From Canada’s beloved award-winning journalist and bestselling author comes a collection of essays, new and previously published, on man’s best friend. In the course of 20 years of column writing about everything from politics to hockey and everything in between, Roy MacGregor has learned firsthand that the columns with the greatest reader impact have been those about the family dog. Roy has collected these columns and written many more on everything from puppy love to the sorrow of losing a pet, as experienced by Roy and the dogs he’s known and loved.
“Dog and I is an entertaining collection of essays by the bestselling author and journalist that covers the dog park from puppy brains to lost dogs to dog merchandising and dogs as fashion statements. The stories, based on MacGregor's lifetime with dogs, are at times poignant, joyful, funny and, of course, heartbreaking.” —Ottawa Citizen
“[A] delight . . . enriched by MacGregor’s humour and humanity.” —Globe and Mail
“[A]n entertaining collection . . . at times poignant, joyful, funny and, of course, heartbreaking.” —The Gazette (Montreal)
“Dog and I is a delightful, non-demanding read perfect for those hot summer holidays when what you really want is a good, gentle chuckle.” —Calgary Herald
“This is the perfect read for those who, like MacGregror are all too happy to sacrifice smelly socks, shoes, and tennis balls in the name of tail wagging.” —Cottage Life
Roy MacGregor is the acclaimed and bestselling author of Home Team: Fathers, Sons and Hockey (shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award); A Life in the Bush (winner of the U.S. Rutstrum Award for Best Wilderness Book and the CAA Award for Biography); and Canadians: A Portrait of a Country and Its People, as well as two novels, Canoe Lake and The Last Season, and the popular Screech Owls mystery series for young readers. A regular columnist at The Globe and Mail since 2002, MacGregor's journalism has garnered four National Magazine Awards and eight National Newspaper Award nominations. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada, and was described in the citation as one of Canada's "most gifted storytellers." He grew up in Huntsville, Ontario, and has kept returning to the Tom Thomson mystery all his writing life. He lives in Kanata.
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From Canada’s beloved award-winning journalist and bestselling author comes a collection of essays, new and previously published, on man’s best friend. In the course of 20 years of column writing about everything from politics to hockey and everything in between, Roy MacGregor has learned firsthand that the columns with the greatest reader impact have been those about the family dog. Roy has collected these columns and written many more on everything from puppy love to the sorrow of losing a pet, as experienced by Roy and the dogs he’s known and loved.
Reviews
“Dog and I is an entertaining collection of essays by the bestselling author and journalist that covers the dog park from puppy brains to lost dogs to dog merchandising and dogs as fashion statements. The stories, based on MacGregor's lifetime with dogs, are at times poignant, joyful, funny and, of course, heartbreaking.” —Ottawa Citizen
“[A] delight . . . enriched by MacGregor’s humour and humanity.” —Globe and Mail
“[A]n entertaining collection . . . at times poignant, joyful, funny and, of course, heartbreaking.” —The Gazette (Montreal)
“Dog and I is a delightful, non-demanding read perfect for those hot summer holidays when what you really want is a good, gentle chuckle.” —Calgary Herald
“This is the perfect read for those who, like MacGregror are all too happy to sacrifice smelly socks, shoes, and tennis balls in the name of tail wagging.” —Cottage Life
Roy MacGregor is the acclaimed and bestselling author of Home Team: Fathers, Sons and Hockey (shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award); A Life in the Bush (winner of the U.S. Rutstrum Award for Best Wilderness Book and the CAA Award for Biography); and Canadians: A Portrait of a Country and Its People, as well as two novels, Canoe Lake and The Last Season, and the popular Screech Owls mystery series for young readers. A regular columnist at The Globe and Mail since 2002, MacGregor's journalism has garnered four National Magazine Awards and eight National Newspaper Award nominations. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada, and was described in the citation as one of Canada's "most gifted storytellers." He grew up in Huntsville, Ontario, and has kept returning to the Tom Thomson mystery all his writing life. He lives in Kanata.
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