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FROM: windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net
REC'D: 3/7/02, 10:54 AM

Does anyone have a list, or even a few titles, of dog books, in which
the dog does not die.
Thank you,
Nancy

FROM: "Dusty Gres" <gresd@mail.toombs.public.lib.ga.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 11:16 AM

Try the Bloodhound mystery series by Virginia Lanier (well, one dog gets
killed but he is avenged!)


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Subject: Dog Books


Does anyone have a list, or even a few titles, of dog books, in which
the dog does not die.
Thank you,
Nancy

FROM: "Lisa Colcord" <lcolcord@ci.glendale.az.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 11:26 AM

I'm with you...I can't stand it when the dog dies...

A couple I know of offhand are the mysteries by Susan Conant (at least the first few) and

spoiler.....


The Watchers by Dean Koontz

HTH,
Lisa


>>> windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net 03/07/02 09:49 AM >>>
Does anyone have a list, or even a few titles, of dog books, in which
the dog does not die.
Thank you,
Nancy

FROM: "Marla" <marla@orion.mtgr.mtlib.org>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 11:48 AM

Two older titles: Nop's Trials and Nop's Hope by Donald McCaig.

(I did have to peek ahead on the 1st title to make sure the dog
didn't die! -- I could hardly stand the suspense and was *so* afraid
something was going to happen to the dog. I rarely rarely do that.)

He also wrote a good nonfiction book called Emminent dogs,
dangerous men ( is that Dangerous dogs, emminent men -- boy,
is my brain is on space saver!). Story of how he went to Scotland
to find the "perfect" border collie.

Isn't it something how the dogs always seem to die? I can barely
read those.... BYE! Marla.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Of course you should talk to your dogs.
But talk sense!" J.M. Wilson

FROM: "Lisa Colcord" <lcolcord@ci.glendale.az.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 11:48 AM

Oh yeah, in one of the Conant mysteries, I can't remember which one (the one where her dad's wolf hybrid gets dognapped), there is a dog that dies. The whole thing is very upsetting, and the whole reason I became a vegetarian. Good book, but very disturbing.

Lisa

>>> windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net 03/07/02 09:49 AM >>>
Does anyone have a list, or even a few titles, of dog books, in which
the dog does not die.
Thank you,
Nancy

FROM: "Lisa Colcord" <LColcord@ci.glendale.az.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 12:20 PM

I know....I heard about what a GREAT book East of the Mountains is (and I loved Snow Falling on Cedars) but I just can't read it because of what I know happens!

Lisa


Lisa Colcord
Librarian
Glendale Public library
Glendale, AZ

....my views are my own....

-The secret to life is enjoying the passage of time- James Taylor

>>> marla@orion.mtgr.mtlib.org 03/07/02 10:40AM >>>


Two older titles: Nop's Trials and Nop's Hope by Donald McCaig.

(I did have to peek ahead on the 1st title to make sure the dog
didn't die! -- I could hardly stand the suspense and was *so* afraid
something was going to happen to the dog. I rarely rarely do that.)

He also wrote a good nonfiction book called Emminent dogs,
dangerous men ( is that Dangerous dogs, emminent men -- boy,
is my brain is on space saver!). Story of how he went to Scotland
to find the "perfect" border collie.

Isn't it something how the dogs always seem to die? I can barely
read those.... BYE! Marla.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Of course you should talk to your dogs.
But talk sense!" J.M. Wilson

FROM: "ROBIN BEERBOWER" <RBEERBOWER@mail.open.org>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 12:20 PM

I don't think any of the dogs died in THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY by Sheila Burnford although I did sob my heart out during the original and remade movies. :-)

Also, Peter Mayle's A DOG'S LIFE might be a contender since it's told from the dog's viewpoint.

Robin Beerbower
Outreach Services
Salem Public Library
PO Box 14810
Salem, OR 97309
503-588-6089


>>> windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net 03/07 8:46 AM >>>
Does anyone have a list, or even a few titles, of dog books, in which
the dog does not die.
Thank you,
Nancy

FROM: "Marsha Valance" <Mvalan@mpl.org>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 12:41 PM

MacKinlay Kantor's THE DAUGHTER OF BUGLE ANN--unfortunately, in THE VOICE OF BUGLE ANN, Bugle Ann dies. Also, Jack London's CALL OF THE WILD & WHITE FANG, and the mystery series by Carol Lea Benjamin.


