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Jessica J. Lee,Rowan Hisayo Buchanan

Dog Hearted

Dogs are the family we choose. They are dirty and toothy, but we let them into our homes and onto our beds.
From Carl Phillips asking how wildness is tamed, to Esmé Weijun Wang finding moments of stillness in the simple act of observing her dog, to Cal Flyn befriending a sled dog called Suka in Finland, here we see dogs at every stage of their life.

This anthology promises to bring joy and delight, and surprising depth and poignancy. It goes beyond the damp noses and wagging tails and gets to the heart of what makes dogs our true lifelong companions. These essays are sometimes toothy, sometimes bloody, and sometimes gentle: much like our four-legged furry friends.
143 printed pages
Copyright owner
Bookwire
Original publication
2023
Publication year
2023
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Quotes

  • Irasema Fernándezhas quotedyesterday
    Suka’s strength fluctuates, but the trend is downhill. We slalom with her. Such is the agony of dog ownership: the way our timers draw down in asynchrony. It’s hard to accept her sand might be running out. Despite her self-possession, Suka – born in a kennel to run in a team – doesn’t really like to be alone. I can’t bear to think of her taking that last walk through the dark without me.
  • Irasema Fernándezhas quotedyesterday
    When she walks, we move down the street in stately, slow-moving cavalcade, stopping when she wants to stop – to read messages on a nearby lamp post, perhaps, or to greet her loyal subjects – and turning back when she tires of the whole production
  • Irasema Fernándezhas quotedyesterday
    I am not unaware of my descent. Occasionally I voice faint misgivings to the vet: might we have passed from the pathological into preciousness? Am I creating a monster? The verdict is always the same: Perhaps, yes. But they point to her free-falling weight, her erratic health. What’s more important? My pride, my dignity? Or keeping her alive?
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