Howie Dewin

A quick look at 18 dog breeds. Each entry is narrated by a dog of that breed, and it goes for a lively tone but falls a little short, so it still just feels like reading an encyclopedia. Each dog goes through the same points, so it gets very repetitive and is probably best read in little doses.

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Contents: Introduction -- Miniature Pinscher -- Shiba Inu -- Labrador Retriever -- Toy Poodle -- Miniature Schnauzer -- Pembroke Welsh Corgi -- Do You Think Like a Dog about Food? -- Do You Think Like a Dog about Grooming -- Chihuahua -- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel -- German Shepherd -- Shetland Sheepdog -- Yorkshire Terrier -- Boxer -- Do You Think Like a Dog about Exercise?i -- Do You Think Like a Dog about Toys and Stuff? -- Siberian Husky -- Beagle -- Miniature Dachshund -- Shih Tzu -- Golden Retriever -- Pugi -- Do You Think Like a Dog about Learning Tricks and Obeying the Rules? -- Do You Think Like a Dog about Making Friends? -- The Official "Think Like a Dog" Quiz -- Answers… (more)

I actually liked the first half of the book as we meet a timid and anxious Pug who is taken to an obedience training class to help him get over his reluctance to face the scary world. He is immediately terrified of a pit bull he meets there but slowly learns to see past stereotypes to find that appearance doesn't dictate who might be a friend and who might be a bully.

Unfortunately, the hijinks around a final obstacle course competition are just too cheesy and groan inducing for me to tolerate.… (more)