Marsha Valance
Regional Librarian
Wisconsin Regional Library f/t Blind & Physically Handicapped
813 West Wells St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
1.800.242.8822 [in-state]
<mvalan@mpl.org>

>>> windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net 03/07/02 10:46AM >>>
Does anyone have a list, or even a few titles, of dog books, in which
the dog does not die.
Thank you,
Nancy

FROM: Katherine Johnson <kjohnson@epexchange.epnet.com>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 1:14 PM

I'm not sure what is meant by "dog books", but if you're looking for
books with a prominent character who is a dog, the Monsieur Pamplemousse
mysteries (by Michael Bond of Paddington fame) feature a faithful
bloodhound named Pommes Frites. Pommes Frites often runs into
difficulties which are usually the fault of his master, but he never
suffers worse than a ball-point pen stuck in his nose.

If you're looking for children's books, one of my favorites is "Mr.
Dog." It's a Golden book; I don't know the author's name, and it was
one of my favorites in the 50's. ("Mr. Dog was a dog who belonged to
himself.")

--
Katherine Bradley Johnson
NoveList Database Specialist
NoveList/EBSCO
kjohnson@epnet.com
2634 Chapel Hill Blvd., Ste. 208
Durham, NC 27707-2830 USA
(919) 489-9412 x206 (voice)
(919) 489-7263 (fax)

Die Welt des Märchens ist die, der Welt der Wahrheit
durchaus entgegengesetzte und eben darum ihr so
durchaus ähnlich, wie das Chaos der vollendeten
Schöpfung ähnlich ist." -- NOVALIS.

FROM: "Roberts, Julie" <roberju@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 1:35 PM

Nancy, please elaborate on what you mean by "dog books". Books about dogs,
dog mysteries, or what? Julie A. Roberts
roberju@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us

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From: windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net [SMTP:windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 7:15 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Dog Books

Does anyone have a list, or even a few titles, of dog books, in which
the dog does not die.
Thank you,
Nancy

FROM: windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net
REC'D: 3/7/02, 1:58 PM

I will be a bit more specific about dog books in which the dog doesn't
die; not mysteries, and particularly about Collies, if possible.
Thanks again,
Nancy

FROM: Lisa Olsen <lolsen@clsn1269.cumberland.lib.nc.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 2:39 PM

This is not in the same vein as the other recommendations but I really
liked the dog(s) in "Deerskin" by Robin McKinley. As a warning/spoiler
the dog does get seriously injured but eventually recovers nicely.

_______________________________________________________________

Lisa A. Olsen

Information Services

Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center
Hope Mills Branch
3411 Golfview Road
Hope Mills, NC 28348-2266

(910)425-8455

FROM: Suzanne Booker <sbooker@monroe.lib.in.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 2:50 PM

Not fiction, but good reading--Jon Katz's new memoir "A Dog Year: Twelve
Months, Four Dogs, and Me." It's described thus at npr.org:

"Border Collies herd sheep. It's their destiny. But when a Border Collie
finds itself in suburban New Jersey, the only thing it has to herd is a
school bus -- lots of school buses. In his new memoir, A Dog Year: Twelve
Months, Four Dogs, and Me, Jon Katz recounts a tumultuous year with his
companions Julius, Stanley, Devon and Homer. (Villard Books; ISBN:
0375502971; release date - March 5, 2002)"


On Thu, 7 Mar 2002 windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net wrote:

> I will be a bit more specific about dog books in which the dog doesn't
> die; not mysteries, and particularly about Collies, if possible.
> Thanks again,
> Nancy
>
>
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FROM: "Marijane Reich" <reichm@dhfs.state.wi.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 3:01 PM

Try Albert Payson Terhune - he wrote many books about Collies [the Lassie type dogs]. I read many of them as a kid and I don't remember the dogs dying.
mj

Patients' Library
Mendota Mental Health Institute
Madison, WI

>>> windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net 03/07/02 01:54PM >>>
I will be a bit more specific about dog books in which the dog doesn't
die; not mysteries, and particularly about Collies, if possible.
Thanks again,
Nancy

FROM: Cathy Perkins <catperkins@waterville.lib.me.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 3:22 PM

Don't both the labs die during that 12 month period? and he gets two
new dogs (Border Collies this time).

