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Dog Days: Dispatches from Bedlam Farm
Written by Jon Katz
Narrated by Tom Stechschulte
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In Dog Days, Jon Katz, the squire of Bedlam Farm, allows us to live our dreams of leaving the city for the country, and shares the unpredictable adventure of farm life. The border collies, the sheep, the chickens, the cat, the ram, and one surprisingly sociable steer named Elvis all contribute to the hum (and occasional roar) of Bedlam. On timeless summer days and in punishing winter storms, Katz continues his meditation on what animals can selflessly teach us–and what we in turn owe to them. With good neighbors, a beautiful landscape, and tales of true love thrown in, Dog Days gives us not only marvelous animal stories but a rich portrait of the harmonious world that is Bedlam Farm.
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Jon Katz
Jon Katz has written over twenty books, including Talking to Animals, Soul of a Dog, Izzy & Lenore, Dog Days, A Good Dog, and The Dogs of Bedlam Farm. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Rolling Stone, Wired, and the AKC Gazette. He has worked for CBS News, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Katz is also a photographer and the author of a children’s book, Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm. He lives on Bedlam Farm in upstate New York with the artist Maria Heinrich; his dogs Izzy, Lenore, and Frieda; and his barn cats, Mother and Minnie.
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Reviews for Dog Days
Rating: 3.874999925 out of 5 stars
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Love all of your works.
Hoping to locate more of your works. Great writer!!!!!!! - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5adult nonfiction; biography/farmlife. A pretty enjoyable audiobook for a long drive in the country.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good entry into the Bedlam Farm series, though more of a journal than a series of consecutive events.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I enjoyed neither his prose nor his persona.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Chronic pain issues aside, this guy is living a life many of us dream about but just can't swing. Animal lovers are sure to have their heartstrings pulled overtime by this sentimental book and many (me included) will soon find themselves staring wistfully at ads for larges tracts of fixer-upper rural land hoping to follow his lead. After finding out that Mr Katz has put out several other books of this kind, I can't believe his place isn't positively overrun with dog lovers hoping to catch a peek. I certainly admire the author's nerve to turn his life upside down to pursue his dream. It's a very endearing story and the accompanying photos were most welcome, but the actual writing seemed just a little...hmmm...lackadaisical to me so I took the rating down just a little. Even so, it's a nice, casual read about an eclectic group of animals and their people and definitely an enjoyable read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5First off, let me say that I am not an "animal person" and have no pets. Having said that, let me go on to say that the book Dog Days by Jon Katz is an absolutely excellent book. The author, who lives on a small farm in upstate New York, relates his experiences with the various animals of his farm, including sheep, donkeys, a steer named Elvis, and of course his beloved dogs, two border collies and two Labradors. Each dog has its own distinctive personality, as any dog owner would tell you, and the author has a different relationship with each of them. One of the most affecting passages is about Pearl, an extremely loving Lab who befriends an elderly woman while accompanying the author for physical therapy treatments for his ailing back. Any reader who has ever enjoyed the books of James Herriot will be enchanted by this book and will overlook the author's occasional preachiness when trying to drive home a point.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Another fine entry in Katz' countryside dog and donkey adventures