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“People who love dogs often talk about a ‘lifetime’ dog. I’d heard the phrase a dozen times before I came to recognize its significance. Lifetime dogs are dogs we love in especially powerful, sometimes inexplicable ways.”–Jon Katz In this gripping and deeply touching book, bestselling author... read more

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  • Jon Katz: The author and the story is told through his eyes
  • Orson: formerly Devon. This story is all about him
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  • “The final sentence "And, of course, I won't ever be able to really express my gratitude to Orson, the dog who launched me on this great journey, a debt I could never repay"”
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  • especially powerful, sometimes inexplicable, ways. While we may cherish other pets, we may never feel that particular kind of connection with any of the rest. For lack of a better term, they are dogs we fall in love with, and for whom we often invent complex emotional histories.
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My neighbour came pounding on the back door "Devon is over at the school!" she shouted.

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  1. Jon Katz (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Villard
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 140006189X
Page Count: 224

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