Dear Reader Column 11-29-04

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Dear Reader,

When I was a kid my best friend was my dog, Moochie. I'd dress him up in frilly, pink, doll dresses and hats. Then I wrapped him in a baby blanket, and tucked him in the side basket on my bicycle.
Moochie loved to play dress up. Or at least that's what I thought, until I read Terry Bain's new book, You Are A Dog: Life Through the Eyes of Man's Best Friend.

It's a great book, but don't let the name of the author fool you. The book may have Bain's name on it, but that's merely a non de plume. His dog is the real creative genius. But when Pretzel the pooch approached a literary agent, it was a tough story line to sell. Agents have accepted talking horses for quite awhile. In fact, they're making a big comeback on TV Land--"A horse, is a horse, of course, of course..." But the literary agents just couldn't seem to come to grips with a talented tail-wagger, thus the pen name. So if you've ever wondered what your dog was really thinking, now you can read it--straight from the dog's mouth.

To sample Pretzel's...err...Bain's book,You Are A Dog go to:
http://www.emailbookclub.com/alt/youdog1.html

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

P.S. I have five copies of this book to give away. Just send me an email, tell me what you thought of the sample read and you're entered. I hope you're a winner!

Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
www.DearReader.com

Comments

[Jo Pachinger]

This book sounds like its a lot of fun. I need a lift right now and maybe this is the book that will give it to me.

[Jonathan Chaney]

Dogs are truly a wonder. I have two Labs who have more personality than some of the humans I know. I bet this book will bring a lot of knowing grins and head nods as I read it.

[Carol Lers]

My daughter, Shari, has a fat Lab pooch & would enjoy this book. I personally think it is more readable for young people, not me. I'm not interested in pursuing another chapter, the season is too busy.

[Diana Melanie Drew]

As the parent of several dogs in the course of my life, I can attest that this dog knows whereof he speaks...I'm sure that I have at times been known by many names by these dogs, but I hope the one I will be most remembered by in their memory is She Who Loved Me. I can't wait to read more of this book!

[Terry Bain]

Thanks again, Suzanne, and all your readers, for having a look at the book. It's been a great deal of fun to share this book with anyone who will listen. And continues to be so.

Blessings,
Terry
author, You Are a Dog
http://youareadog.com
http://bainbooks.com