Funny! A dysfunctional family and talking dogs - what's not to love? The dog dialogue had me laughing out loud numerous times. A light read that I would highly recommend to any animal lover - or to anyone else who wonders what dogs would say if they could talk!

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I picked this book up beacue the main canine character was a pit-bull mix and I'm a sucker for anything pit. It was an odd read but I really enjoyed it and finished it in a day. I suggest it for any dog lover.

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In this comic novel, a young woman who has lost her way in life is suddenly able to understand what dogs are trying to say to her. The dogs speak to her in full sentences, and they have conversations. Her adopted pit mix Chuck sometimes complicates but mostly helps with her deal with love and work.

I did not enjoy this book as much as I had hoped. The interactions with the dogs are hilarious, and it is clear that the author loves dogs. However, the protagonist's story is typical chicklit and very predictable - girl is in love with loser guy who mistreats her and can't appreciate the guy friend waiting in the wings, girl is at a career crossroads and struggles with money, girl has a wacky sister... you get the picture.

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So much fun to read! Zany, colorful characters, both human and canine. Written like a memoir with real events, but with hilarious spins. I could not put it down. Great entertainment!

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I really liked this book. Having a dog in the family, I could imagine him saying some of the things that the dogs in the book did. This is one of the few books that made my laugh out loud while reading.

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I wanted to like this book based on the synopsis, but I was extremely disappointed. The characters are annoying and one dimensional at best. Dawn is wishy-washy, sister Halley intensely high strung and irritating, as is her mother. With pedantic writing, never finding the "biting wit" that was promised, the story plods along thorough Dawn's idiotic choices and stupid actions. More than once I was tempted to wall-bang the book. Slogging through, it didn't improve. The cover illustration isn't even the right breed of dog for any of the dogs in the story. Don't waste a credit.

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awesome book

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This was a delightful find, a light romance with a few elements of mystery. A new author to me, now I think I'll see what else I can find. The 'author' in the tale just seems to have a knack for finding users, and she's too nice to call them on it. But her dog(s) help her out.

From back cover: Dawn Tarnauer's life isn't exactly a success story. Already twice divorced, the young Californian is too busy job-hopping to start a career, her current boyfriend insists on living off the grid, her Life Coach sister perpetually interferes with incomprehensible affirmations, her eccentric mother is busy promoting the culmination of her life's work: The Every Holiday Tree, and her father is ending his brief third marriage while scheduling two dates for the same night.
Dawn's only source of security and comfort, it seems, is Chuck, a pit-bull mix from the pound. So, when her boyfriend announces that he's leaving her for another woman, a despairing Dawn turns to Chuck for solace.
I should have said something sooner, Chuck confides, as he tries to console her. Couldn't you smell her on his pants? Dawn is stunned. It's one thing to talk to your pets, but what do you do when they start talking back? It's not just Chuck, either; she can hear all dogs-and man's best friend has a lot to say. The ever-enthusiastic Chuck offers his tried-and-true advice on the merits of knocking over garbage and strewing it everywhere, auxiliary competitive peeing etiquette, and the curative powers of tossing a ball. Doubtful of her own sanity, Dawn considers that, in the ways of life and love, it might be better to trust Chuck's doggie instincts instead of her own.

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I wanted to like this book based on the synopsis, but I was extremely disappointed. The characters are annoying and one dimensional at best. Dawn is wishy-washy, sister Halley intensely high strung and irritating, as is her mother. With pedantic writing, never finding the "biting wit" that was promised, the story plods along thorough Dawn's idiotic choices and stupid actions. More than once I was tempted to wall-bang the book. Slogging through, it didn't improve. The cover illustration isn't even the right breed of dog for any of the dogs in the story. Don't waste a credit.

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This was a great read. I loved the story line and the animals accurate analysis of humans. Would definitely recommend this to anyone who has a dog/dogs and knows that they, too, have feelings just like we do.

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Very cute book. If you're a dog lover, you'll love this book.

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