10 Secrets My Dog Taught Me: Life Lessons from a Man's Best Friend - Hardcover

De Vito, Carlo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1594861978 ISBN 13: 9781594861970

Publisher: Rodale Books, 2005

Synopsis

Poignant, funny tales about a man and his dog - and the lessons learned about responsibility and enduring friendship.

It is love at first sight when Carlo De Vito, an aspiring book editor, first meets Exley, the rambunctious, rescued German Shorthair Pointer he adopts and who becomes his faithful companion. In 10 Secrets My Dog Taught Me, De Vito writes about their experiences growing up together - and the life lessons that invariably result from their adventures. Ultimately, when his beloved friend is gone, De Vito discovers some thruths about love, loss, and lasting friendship.

"It had been Exley's job to raise me. All that time we had been having fun, going for walks, getting into trouble, being companions and friends in some great adventure. And I had spent so much time teaching him to sit, stay, lie down, roll over. But all along, he had been teaching me. It is the child that makes the man, and in this case it was a dog. All along it had been the dog doing the teaching, not me. How do you like that? And I love him for it to this day and will for the rest of my life."

Writing in the heartwarming, bestselling tradition of Pack of Two and My Dog Skip, De Vito captures the spirit of that tie in a way that will resonate with not only dog lovers, but all those who share their heart and home with a pet.

About this title

From the Author

There are any number of good books that offer terrific advice on what you can be teaching your dog, but much more rare--though just as important--is the good book telling us what our dogs may be teaching us. 10 Secrets My Dog Taught Me, as the title implies, is just one such book, letting us learn by his experiences as a dog companion. Carlo DeVito has learned his lesson well--a good student of a good teacher. - Terry Bain, author of You Are a Dog

10 Secrets My Dog Taught Me might well be subtitled, "The dog is father to the man." Carlo DeVito has written a charming memoir of his eduction at the paws of his rescued German Shorthair Pointer, Exley--charming and amusing up to the heartbreaking moment when he must put his boon companion down. All dog lovers have been there more times than we care to remember, but it never gets easier, and Carlo, to his credit, unveils the raw emotion of the moment. He's clearly a dog man, Exley's a dude, and Dominique's a saint for putting up with the both of them. Reading this book is like taking a long walk with an old friend. - Mark Derr author of A Dog's History of America

There can never be enough reports of up-close encounters with loveable aliens - here's one; warm, funny, and filled with insight into the 8th wonder of our planet: the dog's mind. Don't miss it! - Jeffrey Masson, Ph.D., autho of Dogs Never Lie About Love

About the Author

Carlo De Vito, currently a publisher at Penguin Group USA, is a writer and editor and the author and coauthor of 10 books, including The Everything Dog Book and The Everything Puppy Book. He lives in Freehold, New Jersey.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1594861978
• ISBN 13: 9781594861970
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 192