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You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness (edition 2010)

by Julie Klam (Author)

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Biography & Autobiography. Pets. Nonfiction. Julie Klam was thirty, single, and working as a part-time clerk in an insurance company, wondering if she would ever meet the man she could spend the rest of her life with. And then it happened. She met the irresistible Otto, her first in a long line of Boston terriers, and fell instantly in love. You Had Me at Woof is the often hilarious and always sincere story of how one woman discovered life's most important lessons from her relationships with her canine companions. From Otto, Julie realized what it might feel like to find "the one." She learned to share her home, her heart, and her limited resources with another, and she found an authentic friend in the process. But that was just the beginning. Over the years her brood has grown to one husband, one daughter, and several Boston terriers. And although she had much to learn about how to care for them-walks at 2 a.m., vet visits, behavior problems-she was surprised and delighted to find that her dogs had more wisdom to convey to her than she had ever dreamed. And caring for them has made her a better person-and completely and utterly opened her heart. Riotously funny and unexpectedly poignant, You Had Me at Woof recounts the hidden surprises, pleasures, and revelations of letting any mutt, beagle, terrier, or bulldog go charging through your world.… (more)
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Title:You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness
Authors:Julie Klam (Author)
Info:Riverhead Books (2010), 240 pages
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As a dog lover, I found this one entertaining, though not quite hilarious as so reviews have suggested. ( )
  CarolHicksCase | Mar 12, 2023 |
I didn't intend to read this one so soon on the heels of Dog Days: A Year with Olive & Mabel, but a hold at the library came in sooner than expected, so I needed to get on with it before it expired. Klam is a dog lover through and through, but I didn't quite connect with her story as much as I hoped I would. Perhaps because she lives on the Upper West Side of New York City, perhaps because her dog breed of choice is the Boston Terrier, one of those bulgy-eyed, snub-nosed dogs (see the book cover) that aren't my favorite canine type, and perhaps because her doggy relationships seemed quite a bit more chaotic and involved way more biting than I would personally tolerate.

Still, her stories of working with a rescue group for Boston Terriers was quite moving and she had some insightful things to say about letting the search for a perfect "furever" home gets in the way of finding a good fit between animal and human. Klam writes with a great deal of humor but can also deliver a straight line when the situation requires. Overall, a good book that fell short of the "drowning into a puddle of cuteness while reading" standard that I hold for all books about dogs. ( )
  rosalita | Jul 19, 2022 |
Even if you don't own a dog, but you are owned by a cat..... it is still an enjoyable book! ( )
  yukon92 | Sep 23, 2021 |
nonfiction/memoir. One woman's experiences as a dog owner and rescue group/foster volunteer. ( )
  reader1009 | Jul 3, 2021 |
*Warning* May lead to endless hours on PetFinder.com.
This is a wonderful telling of a woman and her love of dogs. That love carries her from her childhood home to being a young adult and taking on the responsibility of her first rescue. And as we all know, they choose us! An apartment of her own, a dog, a man her loves her, a bigger apartment, becoming a volunteer for rescues, and including her husband and daughter in that world. I think it sounds perfect!! ( )
  whybehave2002 | Jun 23, 2020 |
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"The humans have tried everything. Now it's up to us dogs!"
-Danny, 101 Dalmatians
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For Paul, who has never said no to a dog who needs us
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One night I dreamed I had a dog.
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Biography & Autobiography. Pets. Nonfiction. Julie Klam was thirty, single, and working as a part-time clerk in an insurance company, wondering if she would ever meet the man she could spend the rest of her life with. And then it happened. She met the irresistible Otto, her first in a long line of Boston terriers, and fell instantly in love. You Had Me at Woof is the often hilarious and always sincere story of how one woman discovered life's most important lessons from her relationships with her canine companions. From Otto, Julie realized what it might feel like to find "the one." She learned to share her home, her heart, and her limited resources with another, and she found an authentic friend in the process. But that was just the beginning. Over the years her brood has grown to one husband, one daughter, and several Boston terriers. And although she had much to learn about how to care for them-walks at 2 a.m., vet visits, behavior problems-she was surprised and delighted to find that her dogs had more wisdom to convey to her than she had ever dreamed. And caring for them has made her a better person-and completely and utterly opened her heart. Riotously funny and unexpectedly poignant, You Had Me at Woof recounts the hidden surprises, pleasures, and revelations of letting any mutt, beagle, terrier, or bulldog go charging through your world.

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