Cathy Perkins
Waterville Public Library

Suzanne Booker wrote:

>Not fiction, but good reading--Jon Katz's new memoir "A Dog Year: Twelve
>Months, Four Dogs, and Me." It's described thus at npr.org:
>
>"Border Collies herd sheep. It's their destiny. But when a Border Collie
>finds itself in suburban New Jersey, the only thing it has to herd is a
>school bus -- lots of school buses. In his new memoir, A Dog Year: Twelve
>Months, Four Dogs, and Me, Jon Katz recounts a tumultuous year with his
>companions Julius, Stanley, Devon and Homer. (Villard Books; ISBN:
>0375502971; release date - March 5, 2002)"
>
>
>On Thu, 7 Mar 2002 windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net wrote:
>
>>I will be a bit more specific about dog books in which the dog doesn't
>>die; not mysteries, and particularly about Collies, if possible.
>>Thanks again,
>>Nancy
>>
>>
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FROM: mboyden@carmel.lib.in.us (Mary Boyden)
REC'D: 3/7/02, 4:34 PM

Here is a non-fiction dog book - very uplifting (and short):

Bark If You Love Me: A Woman-Meets-Dog Story by Louise Bernikov

Mary Boyden
Readers' Advisory Librarian
Carmel Clay Public Library

FROM: jessica emily jones <jejones4@students.uiuc.edu>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 7:41 PM

What about James Herriot's books? HIs picture book, "Only One Woof" is an
uplifting story, where none of the dogs die. HIs other books, while not
primarily featuring dogs, do have many dog characters:

All Things Wise and Wonderful
AllThings Bright and Beautiful
All Creatures Great and Small
The Lord God Made Them All
Every Living Thing

All five are mostly autobiographical stories of his time as a country vet.
The lack of obscene language, violence or sex make these books good for
all ages, though they do tend to be on the longer side.

He also has a few short story collections including:
James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories
James Herriot's Favorite Cat Stories (my personal favorite)

Jessica Moyer
Graduate Student in Library and Information Science
University of Illinois
Cat Lover and Humane Society Volunteer

On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, ROBIN BEERBOWER wrote:

> I don't think any of the dogs died in THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY by Sheila Burnford although I did sob my heart out during the original and remade movies. :-)
>
> Also, Peter Mayle's A DOG'S LIFE might be a contender since it's told from the dog's viewpoint.
>
>
>
> Robin Beerbower
> Outreach Services
> Salem Public Library
> PO Box 14810
> Salem, OR 97309
> 503-588-6089
>
>
> >>> windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net 03/07 8:46 AM >>>
> Does anyone have a list, or even a few titles, of dog books, in which
> the dog does not die.
> Thank you,
> Nancy
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>
>
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FROM: "Jeannine Cook" <jdcook@co.douglas.or.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 7:41 PM

No, no, stay away from Terhune. I remember reading them as a child and
they were always heartbreaking. Animal books were the only books I
learned to cheat and read the endings first - to make sure the poor
critter was still breathing at the finish.

--
Jeannine Cook
Adult Services Librarian

Douglas County Library
1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd.
Roseburg OR 97470
jdcook@co.douglas.or.us
phone: (541)440-6013
fax: (541)440-6011

FROM: jessica emily jones <jejones4@students.uiuc.edu>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 7:51 PM

Another great dog (and cat!) story is Taxi Cat and Huey by Gen LeRoy.
Although this book was written for elementary school readers with short
chapters and several
wonderful illustrations, this book is really for all ages.

