Paw Prints Through The Years [Hardcover]

Jean C. Keating (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 4, 2004

The book — which has garnered rave reviews — chronicles the author’s life when, after a nineteen-year marriage ended in divorce, she began raising and showing a tiny breed of dog called a Papillon. Today she shares her life with no less than 12 Papillons. Her dogs have appeared in the "Westminster Kennel Club" show and on "Animal Planet." Now Jean takes that expansive knowledge and brings us a dog’s life, a woman’s life, a merged life between the fuzzy creatures she loves, and who love her back – unconditionally. The result, "Paw Prints Through the Years," is a book no pet owner or pet lover will be able to resist!

Editorial Reviews

Review

The book is a delightful memoir of Jean Keating and her charming Papillons. -- Deborah Wood, author of "A Dog Lover's Guide To Dating."

The book is a love story, a story of hope, and a story about the power of positive thinking. -- Ariellan Colt, Chesapeake Style Magazine

About the Author

A native of Georgia and the author of two previous books featuring her favorite breed of dog, "Amorous Accident: A Dog’s Eye View of Murder" and "Pawprints On My Heart," Jean Keating has published short stories in several magazines and book reviews for RT BOOK club magazine. She writes a monthly column entitled "Rescue Corner" for Pap Talk, the national magazine of the Papillon Club of America, and a monthly column for Chesapeake Style Magazine entitled "Animal Antics."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 212 pages
• Publisher: Astra Publishers (January 4, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967401631
• ISBN-13: 978-0967401638
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,461,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Tribute to Canine Companions and the Humans Who Love Them, April 7, 2004

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C. Warger (RESTON, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paw Prints Through The Years (Hardcover)

Jean Keating is a master story teller. And, what's more, she loves animals! This heartwarming story chronicles the lives and adventures of Jean's wonderful group of canine companions. Jean invites you into their lives, letting you feel the pure joy that comes from loving (and being loved back by) an animal. Throughout the book, you also get to know the author,who herself is a wonderful spirit!A great book for all ages!

5.0 out of 5 stars From "first love" to generations of "Butterfly dogs", February 22, 2005

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Catnutti (Myrtle Creek, OR, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paw Prints Through The Years (Hardcover)

This book takes the author (and reader) from the end of a 19 year marriage to the "first love" of the Papillon breed ("Butterfly dogs")and through many generations of love and loss. The authors family, friends, felines and canines intertwine in everyday living, drawing you deeper into their lives that you end up laughing at crazy antics of the furry critters and crying when things go wrong. Anyone owned by a "furcritter" can relate to the happenings in this book.
I was so enthralled in the authors life that it felt as if I really "knew" her! And the end of the book had me wanting for more. I certainly hope she intends on doing a "sequel" to this heart warming book!

5.0 out of 5 stars Reader from England, November 22, 2004

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Sandra (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paw Prints Through The Years (Hardcover)

Congratulations to the author for writing such a super book, I thoroughly enjoyed it and about to re read. Warm, funny and poignant,the artwork is fantastic I will be sending for Jean Keating's other books, if she published in the UK being such a pet loving nation she would be very popular.