A fun read but the subtitle is more than misleading.
The book is a memoir of a middle-aged woman and her cadaver dog. What general information about working dogs that is presented concerns itself with law enforcement and search and rescue work. Livestock, terriers, whippets, frosts, retrievers, and gun dogs receive little mention and then are only mentioned in passing.
Cat Warren did a wonderful job telling her story in a charming and engaging manner. It is a shame that her publisher could not be as honest in presentation as she is in her storytelling. When a publisher does a good job, you forget they stand between you and the author. Simon & Schuster stepped all over my toes and botched their matchmaker's art.
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