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America's Love Affair with Our Dogs
Holt Paperbacks
April 2010
On Sale: March 30, 2010
304 pages
ISBN: 0805091467
EAN: 9780805091465
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Non-Fiction Pet-Lover
When Michael Schaffer and his wife drove to a rural animal
shelter and adopted Murphy, a mistreated Saint Bernard, they
vowed that they’d never become the kind of people who, say,
get their dog a facial treatment. But then they started to
get weird looks from the in-laws: You hired a trainer?
Murphy is on antidepressants? It turned out Murphy wasn’t alone: yesteryear’s pooch has
moved from the backyard doghouse to the master bedroom,
evolving from man’s best friend to bona fide family member.
One Nation Under Dog is the beloved chronicle of this new
world of American pet mania. Schaffer, guided on occasion by Murphy, provides a
surprising, lively, and often hilarious portrait of our
country—how the way we treat our pets reflects evolving
ideas about everything from science and consumerism, to
politics and family—through this fabulously reported and
sympathetic look at both us and our animals.
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