flowing over her toes.    She talks about the joint love she has shared with family, pets and friends over the years when she felt like it was a solo adventure she was going through only to find she had her own tribe surrounding her and bearing her up when her strength started lagging.      She talks about how all big changes in our lives originally start out as something small then it accumulates and how we can create hope out of where sorrow used to be.    Very insightful just showing how good can come from tragedy if we forge on no matter how hard the struggle or how much life seems to try to hold us back or hold us down.   Fortitude will get you through and when you get through and look back at how far you have come from where you started you will not only be amazed but you will also feel good to know you overcame the odds.  And how good that will make you feel and yeah, humbled by the circumstances but proud of the inner strength, too.     A spiritual journey into the darkness all the way through to the light on the other side.     A good story, lots of great wisdom and teaching moments to be be found here.    It starts out a little dodgy,  You will ask yourself, “Where is she going with this?”  But then she gets in her groove and the reader will be saying, “Oh that is what she was getting at.   Ah!  Now I see.   Good book insight into what it is like to be down with a devastating diagnosis and how to find the inner strength to perservere through it and come back stronger.    The definition of Vas micht nicht umbringt mach me schtarker – that which doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.    Good book.    A good read for any age, I think

 - Shirley J.

Blueprint For Disaster

Blueprint For Disaster by Darby Conley, 128 pages

The Get Fuzzy comics are hilarious.  This is a fun collection in which Bucky Katt tries to trap Fungo, the ferret next door, and loses his tooth.  Satchel is his usual sweet, bumbling self, and Rob just tries to keep the peace as much as possible.  Unfortunately, the library doesn’t own this volume, but fans will like several of the other Get Fuzzy collections the library does own.

Another Good Dog: One Family and Fifty Foster Dogs

Another Good Dog: One Family and Fifty Foster Dogs by Cara Sue Achterberg        Audio Book:  7 hours, 48 minutes    Hardback Book:  272 pages                

Heart-warming, sometimes sad sometimes extremely happy account of the Achterberg household who have so far fostered 50 rescue dogs from kennels that kill them.    They didn’t go into the fostering dog field with direct intent but once they had fostered one, they seldom said no to another dog in need of temporary housing till their forever family (we hope) was found.    She tells delightful stories about the love received from and the love given to dogs who came from abusive backgrounds who flourished under her families care.   She tells about the program itself and encourages readers to help by becoming foster families for the thousands of dogs in desperate need to save their very lives as shelters only keep them so long – the shelters that kill that is – then these precious animals are simply killed as if their lives don’t matter to make space for more dogs till they are adopted, fostered or put down due to lack of space or simply following the rules of the animal shelter they end up in.     She promotes spay and neutering so the ratio of dogs needing homes to humans willing to give them homes is reduced.    She talks about the rescue program she is involved with that brings dogs in from kill shelters to allow them a second chance to keep living in foster homes until they can find people willing to take them.    It is a bittersweet story.     There are funny stories about the antics of a litter of puppies the Achterbergs took in along with their mom.    There are sad stories telling of the suffering of dogs in overcrowded puppy mills – one rescue from a puppy mill took a long time to come out of its crate because it had never been outside of the small cage at the puppymill and how it had been left in its own urine and feces so long that its coat and health were affected, she talks of dogs rescued from fighting dens and the scars and torn body parts they arrive with and while she had trepidations as to their temperament after being raised in such an environment she found the dogs (pitbulls, mastiffs, etc.) to be loving and affectionate and not aggressive at all even when a young child chooses to play with one of these dogs – it tolerated all of the little girl’s petting, hugs, brushing and tail and ear pulling with perfect manners seemingly knowing it was a child and taking the sometimes innocent but rough treatment in its stride and continuing to allow the little girl’s kisses even licking her face and hands till she giggled.    So many great stories here and she discusses how it affected the family when they had certain dogs for a while and grew attached only to have to let their dear friend go when a family was approved to adopt it.    Sometimes her kids would lobby to keep certain dogs, but, she only kept one that she honestly felt that no one else would want but all the rest she willingly if sometimes half-heartedly releases to their new “parents.”    Such a great and enlightening story about what actually is involved behind the scenes in shelters and being foster families and the dog rescue programs.   Good book, might make you shed a tear now and then but so rich and full of love and respect for canines.    I whole-heartedly recommend this book for everyone.   Even kids will learn about this special kind of love.     Great book.    Great service to be involved with, too.

