Research Catalog

Title

The dangerous book for dogs : a parody / by Rex & Sparky, with the assistance of Joe Garden ...[et al.] ; illustrations by Emily Flake.

Publication

New York : Villard, c2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

Garden, Joe.

Description

x, 192 p. : ill.; 22 cm.

Summary

A parody of "The dangerous book for boys" provides insight into the ideal life for dogs, discussing their take on cats, describing the skills every dog should have, introducing epic dog tales, and detailing the formal rules of fetch.

Subject

• Dogs > Humor

Genre/Form

• humor.
• Humor
• Humour.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Preface: I didn't have this book when I was a puppy -- Things you can chase -- Begging--a primer -- Roots of barks -- Swimming -- Courageous dogs in history--part one -- Connoisseur's guide to shoes -- Cats -- Building a doghouse -- How to escape humiliating costumes -- Epic walks--part one: Land bridge -- Interpreting commands -- Poop: Indelicate discussion -- Escaping fenced-in areas -- Great dog battles--part one -- Questions about the world -- How to pick a pill out of peanut butter -- Foul smells every dog should roll in -- Literature -- Constellations -- Courageous dogs in history--part two -- How to choose and bury a bone -- Squirrels -- What to do during a thunderstorm -- Epic walks--part two: Argo -- Riding in a car -- Dog jobs -- What's edible? -- Territory--what it is, why it's yours, and why you must defend it at all costs -- Origin of dog parks -- Sounds they can't hear -- Five things every dog should have -- Formal rules of fetch -- Great dog battles--part two -- Bitches -- How to make your owner look like an idiot -- Living with the creatures that live on you -- Bath time -- Pavlov -- Making toys out of household items -- Finding your place in the pack -- Chase dreams -- Treeing a raccoon -- Landmark canine performances in cinema -- Epic walks--part three: Chicago -- Building a bed out of your owner's laundry -- Brief history of dogs in man wars -- Tracking -- Courageous dogs in history--part three: Right stuff -- How to ruin the perfect dinner party -- Creative pee stains -- Lost art of the duck hunt -- Training a new human -- Performing -- Dog park legends -- Greatest scratching position in the world -- Dog tags.

ISBN

• 0345503708
• 9780345503701

LCCN

^^2007028882

OCLC

156784997

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library