Woman's Best Friend: Women Writers on the Dogs in Their Lives | 
 enlarge | Creators: Pam Houston, Megan Mcmorris
Publisher: Seal Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 69158
Media: Paperback
Pages: 220
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Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 1580051634
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.7
EAN: 9781580051637
ASIN: 1580051634
Publication Date: March 10, 2006
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Product Description
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. These stories touch upon the many ways dogs affect women's lives. From the Great Dane who doesn't live up to her breed's identity as a gentle giant, to the dachsund who takes up residence in the family car, to all the shepherds, labs, border collies, weimaraners, golden retrievers, and various mixes in between, the stars of this anthology get at the heart of the love--and yes, love-hate-- relationships women have with the dogs in their lives.
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 Fun read November 28, 2008
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0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I liked this book more than I expected too. It's stories of dogs by the women that loved them. There are women of all kinds, dogs of all kinds, and each woman has a different voice that makes the book easy to read. The stories are very different. Like an complation some stories are better than others, and some are just funny. If you love dogs like I do you can always appreciate a good dog story, told well....well.
Great Dog Book November 15, 2008
Molly Dean Stevens (Kentucky, USA)
"Woman's Best Friend" features a wonderful collection of stories about the dogs owned and loved by the women authors. One of the best aspects of this book is the wide range of story types presented. Some, such as "The Truth about Cops and Dogs," are informative (and infuriating), while others, such as "Sage the Hollywood Dog" are sentimental and pack a great emotional punch. Many of the stories are humorous, and illuminate the comedic side of dog ownership. The funniest story, in my opinion, is "My Dog Speaks English," in which the author gives her dog its own voice to convince other people to do her bidding. If you are a dog lover, you will certainly enjoy meeting the dogs the talented authors bring to life on every page.
 Funny Title, but OK! July 24, 2008
Tradeand5 (Planet Z)
0 out of 10 found this review helpful
Woman?? ha ha ha. I thought woman's best friends were......??? MEN! Read this book written by woman~! IT is funny indeed. This book totally twist things around and forcefully put it into an woman's wants and needs, controlling and demanding from Men's best friend. Dog (Canine). :-( I wish this book was about Cat (feline) for woman........would have done a better JOB.
 Good for a rainy day, or any day. April 21, 2008
bigskygirl (Washington, DC)
These short stories cover about as much doggy-owner ground as you could hope for. Know up front that you won't love them all equally, and that some of them will seem repeats (a lot like the other owners at the dog park on a Saturday afternoon, really). Judgemental types like me might grind their teeth at some of these owner's behaviors/irresponsibilities, but you'll find yourself somewhere in this book. You'll giggle, you'll cry, you'll finish and think -- "hey, I should write a story about my dog".
Almost 5 Stars... October 22, 2007
Reader of Fiction (NJ)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this book a lot since it was written by women writers. Also, each of the writers had very different stories so I did not feel like I was reading the same story from chapter to chapter. As another reviewer stated, I also appreciated the fact that these stories were not overly sappy. Although I did appreciate that the stories definitely seemed true, I was shocked that one writer actually admitted to beating her dog, following her sister's advice. In the same realm, although I appreciated the writer's honesty, I could not believe that a writer actually wrote that she did not miss her dog once it passed away. I just did not feel that these stories should have been included in a book titled "Woman's Best Friend". Otherwise, I enjoyed the book very much and would have given it 5 stars.
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