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Also by Richard M. Cohen:

I Want To Kill The Dog, November 2012
Hardcover / e-Book
Strong at the Broken Places, January 2008
Hardcover
Blindsided, February 2005
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I WANT TO KILL THE DOG
By: Richard M. Cohen

Blue Rider Press
November 2012
On Sale: October 30, 2012
145 pages
ISBN: 0399162038
EAN: 9780399162039
Kindle: B0081KZKG0
Hardcover / e-Book
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Humor

“Has a couple ever gone to war or a spouse moved to another country because a pet came between them? Have two people other than my wife and me ever had such opposing feelings when it comes to domestic animals?”

So wonders Richard M. Cohen, who has endured the beasts his wife, Meredith Vieira, has brought into the house to enrich their lives. Despite her unshakable affection for these furry creatures, the various animals have destroyed the serenity of a once calm household. Friends watch in stunned silence as the family frantically struggles to keep peace in this lawless land. Delivery people have fled in fear. Guests have cowered or simply laughed at the hideous shrieks, the current mutt’s stab at intimidation. Then there are the cats that think they are ferocious jungle creatures. Weary of having animals run the show, Richard is fed up. These animals are destroying a home, and the life of one simple soul who seeks only peace and quiet. The King has been overthrown. The Queen and her court have taken over. That would be Meredith and her minions.

I Want to Kill the Dog is more than a countercultural ode to those weary of the pet pedestal. It is a portrait of a marriage and of the redemptive power of humor and family when banishing the beast is not an option.

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