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Dog Days Dispatches from Bedlam Farm Author: Not only has Katz written 16 books, he cohosts Dog Talk on public radio, freelances for a variety of newspapers and magazines, and operates the eponymous Bedlam Farm in upstate New York?sometimes with his wife, but always with dogs and chickens and sheep and even a few donkeys and cows. Readers familiar only with Katz's suburban mystery novels w... more »
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I am a huge animal fan, i love dogs mostly. I am not a big fan of Jon Katz and his views of animals. many times in this book i found he was trying to justify things he did and said the same things over and over trying to make himself feel better about things he did to animals. Specifically Orson. I did not read 'A good dog' which is about him and his border collie Orson, who he has put down. You can tell in this book that he feels bad about that decision, as he brings it up a lot. I had a hard time reading about his views and feelings about his animals as they are not the same as my own. I would not read another book by this author. I did enjoy the pictures of the animals and the farm, that was the best part of the book!
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A great story teller. And if you love dog stories it's a perfect match.
I enjoyed this book so very much and am going to search out his others. The author chronicles his life as a newish care-taker of various animals including dogs, donkeys, sheep and even two cows. His rural neighbors are friendly but I guess think he's a little odd what with his penchant for taking in useless animals such as donkeys but it seems he's winning at least a few of them over as one asks him to "buy" a cow that he just can't bring to slaughter. The book is filled with love and pain and life lessons learned the hard way. It makes me want to sell everything and start a little sanctuary of my own. If only I had the cash :)
What I found odd about the book was the fact that his wife seems to live a separate life in another home and is very rarely spoken about until the very end of the book. There is one point where he considers re-homing the wife's favorite dog and then he just does it without any mention of the wife's thoughts on the matter. I think I need to read the earlier books to figure out how this works for them because it seemed quite a strange situation.
What I found odd about the book was the fact that his wife seems to live a separate life in another home and is very rarely spoken about until the very end of the book. There is one point where he considers re-homing the wife's favorite dog and then he just does it without any mention of the wife's thoughts on the matter. I think I need to read the earlier books to figure out how this works for them because it seemed quite a strange situation.
Another great book by Jon Katz... my favorite part is about when the cows meet.. don't want to give away but I had tears in my eyes.
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