Huey, a
dignified bassset hound, lives with the Waltons in NYc. His life is
turned completely upside down when the Waltons bring him home a cat for
company. Taxi Cat, a wacky part siamese cat, brings all kinds of
adventure and excitement to Huey's formerly dull and happy life.


Jessica Moyer
Gradaute Student in Library and Information Science
University of Illinois
Cat Lover and Humane Society Volunteer

On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, ROBIN BEERBOWER wrote:

> I don't think any of the dogs died in THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY by Sheila Burnford although I did sob my heart out during the original and remade movies. :-)
>
> Also, Peter Mayle's A DOG'S LIFE might be a contender since it's told from the dog's viewpoint.
>
>
>
> Robin Beerbower
> Outreach Services
> Salem Public Library
> PO Box 14810
> Salem, OR 97309
> 503-588-6089
>
>
> >>> windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net 03/07 8:46 AM >>>
> Does anyone have a list, or even a few titles, of dog books, in which
> the dog does not die.
> Thank you,
> Nancy
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
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FROM: julie connoley <juliec@dpls.lib.or.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 8:01 PM

Jim Kjelgaard wrote many books about dogs:

"big red" about and irish setter
"stormy" about a gordon setter etc

not necessarily collie's but good none the less - they are also children's
books and I don't remember and dogs dying but it was a long time ago that I
read them.

-----Original Message-----
From: windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net
[mailto:windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 8:46 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Dog Books


Does anyone have a list, or even a few titles, of dog books, in which
the dog does not die.
Thank you,
Nancy

FROM: JANE BAIRD <lijhb@library.ci.anchorage.ak.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 8:01 PM

There are many stories about dogs in the James Herriot books. Most live long and healthy lives.

Jane Baird
Anchorage Municipal Libraries

FROM: "christine jeffords" <sevenstars39@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 3/8/02, 7:11 AM

"Lassie Come-Home" first and foremost. Also "Bob, Son of Battle."

There is a whole long list of doggy books at http://www.bookbrowser.com.
You might go look at that and then see how many of the titles you can find.

_________________________________________________________________
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FROM: "christine jeffords" <sevenstars39@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 3/8/02, 7:33 AM

>From: "ROBIN BEERBOWER" <RBEERBOWER@mail.open.org>
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <Fiction_L@maillist.webrary.org>
>To: Fiction_L <fiction_l@maillist.webrary.org>
>Subject: Re: Dog Books
>Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 10:17:54 -0800
>
>I don't think any of the dogs died in THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY by Sheila
>Burnford although I did sob my heart out during the original and remade
>movies. :-)
>

You're right--they both make it. (I *love* the scene in the remake where
Sassy is racing to meet the dogs, crying, "Oh, my boys, my boys!")


_________________________________________________________________
Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

FROM: "Lisa Colcord" <lcolcord@ci.glendale.az.us>
REC'D: 3/8/02, 10:45 AM

Jo Ann Mapson books always have dogs in them that don't die. They are great books. Actually, I haven't read all of them, but the ones I did read, the dogs didn't die. (A horse dies in one, though.)

Also, while I love Herriot, not all of the stories in his books have a happy ending. He was a vet and he does tell it like it was!

Lisa


>>> jejones4@students.uiuc.edu 03/07/02 18:36 PM >>>
What about James Herriot's books? HIs picture book, "Only One Woof" is an
uplifting story, where none of the dogs die. HIs other books, while not
primarily featuring dogs, do have many dog characters:

All Things Wise and Wonderful
AllThings Bright and Beautiful
All Creatures Great and Small
The Lord God Made Them All
Every Living Thing

All five are mostly autobiographical stories of his time as a country vet.
The lack of obscene language, violence or sex make these books good for
all ages, though they do tend to be on the longer side.