 - Shirley J.

Dog

Dog by Michelle Herman   Hardcover: 188 pages

Dog is a novella about a cynical, reclusive poetry professor and her transformative experience adopting a puppy. Though she’s resistant to change at first, the protagonist finds that the emotional space she creates for Phil, the dog, opens things up everywhere: she begins reconsidering the meaning of “goodness” in her life, and she contemplates her past, present, and future with more kindness than she’d ever been able to muster. I enjoyed the changing tone of the professor’s musings as she grew more and more attached to the dog, and appreciated the depictions of her very different academic and domestic selves – a divide everyone can relate to on some level.  Ultimately a story about companionship and possibility, I recommend it if you want a rare feel-good but believable, engaging short book – it didn’t take much time to read, but the story is still hanging around pleasantly in my mind.

 - Aleta L.

How to Speak Dog

How to Speak Dog by Sarah Whitehead             Paperback Book: 96 pages                  

Really good book explaining how to interpret the body language and facial expressions that dogs convey when trying to communicate their feelings, wants and needs to other animals and to humans.    The book has great photos illustrating every point made and every step within the training of one’s dog.      Lots of fun facts and tips, too, like puppies heads are mostly all nose when they are born because that is how they “see” the world until their eyes open.   There are short quizzes to see if you are on track with what you are learning from the book, tips on grooming and lots of quality information that is good to know such as dogs don’t really like their heads stroked that dogs (and cats, too, I might add) prefer you pet them on their bodies rather than coming from above them which feels predatory to them like you might hit them.   Never stare at a dog (or cat) – this is taken as a direct challenge and might cause a confrontation with some animals.    The book discusses different attributes of various species that might help the reader to choose the breed that most likely will fit what they are looking for such as a playful pup or dog, a dog that is athletic and likes to run, dogs that like to run obstacle courses for competitive fun and the book suggests groups that do this saying it could be fun for both the dog and the owner to join competitive groups.   It goes deeply into non-verbal and also verbal cues as to what is going on with your dog or even dogs that are unfamiliar to you and how best to respond to their body language.   The author does an excellent step by step teaching on how to get your canine to do tricks, shaking hands, rolling over, fetching, etc.    The book teaches you how to introduce your dog to walking on a leash – it isn’t as easy as you would think.    The book also discusses some of the amazing things dogs can be taught to do to assist their humans, like loading and unloading the washer, helping their human to get dressed, opening and closing doors,   tuning lights and or t.v. on or off, some dogs help with the shopping and even can be taught to use the ATM!  I thought that was astounding.     The books also discusses the necessity of dogs learning manners and how to behave around visitors or other people they meet while with you.   No jumping up on folks, no biting, etc.   The author is adamant about not letting your dog put his mouth on your hands or to tug at your clothes as these allowances can end up being bad ideas if the play gets too rough.   Also the author points out how important it is to teach your dog to come to you on command whether at home or in a park or anywhere.    She also stresses rewards, rewards, rewards.    After all that work the dog is doing learning all the things he needs to learn you really want to treat him well with his favorite snacks.    Very well written book, love the photos and the easy step by step breakdowns.   Good read!    

Trouble The Water

Trouble The Water by Frances O’Roark Dowell, 278 pages

“In the segregated south of Kentucky in 1953, twelve-year-olds Callie, who is black, and Wendell, who is white, are brought together by an old dog that is clearly seeking something or someone, but they not only face prejudice, they find trouble at a haunted cabin in the woods.” This was a fascinating combination of realistic fiction, historical fiction, and ghost story.  I think this falls heaviest on the historical fiction side and would probably lean towards giving it to kids who like that genre but I think it could have wider appeal.

