WINNER OF THE NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD A moving, insightful love story about the vast possiblities of the relationship between humans and dogs. While on a camping trip, Ted Kerasote meets a Labrador mix living on his own in the wild. They become attached to each other, and Kerasote decides to bring the dog, who he names Merle, home. There, after realizing that Merle's native intelligence would be diminished by living exclusively in the human world, he installs a dog door in his house, allowing Merle to live both outside ...
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WINNER OF THE NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD A moving, insightful love story about the vast possiblities of the relationship between humans and dogs. While on a camping trip, Ted Kerasote meets a Labrador mix living on his own in the wild. They become attached to each other, and Kerasote decides to bring the dog, who he names Merle, home. There, after realizing that Merle's native intelligence would be diminished by living exclusively in the human world, he installs a dog door in his house, allowing Merle to live both outside and in. Merle shows Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior, as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine.
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Ted Kerasote's book is a wonderfully sensitive book, written in large part from the "dog's eye". Ted & Merle live in a small town in the Pacific North West where all dogs are communally raised. There are no "fencing out" of "fencing in"
laws or practices; there are no fights or barking dog issues. All dogs are free to wander & visit each other within the community. In short, the dogs have the same opportunity for a social life as the humans do! How Merle & Ted and their neighbors arrived at this point, is the subject of this wonderful book.
washington52
Sep 23, 2010
Merle's Door
This book was one of the best animal/human stories I've read in a long time. Mr. Kerasote captured not only my heart but showed me some interesting facts about dogs and their kin that I never knew before. His relationship with Merle shows the love that certain people have for animals. A trait that ALL humans should have for God's creatures. The ending is sad so have some kleenex handy.
Joseph C
Sep 17, 2010
I really enjoyed this Psychological approach
This book was very informational on how to psychologically understand the thinking process a dog goes through. It is presented in a very readable way so anyone can get a better read on their own personal relationship with their own dog.
Tory1
Sep 16, 2010
Can't Help but Love 'Em
Since we recently went through the experience so vividly told in this story. We really became "attached" to Merle. Loved the book very much. Couldn't put it down.
tudisbest
Sep 4, 2010
Great Book
This is a great book and I would recemend this to all animal lovers.
