"Could be the best book ever written about dogs." -- New York Times-bestselling author Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

While on a camping trip, National Outdoor Book Award-winning author Ted Kerasote met a dog -- a Labrador mix -- who was living on his own in the wild. They became attached to each other, and Kerasote decided to name the dog Merle and bring him home. There, he realized that Merle's native intelligence would be diminished by living exclusively in the human world. He put a dog door in his house so Merle could live both outside and in.

A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.

"A window into the mind of a dog. You will experience his loyalty, fears, and joys and his true inner self. Everybody who loves dogs must read this book." -- New York Times-bestselling author Temple Grandin

"A compelling, insightful and tender story that opens new doors into the understanding of the nature of dogs." -- Bark Magazine

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• Publication Date: April 21, 2008
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• Print Length: 421 Pages
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