He also has a few short story collections including:
James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories
James Herriot's Favorite Cat Stories (my personal favorite)

Jessica Moyer
Graduate Student in Library and Information Science
University of Illinois
Cat Lover and Humane Society Volunteer

On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, ROBIN BEERBOWER wrote:

> I don't think any of the dogs died in THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY by Sheila Burnford although I did sob my heart out during the original and remade movies. :-)
>
> Also, Peter Mayle's A DOG'S LIFE might be a contender since it's told from the dog's viewpoint.
>
>
>
> Robin Beerbower
> Outreach Services
> Salem Public Library
> PO Box 14810
> Salem, OR 97309
> 503-588-6089
>
>
> >>> windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net 03/07 8:46 AM >>>
> Does anyone have a list, or even a few titles, of dog books, in which
> te dog does not die.
> Thank you,
> Nancy
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
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FROM: Ellen Olson <Ellen@rockford.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 3/8/02, 10:24 AM

Does the dog die in Timbuktu? I love to read Paul Auster's books, but I'm a
sissy about animals. You can send me the answer at ellen@rockford.lib.il.us.

Thanks,
Ellen

-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Olsen [mailto:lolsen@clsn1269.cumberland.lib.nc.us]
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 2:16 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: Dog Books


This is not in the same vein as the other recommendations but I really
liked the dog(s) in "Deerskin" by Robin McKinley. As a warning/spoiler
the dog does get seriously injured but eventually recovers nicely.

_______________________________________________________________

Lisa A. Olsen

Information Services

Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center
Hope Mills Branch
3411 Golfview Road
Hope Mills, NC 28348-2266

(910)425-8455

FROM: Jocelyn Bach <jbach@wclc.org>
REC'D: 3/8/02, 10:14 AM

Gracie died - and I cried. It was a wonderful book which I discovered when
it was recommended on Fiction_L.

Jocelyn Miller
Western Connecticut Library Council


At 10:47 AM 03/08/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Amazing Gracie by Dan Dye (owner of Three Dog Bakery)
>
>--------------------------------
>Heidi K. McCraw
>Head of Collection Services
>Monroe County Library System
>3700 S. Custer, Monroe, MI 48161
>

FROM: Heidi McCraw <hmccraw@monroe.lib.mi.us>
REC'D: 3/8/02, 9:52 AM

Amazing Gracie by Dan Dye (owner of Three Dog Bakery)

--------------------------------
Heidi K. McCraw
Head of Collection Services
Monroe County Library System
3700 S. Custer, Monroe, MI 48161

On Fri, 8 Mar 2002, Lisa Colcord wrote:

> Clara: The Early Years by Kaufman.
>
> Lisa Colcord
> Librarian
> Glendale Public library
> Glendale, AZ
>
> ....my views are my own....
>
> -The secret to life is enjoying the passage of time- James Taylor
>
> >>> mboyden@carmel.lib.in.us 03/07/02 03:14PM >>>
> Here is a non-fiction dog book - very uplifting (and short):
>
> Bark If You Love Me: A Woman-Meets-Dog Story by Louise Bernikov
>
> Mary Boyden
> Readers' Advisory Librarian
> Carmel Clay Public Library
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>
>
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FROM: "Lisa Colcord" <LColcord@ci.glendale.az.us>
REC'D: 3/8/02, 9:52 AM

Clara: The Early Years by Kaufman.

Lisa Colcord
Librarian
Glendale Public library
Glendale, AZ

....my views are my own....

-The secret to life is enjoying the passage of time- James Taylor

>>> mboyden@carmel.lib.in.us 03/07/02 03:14PM >>>
Here is a non-fiction dog book - very uplifting (and short):

Bark If You Love Me: A Woman-Meets-Dog Story by Louise Bernikov

Mary Boyden
Readers' Advisory Librarian
Carmel Clay Public Library

FROM: Rhonda Jessup <rjessup@whitbylibrary.on.ca>
REC'D: 3/8/02, 11:17 AM

I, too, still peek at the end to discover the fate of any animal
character. This whole discussion reminded me of Gordon Korman's novel,
_No More Dead Dogs_ (Hyperion, 2000).

"I knew Old Shep was going to die before I started page one," I said.
"Don't be ridiculous, " Mr. Fogelman snapped. "How?"
I shrugged. "Because the dog always dies. Go to the library and pick
out a book with an award sticker and a dog on the
cover. Trust me, that dog is going down."

Korman nailed it.

