A Dog Year: Rescuing Devon, the most troublesome dog in the world

Jon Katz

May 2009 · Random House

About this ebook

Jon and his wife live in a New Jersey suburb with two perfectly behaved Labradors. Then into the mix comes Devon, who creates havoc from the moment he arrives at the airport, when it takes Jon, two baggage handlers and three police officers to track him down after he escapes.

Jon learns the hard way how to encourage Devon to behave. But amongst the difficulties of their first year together, Jon discovers his life is enlivened by a creature with so much mischievousness and joie de vivre. In fact, Jon finds that he is to change as much as Devon.

By turns insightful, hilarious and deeply moving, A Dog Year is a delightful true story of the age-old bond between man and dog.

Ratings and reviews

A touching, genuine, sensitive and eloquent account of one man's life turned upside down by a dog on the brink. Captures emotion and atmosphere and sucks you in to the story. Excellent.

Ive not bought this yet but have got book at home and read it 10X !!!!!!!!!!? It is just a Incredible book Plz and must read it is the best book ever in my opinion and I think any animal lovers should buy for definet I am going to buy this right now ..........

About the author

Jon Katz has written for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, GQ and other magazines as well as having a regular column about dogs and rural life for online magazine Slate. He has written sixteen books, many of them about dogs, and co-hosts an awardwinning radio show Dog Talk. After the period of this book, he moved to a farm in upstate New York where he and his wife live together with their dogs, sheep, cows, donkeys, a barn cat and four chickens. His website is www.bedlamfarm.com.