Hounded, Matt Ziselman
Hounded, Matt Ziselman
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Hounded
The Lowdown on Life from Three Dachshunds

Author: Matt Ziselman

Narrator: Brian Troxell

Unabridged: 7 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Center Street

Published: 05/14/2013

Categories: Nonfiction, Pets

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Living with three strong-willed, highly individual Dachshunds can be equal parts entertaining, frustrating and rewarding. Just ask Matt Ziselman.

Armed with a fresh, creative voice that is unabashedly cranky one moment and profoundly poignant the next, Ziselman mixes hilarious canine stories, with heartfelt reminiscences from his own life, the results of which is a memoir of illuminating life lessons, courtesy of the three thoroughly Teutonic Dachshunds that he shares his life (and couch) with: Baxter, Maya and Molly. Seemingly mundane moments, like Baxter's incessant, neuroses inducing staring, Maya's inexplicable refusal to walk through the front door and Molly's obsessive compulsive love for a torn and tattered blanket become, through Ziselman's insightful eyes, a treasure trove of observations that any dog-lover will appreciate. In a market where Americans spend more than $40 billion a year on their pets, this work of razor-sharp wit and quiet tenderness will reach out and grab listeners everywhere by the heartstrings and-quite possibly-their leashes.

HOUNDED wraps universal insights in hot-dog-shaped packages, providing true dog lovers with many knowing nods, honest belly laughs and an accurate, warts-and-all reflection of the fascination, wonder and love that they have for their dogs.

And that Matt Ziselman obviously has for his.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary on May 14, 2013

MY THOUGHTS ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT....LIKE YOU WERE EXPECTING LESS? Zen and the Art of Dachshund Maintenance. Matt Ziselman had discovered the magical properties of owning a dachshund, or rather, being OWNED by a dachshund. Well, in his case, three, because you know, dachshunds can be addicting. After s......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on June 12, 2013

I didn’t want this book to end. What a delightful, honest, sincere, loving book! My poor husband had to endure endless shaking of the bed as I chuckled reading the many antics of Baxter, Maya, and Molly. As I was nearing the end of the book I really began to wonder if author Matt Ziselman may have b......more

Goodreads review by Judith on November 28, 2014

Hold onto your heart, because Matt Ziselman and his dogs are going to steal it away. If you're a dog lover, you'll be nodding in recognition while laughing your head off. If you don't yet have a dog, you're going to want one by the time you've finished this book. By turns funny and touching, this sh......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on February 09, 2016

I got this book because I have had Dachshunds in the house since 1989 and thought it would be a fun read. To my dismay, the book was more a memoir of the authors life, with a little bit of fun facts about his three dachshunds thrown in. While it was fun hearing about the quirks of Baxter, Maya and M......more

Goodreads review by Denise on June 06, 2013

As the "owner" of a Basset hound and a dachshund, I had no choice but to buy and read this book. It made me seriously think about adding another dachshund to the household--then I came to my senses. I am not usually a reader of memoirs. The book discusses lessons the author learned as he lives with......more