Elsa Was Born a Dog, I Was Born a Human...Things Have Changed - Hardcover

Rhoda Lerman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0989279316 ISBN 13: 9780989279314

Publisher: Blue Heaven Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Some dogs don't want to be just dogs. They want more. They want to be human. In Rhoda Lerman's newest book about her dogs, we get to know Elsa, a very large, black and white Newfoundland, as she struggles to be human, to speak, act and think as we do. Because of her profound and intense relationship with her humans, Elsa has become a person-dog, happily living her life on the interface between human and dog. Lerman, who is always trying to understand her dogs and join their universe, has struggled to become a dog-person. Elsa and Lerman understand each other. When Elsa has puppies, seventeen of them all at once, it is important that the 150 pound Newfoundland is able to remember her dog instincts. But Elsa is a reluctant mom, overwhelmed and terrified, and she needs Lerman to take over the task of caring for her enormous litter. As Elsa (person-dog) and Lerman (dog-person) live through the fragile, joyful, terror-filled days of birth and growth, we watch as the two of them discover more of what they need to know about each other and ultimately about the universe. Rhoda Lerman is a much praised fiction writer and playwright. Her first book about dogs, IN THE COMPANY OF NEWFIES, now a classic, which is still in print after seventeen years, has become a bible for dog owners of all breeds for its depth of understanding and vision. This book takes the reader to new and visionary levels about the relationship between dogs and people and what is possible.

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About the Author

Rhoda Lerman is the highly praised playwright and author of six novels including GOD'S EAR, CALL ME ISHTAR, THE GIRL THAT HE MARRIES, BOOK OF THE NIGHT and ANIMAL ACTS. Her play ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, HER SECRET JOURNEY which was based on her book ELEANOR, A NOVEL, has been on national tour twice (once with Jean Stapleton and currently with Loretta Swit). Lerman, who has always owned all kinds of dogs, brought home a Newfoundland puppy over 20 years ago. The she brought home another. She has been breeding Newfoundland champions and soulmates ever since. Lerman lives in New York state with her husband and her 12 Newfies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Blue Heaven Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0989279316
• ISBN 13: 9780989279314
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 220