David Tabatsky

"A charming, delightfully photographed tribute to the older dog, featuring resources
for care and custody" (book jacket)

5 ★

The pictures are gorgeous. Some of the entries are heart-rending, though. This book made me more committed to adopting seniors...but it also made me feel very sad. So...not something I'll be re-reading.

A collection of essays, poems, and photographs and is, as the title states, a loving tribute to our senior best friends. If you've ever loved an old dog, loved a young dog, loved any dog, admired a dog from afar, are a dog, or whatever, odds are you'll enjoy this. My favorite old dog essay, one that I read in Bark magazine a year or so ago, is included - "Be Gentle, I Know My Dog is Old" by Susan Seligson.

Have a box of tissues handy - the older your own dog, the larger the box.