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One Nation Under Dog

One Nation Under Dog

Schaffer, Michael

Paperback

General SociologyPets: Dogs

Publisher Price: $22.99

ISBN10: 0805091467
ISBN13: 9780805091465
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: Mar 30 2010
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.40
Language: English

Informative, entertaining . . . [A] terrific book.--Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post

When Michael Schaffer and his wife drove to a rural animal shelter and adopted Murphy, a mistreated Saint Bernard, they vowed that they'd never become the kind of people who, say, get their dog a facial treatment. But then they started to get weird looks from the in-laws: You hired a trainer? Murphy is on antidepressants?

It turned out Murphy wasn't alone: yesteryear's pooch has moved from the backyard doghouse to the master bedroom, evolving from man's best friend to bona fide family member. One Nation Under Dog is the beloved chronicle of this new world of American pet mania.

Schaffer, guided on occasion by Murphy, provides a surprising, lively, and often hilarious portrait of our country--how the way we treat our pets reflects evolving ideas about everything from science and consumerism, to politics and family--through this fabulously reported and sympathetic look at both us and our animals.

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