I Wish I'd Said That
This is a truly charming little book and charming is not a word I use much. In it we are treated to 67 brief essays on life lessons that we humans can learn from our dogs. Each two- to three-page essay begins with a well-chosen quote, and a picture related to the theme of the essay. The pictures themselves are almost worth the price of admission. The quotes are often spot on, and sometimes quite amusing. I often thought, “I wish I’d said that.”
I found most of the essays to be worth reading and, every so often, they brought me up short and motivated me to dog-ear the page.
My New Year’s Resolution is to savor one lesson each week to see what I can learn from my dogs.
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Now, I really don’t want to give away any punch lines, but I can’t resist sharing this one from page 7.
“A headline in the National Enquirer reads, HEARTLESS WOMAN TRIES TO TRADE CHILD FOR A CHIHUAHUA. Even though I have verified that this is an actual news item, I still have trouble believing it. First of all, anyone who knows anything about children knows that even the worst child should bring more than a Chihuahua in trade. A halfway decent child should bring at least a small terrier or perhaps even a collie.”
Bob and Hannah, January 2006.
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