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What the Dogs Have Taught Me: And Other Amazing Things I've Learned

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This is by and large the funniest book I've ever read. Whether you own a dog or not, you can't help but laugh from cover to cover. I've recommended this book to all my friends, I've even bought a copy or two as a gift.

i think this is probably the funniest book i've ever read ... people hearing you laugh while reading this will think you have gone insane and you will want to read it to them ... after reading this, i had hoped that merrill markoe had written dozens of other books, but alas, i only found one other (which was also very funny) ... maybe she'll read this and publish more. hope so.

This book is so freakin' funny I almost can't stand it. The back of my head aches from laughing. All her writing is perfect. She's the kind of girl you want to hang out with so you start sounding like her after a while.

Made me laugh out loud. You can read it in one sitting. Buy it.

I read this after reading "Walking in Circles before Lying Down" by Markoe which is hysterical. Particularly if you are a dog person. In "What the Dogs have Taught Me" each chapter is a little story, which makes it a great bathroom book or something to pick up just before dozing off. Very funny.

I bought TWO copies of this - - one for me - - I LOVE Merrill's work, and one for a friend who was home recuperating from knee surgery. We shared our thoughts on her funniest essays! A winner!

If you're a dog-lover, you will appreciate the humor. It's not as good as the one with a title about Walking in Circles Before Lying Down.

As a great fan of dog stories, I had enjoyed one of this author's tales excerpted in a dog story anthology, and thought that I might relish more of her work. Was I ever WRONG!!! Half or less of the book was related to canines, and then often remotely. Many of her works (this is a compendium of essays) are spoiled by her frequent use of the most vile, crude, and vulgar expletives, always unnecessary and adding nothing to the story. Although humorous on the rarest of occasions, this tome consists mainly of the mindless babblings of the typically self-loathing liberal. Unfit even as a chew toy for your pup!