For the Love of Dog - by Maggie Marton (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

For the Love of Dog celebrates the epic love story between humans and dogs, through the lens of one human and her three dogs. A story that took tens of thousands of years to unfold as wild strands of wolf DNA--feral and free--unraveled, rearranged, and wound into new shapes: from mighty hunters with long, sharp faces and keen instincts to pudgy couch-surfers with rubber doggy booties to keep their paws dry in the rain. Heartwarming and hilarious stories about the author's dogs--Emmett, Lucas, and Cooper--bring this coevolutionary relationship to life.

There is no other relationship we humans have with an animal that rivals what we have with dogs. What makes this relationship unique among all the animals we live and work with? We understand one another.

While our circumstances have changed--Emmett never had to help take down a buffalo for our dinner, for instance--we rely on each other for different, more nuanced tasks. Research woven throughout shows us why this relationship works; stories about Emmett, Lucas, and Cooper show us how.

For the Love of Dog brings warmth, charm, and wit to our unique relationships to the furballs at our feet. Because, as Ram Dass said, "We are all just walking each other home."

About the Author

Maggie's work has received numerous awards from the Cat Writers' Association, the Dog Writers Association of America, DogTime Media, Fear Free Pets, and the American Association of Feline Practitioners.

Active in animal welfare and rescue, Maggie served on a nonprofit Board of Directors, worked with pit bull education and advocacy organizations, and appeared in the renowned Pinups for Pitbulls calendar and book with her late therapy dog, Emmett.

She shares her house with a deaf and partially-sighted rescue pup named Penny, cats Ripley and Newt, half a dozen fish tanks, two daughters, and a very patient husband.