The Art Of Racing In The Rain
The above book by Garth Stein was recommended recently by Crufts Dog Show host Claire Balding.
I have just finished reading it, and would heartily recommend it to anyone, especially us dog lovers.
It’s about a family in Seattle USA, Denny,Eve, Zoë and Enzo their Dog, his Mother a Lab, and his Father a Shepherd-Poodle mix.
The book is entirely written through the eyes of Enzo – the dog
At the start he (Enzo – the Dog) says that his tongue was designed long,flat and loose, and therefore very ineffective for making sounds that can be linked together to make sentences, and he therefore has to rely on gestures.
He also reckons that a dogs dew claw is evidence of a pre emergent thumb, and that man has systematically bred the thumb out of certain breeds by selective breeding to prevent dogs from evolving into dexterous, and therefore dangerous animals
Enzo – the dog believes that man’s domestication of dog is motivated by fear, as if dogs were left to evolve on their own, they would develop thumbs and smaller tongues and would then be far superior to man, who is slow and cumbersome, and that is why dogs must live under constant supervision of people, and are immediately put to death when found living on their own!
That’s all I’m giving away at this stage, but if you are into books, and like dogs, then this is a must
Enjoy
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