Rhonda Jessup
Whitby Public Library

FROM: "Lisa Colcord" <lcolcord@ci.glendale.az.us>
REC'D: 3/8/02, 10:56 AM

While this is one of my all time favorite books, I have to admit I sobbed at the end! Not for someone looking for the happy ending!

Lisa


>>> hmccraw@monroe.lib.mi.us 03/08/02 08:49 AM >>>
Amazing Gracie by Dan Dye (owner of Three Dog Bakery)

--------------------------------
Heidi K. McCraw
Head of Collection Services
Monroe County Library System
3700 S. Custer, Monroe, MI 48161

On Fri, 8 Mar 2002, Lisa Colcord wrote:

> Clara: The Early Years by Kaufman.
>
> Lisa Colcord
> Librarian
> Glendale Public library
> Glendale, AZ
>
> ....my views are my own....
>
> -The secret to life is enjoying the passage of time- James Taylor
>
> >>> mboyden@carmel.lib.in.us 03/07/02 03:14PM >>>
> Here is a non-fiction dog book - very uplifting (and short):
>
> Bark If You Love Me: A Woman-Meets-Dog Story by Louise Bernikov
>
> Mary Boyden
> Readers' Advisory Librarian
> Carmel Clay Public Library
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>
>
> ......................................................................
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> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
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FROM: "Marla" <marla@orion.mtgr.mtlib.org>
REC'D: 3/8/02, 11:27 AM

Even tho' I copied/pasted the address, it bounced back. So here is
my reply:


You'll probably get lots of answers on this one, Ellen.

yes, the dog dies -- I didn't read the whole book, but read the last
pages. (I'm one of those sissies cry babies who can't stand it when
the dog dies).

What I found *so* sad is that the dog commits suicide in a sense
because he is sure to find his master "on the other side" (quotes
are
mine). I almost read the book because of this different twist on the
dog's theology if you will, but I don't know -- still can't stand it
when the dog dies.... BYE!

Marla/Great Falls Public Library/Acquisitions

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"Of course you should talk to your dogs.
But talk sense!" J.M. Wilson

*************
For reason will convince us that what is necessary to be
performed in the heat of action should constantly be
practised in the leisure of peace.
Vegetius, EPITOMA REI MILITARIS

FROM: Mary K Chelton <mchelton@optonline.net>
REC'D: 3/8/02, 12:31 PM

While their inventory tends to include only books currently in print, my
favorite source for dog books is www.dogwise.com, which includes both
fiction and nonfiction.

Mary K.
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Associate Professor, Graduate School of
Library and Information Studies, 254 Rosenthal Library,
Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367;
Phones: (718) 997-3667 (direct/voice/voicemail),
3790 (general office), 3797 (fax).

Home: 35 Mercury Ave., East Patchogue, NY 11772.
Phone: (631)286-4255, no home fax.
E-mail: mchelton@optonline.net
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FROM: "Janet Arcand" <JARCAND@gwgate.lib.iastate.edu>
REC'D: 3/8/02, 12:41 PM

The Plague Dogs, by Richard Adams, is not a mystery, and I don't believe the dogs die in this novel.

Janet Arcand
Ames, Iowa

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Subject: Narrowing down the dog book question
From: <windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 14:54:09 -0500

I will be a bit more specific about dog books in which the dog doesn't
die; not mysteries, and particularly about Collies, if possible.
Thanks again,
Nancy

FROM: "Kathy Loucks" <KLOUCKS@cml.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 3/8/02, 1:12 PM

NOT The Plague Dogs--it has alternative endings, one of which you won't
want to read.

FROM: "Marla" <marla@orion.mtgr.mtlib.org>
REC'D: 3/8/02, 1:34 PM

HEY! what alternative ending? (-: I didn't know that. I guess I
read the happy ending. How can one tell which edition one has
picked up? This is very interesting. BYE! Marla

Marla/Great Falls Public Library/Acquisitions
301 2nd Ave N
Great Falls MT 59401-2593
marla@orion.mtgr.mtlib.org

On 8 Mar 2002, at 14:03, Kathy Loucks wrote:

>
>
> NOT The Plague Dogs--it has alternative endings, one of which you
> won't want to read.
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives? Everything
> Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html

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"Of course you should talk to your dogs.
But talk sense!" J.M. Wilson

FROM: "Marla" <marla@orion.mtgr.mtlib.org>
REC'D: 3/8/02, 1:34 PM

I had forgotten about this one! And it's one of my favorites! No, the
dogs don't die in the end -- it has a pretty happy ending, all in all.
But this is another one I *had* to peek ahead to make sure the
dogs didn't die.

