What I’m Reading: One Nation Under Dog

On September 5, 2011 by Bryna

One Nation Under DogAs you may or may not have heard, Borders bookstores are getting a taste of what it is like to be a paper-focused business in the age of digital consumption. My local Borders is no exception.  We happened to be out one night and caught a sign that said: “Borders, Going Out Of Business Sale. Everything Must Go.” and so we sauntered over to see what pick-over literary treasures we could find.

For those of you who know me personally, you know that my world revolves around HP, social media and my dynamic doggy duo; Jake & Mojo. So when I stumbled on a book, all alone, lingering on a bare Borders bookshelf in the PETS section called “One Nation Under Dog: Adventures in the New World of Prozac-Popping Puppies, Dog-Park Politics, and Organic Pet Food”  I was intrigued.

Upon closer inspection it seemed to be written explicitly for “Dog People” like us. A label I have come to appreciate the more I discover that there are more like us in the world.

From one Amazon.com reviewer:

If you love dogs, you will love this book. Michael Schaffer has written an extensively reported book that looks at the good (using dogs to help rehab young gang members), the bad (the heartbreak of puppy mills) and the extreme (Fifth Avenue puppy showers for the well healed dog). You will learn how in a generation the family dog has gone from the dog house out back to the foot of the bed as a member of the family and the societal forces behind that. One plus about this book is that all the chapters are self-contained, so if you chose to put it down, you may easily pick it back up in a week or so and not be lost. However, it is so interesting you will probably read it straight through, only braking to walk the dog.

I just started reading it last night and so far I have already self-identified in the first chapter alone. Not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. More to come as I continue through the book :)

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