Paul W Ivey

Dog-Hearted Paul W Ivey

The author is in the midst of a life-altering personal crisis when he inexplicably develops an intense desire for the companionship of a dog. He becomes smitten by his neighbour's dog, which becomes his best friend, and 'saves him.' Then, in the middle of their friendship the dog mysteriously vanishes! Because of rampant cruelty to dogs, foul play is suspected ... the void created by the dog's disappearance is unbearable and has to be filled ... so the author is driven to get a new dog. It's now official - the author has become 'dog-hearted' and his life has gone completely to the dogs! In his usual scholarly, but engaging writing style that is common to all his books, the author offers readers - and in particular dog lovers - an intellectually-rich account of the physical and emotional dimensions of one of the strongest bonds between two different species on earth - that between humans and dogs. Don't think, though, that this book is just about dogs - it's much, much deeper!