The theme of the book is kind of "dark" however. What originally is
done to the dogs upset me.... But I'm just an ole softie.... (brain,
heart and body). BYE! Marla.

Marla/Great Falls Public Library/Acquisitions
301 2nd Ave N
Great Falls MT 59401
marla@orion.mtgr.mtlib.org

On 8 Mar 2002, at 12:26, Janet Arcand wrote:

> The Plague Dogs, by Richard Adams, is not a mystery, and I don't
> believe the dogs die in this novel.
>
> Janet Arcand
> Ames, Iowa
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Narrowing down the dog book question
> From: <windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net>
> Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 14:54:09 -0500
>
> I will be a bit more specific about dog books in which the dog doesn't
> die; not mysteries, and particularly about Collies, if possible.
> Thanks again, Nancy
>
>
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives? Everything
> Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html

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"Of course you should talk to your dogs.
But talk sense!" J.M. Wilson

FROM: windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net
REC'D: 3/8/02, 4:35 PM

Thank you so much to everyone who responded to my query about dog books,
both on and off the list. I recently read one that will appeal to all
dog lovers, called Buster's Diaries The True Story of a Dog and His
Man as told to Roy Hattersley. It is delightful, and very funny, and
the dog doesn't die because he is the author of the book!
Nancy

FROM: "Marla" <marla@orion.mtgr.mtlib.org>
REC'D: 3/11/02, 11:28 AM

I don't know if you're still interested in dog stories where the dog
does not die, but I came across the following title whilst doing
some weeding:

Tiger the Lurp Dog, by Kenn Miller. Set during the Vietnam War.

(And I peeked -- the dog is still active on the last few pages, altho'
he sounds alittle worse for wear.)

BYE!

Marla/Great Falls Public Library/Acquisitions
301 2nd Ave N
Great Falls MT 59401-2593
marla@orion.mtgr.mtlib.org

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"Of course you should talk to your dogs.
But talk sense!" J.M. Wilson

FROM: "Kathy Loucks" <KLOUCKS@cml.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 3/11/02, 4:27 PM

Kathleen Loucks
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus, OH

>>> marla@orion.mtgr.mtlib.org 03/08/02 02:22PM >>>
HEY! what alternative ending? (-: I didn't know that. I guess I
read the happy ending. How can one tell which edition one has
picked up? This is very interesting. BYE! Marla

Marla/Great Falls Public Library/Acquisitions
301 2nd Ave N
Great Falls MT 59401-2593
marla@orion.mtgr.mtlib.org

On 8 Mar 2002, at 14:03, Kathy Loucks wrote:

>
>
> NOT The Plague Dogs--it has alternative endings, one of which you
> won't want to read.
>
>
......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives? Everything
> Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html

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"Of course you should talk to your dogs.
But talk sense!" J.M. Wilson


SPOILER--

I don't have a copy on the shelf to verify exact details, but as I
recall at about the next to last chapter either one or both of the dogs
get killed. Adams then says that since this is such a bad end to the
story, he will provide a different ending where the animals are OK and
find a home, which he then does.

FROM: Dennis Lien <Dennis.K.Lien-1@tc.umn.edu>
REC'D: 3/11/02, 12:54 PM

One more "dog story in which the dog doesn't die" during the book is
BEAUTIFUL JOE'S PARADISE by Marshall Saunders, but this is cheating
(the dog died in the better known previous volume, BEAUTIFUL JOE, and
this is the story of the dog's life in Heaven). This is from report;
I haven't read it, and am not likely to do so even if I were not a
cat person instead....

Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // d-lien@tc.umn.edu

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