Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin. All of dog life is here, and this charming book shows how much poorer our own lives would be without them.

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While I get why, it would’ve been nice to have at least one piece that looked at a dog as it is, on its own terms, as a creature that is not just a reflection of its human. There were some I really didn't get along with - Ned Beauman's being the worst as he seems to think because he's a tall man with a little dog in a park people would presume he's a paedophile and it was such an odd take that he was so consistent with in his story, it was really off-putting.

The essays showcase a wide variety of dog personalities, and what we might learn from them about aging and death, relationships, domesticity and wildness, and care. It goes beyond the damp noses and wagging tails and gets to the heart of what makes dogs our true lifelong companions. It goes beyond the wet snouts and wagging tails and gets to the heart of what makes dogs our true lifelong companions.

Perhaps this intimacy and vulnerability is encouraged by the simple and honest love that most have for their canine companions, unlike the complexity of human-to-human relationships. yes, i’ve read all four of them) probably because they were mostly personal, with only one being more scholarly. Payments made using National Book Tokens are processed by National Book Tokens Ltd, and you can read their Terms and Conditions here. For me a real highlight was Child-Friendly by Ned Beauman, in which Beauman spends the entirety of the essay trying to convince the reader that he is not a paedophile, despite his adorable little dog's tendency to attract pre-teen girls. This anthology promises to bring – much as our four-legged furry friends do – joy and delight, and surprising depth and poignancy.