{"product_id":"a-life-with-dogs-paperback","title":"A Life with Dogs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger L. Welsch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Who's a good dog?!\" They're ALL good dogs, that's who! Big or little, pedigree or mutt, rolling in stinky stuff, or stealing a T-bone meant for the barbecue grill, dogs are humankind's best hope for sanity in trying times. Dogs are eternally optimistic and somehow know how to comfort the more fragile human psyche. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003cem\u003eA Life with Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e Roger Welsch celebrates his lifelong admiration (as well as envy) of the canine spirit. And yet, for all their evident intellectual transparency, dogs also seem to have an understanding of life--and death--well beyond the grasp of those who think they own them. Dogs are great friends, nurses, workmates, and, if we are good students, great professors of philosophy. Roger laughs and wonders at their wile and beauty--and always appreciates that, wild or domestic, they know more about humans than we may ever know about them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Roger still mourns the dogs he has lost, and though he missed having a warm ear to rub now and then, he dared not risk further loss. Then an older dog in need came along, and Roger adopted Triumph, the Compliment Dog. With humankind's best friend nearby, all is not lost. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e​Roger L. Welsch\u003c\/strong\u003e is a retired professor of English and anthropology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a former essayist for \u003cem\u003eCBS News Sunday Morning\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the author of forty-four books, including \u003cem\u003eWhy I'm an Only Child and Other Slightly Naughty Plains Folktales\u003c\/em\u003e (Bison Books, 2016), \u003cem\u003eThe Reluctant Pilgrim: A Skeptic's Journey into Native Mysteries\u003c\/em\u003e (Bison Books, 2015), and \u003cem\u003eEmbracing Fry Bread: Confessions of a Wannabe\u003c\/em\u003e (Bison Books, 2012). He lives on the Middle Loup River in Nebraska.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e​Roger L. Welsch\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired professor of English and anthropology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a former essayist for \u003ci\u003eCBS News Sunday Morning\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of forty-four books, including \u003ci\u003eWhy I'm an Only Child and Other Slightly Naughty Plains Folktales\u003c\/i\u003e (Bison Books, 2016), \u003ci\u003eThe Reluctant Pilgrim: A Skeptic's Journey into Native Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e (Bison Books, 2015), and \u003ci\u003eEmbracing Fry Bread: Confessions of a Wannabe\u003c\/i\u003e (Bison Books, 2012). He lives on the Middle Loup River in Nebraska. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382642163890,"sku":"9781496226693","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/10310cda2210100e8ca1f625b96b9152.webp?v=1777840078","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-life-with-dogs-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}