Dog Speak: Recognising and Understanding Behavior

Dog Speak: Recognising and Understanding Behavior by Christiane Blenski                Paperback Book:  80 pages                    

Excellent understandable book on dog behavior.   What various behaviors represent to dogs and how to understand them from the dog’s point of view not the human standpoint.     Great book for people who think dogs are just animals.   We forget that other species are just that,  other species, not less than, just other than, human.    All living creatures do things from an instinctual basis from behaviors we have learned since the beginning of life on earth.   Many human traits have been adapted to today’s lifestyles though many things we do are universal throughout cultures and throughout the history of mankind dogs being so close to humans have also learned to adapt their behaviors to more domestic domiciles and partnerships but many of the things dogs still do to this day are instinctual traits learned when that first wolf walked the earth later becoming trusting enough to interact with man.    Great explanations with photo illustrations of various dog behaviors showing how they are introduced and what they mean to each of the dogs interacting.    Good insight into pack mentality.   The reader will learn a lot about many dog behaviors that formerly we had ignored but after reading this book you will never look at dogs the same way.    There is a noble quality to each of their actions/reactions and as their caretakers and friends we should be mindful to their right to interact as they feel necessary so long as that interaction does not bring them into conflict situations and if you read this book cover to cover you will know the signs to avoid such interactions and you will be able to interpret what is going on at all times with your furry buddy.    I really liked this book and I have learned a lot of insight into behaviors I had noted but did not necessarily take all that was in play into consideration.   This book will give  the reader new eyes to see into the silent language of dogs and how to truly come away having learned Dog Speak.    Great job Christiane Blenski.   Well done.  Good book.

Molly’s Story

Molly’s Story by W. Bruce Cameron       Audio Book:  5 hours    Hardback Book:  208 pages               

If you have read the book or seen the film, “A Dog’s Purpose,”  you will be pleased with this story which is a sequel or maybe a continuation of the original.    While the previous story was about a male dog named Bailey (or Bailey, Bailey, Bailey, Bailey as he thought his name was because that is how his boy always said it J) this story is about a female puppy named, Molly.    I loved the first story and this one is adorable, too.     W. Bruce Cameron has a great way of interpreting life from a dog’s point of view.    So pure, so innocent, so sweet, motivated by love and food.     Hmmmm, sounds like a great way to be.       C. J. is a young girl who’s mother is so self-centered that C.J. barely rates attention at all and when she gets it the attention C.J. receives is either full of sarcasm, contempt, dismissal or belittling.   To say their relationship is strained is an understatement.   Then C.J. meets Molly and her life becomes so happy because now she has someone to love and be loved by.    A heartwrenching story that every animal lover should surely take the time to read or listen to.   Beautiful and dear that is the story of Molly and her girl.       

Noelle

Noelle by Greg Kincaid    288 pages

It’s been a long time, five years, since readers have gotten to take a peek inside the McCray family’s lives. With this fourth installment in the series, it’s the holiday season. Of course.

When we last saw Todd and Laura, their friendship had taken a romantic turn.  Both have returned to Crossing Trails to run an animal shelter, whose funding has been donated by Doc Pelot. It’s an ideal situation. As they move back, the decision on where to live is a pressing issue. Do they each return to their parents’ homes, or do they make the leap and move in together?

Todd returns with a dog, Noelle, who gets her name in a humorous fashion. She is a mixed breed---the head of a golden retriever and the body of a wiener dog. She is the happiest dog on the planet, energetic, with the cutest smile that will melt the heart of even the most cynical of people.

That’s just two of the threads that run through this touching holiday tale. The other threads include matriarch Mary Ann McCray’s decision to be the first woman Santa Claus in Crossing Trails. Ol’ Hank is just too old to do it any longer...at ninety-something he’s on oxygen and in a wheel chair. Mary Ann even shakes up the notion of children asking Santa for their hearts’ desire, a notion that immediately captures the attention of the entire state of Kansas.

The other thread is the breakup of the Robinson household. Parents Abbey and Link are doing their best, but Keenan and Emily are struggling as their world collapses around them. It’s the McCrays and Noelle to the rescue.

I always like reading a Greg Kincaid holiday story. It put me in the mood and always makes me smile. There are also several laughs. Noelle gets 4 out of 5 stars in Julie’s world. Why, since I seem to write glowing about the story?  The first four-five chapters set up the threads, but they seem so disconnected---at first---that it slowed down my ability to care for the characters, and I wanted to see more of Noelle in those early pages.

