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Book Review of Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog

Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog
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Helpful Score: 3


I liked the book, being a dog-person i enjoy reading about dogs and i appreciated the insight to the mind of Merle, and the history of domesticated dogs was enlightening. I wasnt a huge fan of the author, i felt his approach to being a dog owner was a bit on the lax side, and he was lucky Merle was not hit by a car or attacked by wildlife or shot by a farmer. I was also a bit taken aback by the hunting aspects of the book. The end of the book was very hard to read for me, having lost my golden retriever after 14 and a half years of being by my side- i felt Merle suffered at the end and that made me very sad. All in all it was a good book and I'm glad I read it.