Merle’s Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog

(as of 20/04/2010 08:15 - more info)

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Author : Ted KerasoteBinding : PaperbackDeweyDecimalNumber : 636.7092Edition : 1Format : Bargain PriceLabel : Harvest BooksListPrice : Manufacturer : Harvest BooksNumberOfItems : 1NumberOfPag..read more

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Now including a wonderful new photo insert chronicling Merle’s life, this national bestseller explores the relationship between humans and dogs. How would dogs live if they were free? Would they stay with their human friends?

Merle and Ted found each other in the Utah desert— Merle was living wild and Ted was looking for a pup to keep him company. As their bond grew, Ted taught Merle how to live around wildlife, and Merle taught Ted about the benefits of letting a dog make his own decisions.

Using the latest in wolf research and exploring issues of animal consciousness and leadership and the origins of the human-dog relationship, Ted Kerasote takes us on the journey he and Merle shared. As much a love story as a story of independence and partnership, Merle’s Door is tender, funny, and ultimately illuminating.

5 Reviews

  1. Jean W. Allen says:
    April 16, 2010 at 12:00 am

    As so often happens, I came to find this book in a roundabout way and I’m delighted I haven’t missed seeing it. It’s entertaining, informative,occasionally heart-wrenching, at times laugh-out-loud funny. I love the way the author translates dog language into English so we know what this extraordinary creature is doing and thinking. Some would maintain it’s presumptuous to do so; that we humans can’t begin to understand another species’ thoughts, but this author was so attuned to the spirit of his canine companion that I can’t help but think he got it right.

  2. big diamond jim says:
    April 13, 2010 at 12:00 am

    Great read for any dog lover. Merle reminded me of Max, an old partner that passed many years ago.

  3. Jo jo says:
    April 11, 2010 at 12:00 am

    Fantastic service from Amazon – I live in Australia and this book was sent from the U.S. When I ordered it they said allow up to 6 weeks for shipping; it arrived in a week…… Well done Amazon.

    I bought this book because I had borrowed it from the library and fell in love with it….. Ted Kerasote writes beautifully about the great love between man & dog.

    A GREAT READ!

  4. Anne Corrao says:
    April 4, 2010 at 12:00 am

    I have a lab who is a free spirit. He loves to explore, eat, sleep, run and just be a wonderful goof. Merle’s Door was just so much fun to read. I take a ferry to work everyday and would laugh every morning on my way to work because this is such a good feeling about life book. It was a perfect start to a perfect day. I truly believe there are no bad dogs just bad people who hurt dogs.

  5. Beatriz E. Campal says:
    March 22, 2010 at 12:00 am

    I did not like it very much.In fact I did not finish reading it.

    Thought it was something else.

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