A charming; delightfully photographed tribute to the older dog; with essays and poetry. Gandhi once said; "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way that its animals are treated." How people regard older animals is especially revealing. Beautiful Old Dogs is a heartfelt; emotional; passionate tribute to old dogs. It will inspire many readers to get involved in senior dog rescue and adoption; as it honors our senior best friends and explores their current state of care and custody in an informative appendix. This book features the exquisite photography of the late Garry Gross; a noted fashion photographer during the 60s; 70s and 80s who; after becoming a highly successful dog trainer in New York City; turned his camera lens towards dogs. Gross; along with Victoria Stilwell from Animal Planets Its Me or the Dog; founded Dog Trainers of New York in 2002; and became devoted to highlighting the plight and value of senior dogs. "The older the better;" Gross said. "Dogs with soul in their eyes."David Tabatsky has collected Grosss photographs here; and carefully curated an accompanying selection of moving; insightful; funny; and uplifting essays and short pieces by a range of writers; with contributions from Anna Quindlen; Ally Sheedy; Christopher Durang; Doris Day; Dean Koontz; Marlo Thomas; and many more.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful bookBy grek102Love this book - got it for my husband for Christmas and we read it aloud together. Its very small and a quick read; but its very interesting; and we learned a lot! Highly recommended!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. What Houses Mean to WesternersBy Karlie LaumerThe Meaning of Home was actually a really pleasant read. I didnt know what to expect; but the author was full of wit and charm; and made what could have been a very dull topic full of life and humor.This book simply takes a look at what various aspects of the house have meant over history; and what they mean - possibly - now. The author does admit that he is simply looking at Western views; as that is what he himself is familiar with; but he hopes that someone might do this from an Eastern point of view to compare the two.You may wish to have some form of internet handy when reading this book; as the author does reference many paintings and books that Ive never heard of or seen; so being able to look at the painting that he is discussing in his book might help lend a hand at understanding some of his points. But at the same time; I didnt get too detracted by not taking the time to look up a painting during my read of this book.All in all; this book was a quick and pleasant read of what a house means to people in the Western world throughout history. I plan to keep this on my bookshelves; and will re-read it again in the future; with that internet handy this time around!