I received this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for this review.

The Poet's Dog

The Poet's Dog by Patricia MacLachlan, 88 pages

This is a short, sweet story about a dog, Teddy, who was rescued by a poet, Sylvan.  Sylvan tells Teddy that only poets and children can understand dogs, which turns out to be true, at least once Teddy begins to understand human words.  Teddy, in turn, rescues two human children, Nickel and Flora, from a bad storm.  He leads them back to Sylvan's cabin so they will be warm and safe but Sylvan is not there.  Through the book, the story of Sylvan and Teddy is revealed.  This story is definitely predictable, especially for adults, but even children will be able to guess what happened to Sylvan and few will be surprised by the bittersweet ending of the book.  This is a good early chapter book for beginning readers, especially kids who like animal stories.

The Thing Is

The Thing Is by Kathleen Gerard    299 pages

Meredith Mancuso (aka Meredith St. John) is a successful romance writer. But since the murder of her fiancé three years ago, she has barely written. Heck, she’s barely lived. She’s become reclusive and clinically depressed. Her lonely relative, a sister, Monica, notices but as she’s a workaholic, she doesn’t pay much attention.

It’s tax season and accountant Monica is swamped. One of her best clients, Helen Hendrix, has broken her foot, and needs help taking care of her Yorkshire terrier, Prozac. Yes, he has a tendency to be a bit neurotic. Monica is too busy to give Prozac the attention Helen insists that he have, so Monica foists him off on Meredith.

Meredith can barely take care of herself, much a dog that requires a lot of attention. To make matters worse, Prozac has a social schedule that would rival Paris Hilton. But the difference is, Prozac is a certified therapy dog and must keep his appointed rounds. His main focus is the independent living facility, Evergreen Gardens. The folks there look forward to his weekly visits.

I found the parts of the story that switched to Prozac’s point of view interesting, but really, they could have been deleted without hurting plot line.

I shouldn’t have laughed at Meredith’s inadequacies but watching her cope with Prozac was funny. Meredith begins to come out of her shell; it’s not that her heart still isn’t broken into eleventy-jillion pieces; it’s that she no longer has the time to nurse her broken heart.

I enjoyed The Thing Is quite a lot until I got to the ending. Every story should end leaving the reader felling that is the only outcome. Author Gerard pulled a cheap trick with her ending, there are several alternative endings, but the only she relied one is ill-conceived and left me wanting to throw the book against the wall.  This book was headed for a 5-star rating, but the best I can do, based on the inappropriate ending, is a 4.

This Side of Wild

This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen, 120 pages

This book is an autobiography of Paulsen.   There are five chapters, each a different story from a time in his life.  Most of his stories involve dogs, because he has always had dogs in life, including sled dogs, as he has run the Iditarod three times.  Although you'd think these stories, about him running the Iditarod and others like it, would be the main focus of this book, you would be wrong.  His stories start out much more simply, like rescuing a dog from a pound that later saves his life.  Or a story about a dog that had learned to communicate and train people.  Paulsen is a great storyteller and this book reflects his skills.  Kids who like biographies or stories about animals will love this. 

Tails from the Booth

Tails from the Booth by Lynn Terry
115 Pages

"Furry friends meet photo booths in this quirky photography book that captures all the cute canine action when the leashes come off and the dogs are the star of the show.

If dogs could take selfies, it might look something like Tails from the Booth . For this adorable collection of photographs, Lynn Terry draws on more than twenty years of professional photography experience to capture the most endearing moments between canine companions: A couple of pitbulls grinning widely at the camera. Two saggy-faced bulldogs bumping jowls. A Pomeranian, an English bulldog, and a Boston terrier dog-piling (of course) on top of each other. These pictures show the countless ways dogs will ham it up in front of a camera, and that more dogs in a photo booth = even more fun!

With all the charm of Underwater Dogs and Shake , Tails from the Booth will make you laugh out loud at all the awkward and endearing ways dogs make friends with each other."


A local author,  Terry has created a book with great dog photos.