

Dancing Dogs
Stories
Author: Jon Katz
Narrator: Tom Stechschulte
Unabridged: 7 hr 12 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 09/25/2012
Categories: Fiction, Short Stories
Author: Jon Katz
Narrator: Tom Stechschulte
Unabridged: 7 hr 12 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 09/25/2012
Categories: Fiction, Short Stories
Jon Katz has written over twenty books, including Talking to Animals, Soul of a Dog, Izzy & Lenore, Dog Days, A Good Dog, and The Dogs of Bedlam Farm. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Rolling Stone, Wired, and the AKC Gazette. He has worked for CBS News, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Katz is also a photographer and the author of a children’s book, Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm. He lives on Bedlam Farm in upstate New York with the artist Maria Heinrich; his dogs Izzy, Lenore, and Frieda; and his barn cats, Mother and Minnie.
I am a big fan of Jon Katz' dog memoirs, and I was curious whether his short stories would read as well. They do; actually in some ways I think that these stories allow Katz to show off his talents as a writer in a way not possible with non-fiction. Here, the narrator is not restricted to Katz himse......more
Really I would give this book a 4.5 ⭐️ rating. The stories are soulful and heart wrenching. The very first story had me literally sobbing. I love the mix and variety of stories. The narrator did a really good job also.......more
As a dog-lover, this was a perfect book for me. Each story was inspirational & heartwarming. Each chapter was about another dog and owner and most brought “happy tears” to my eyes. Dogs truly can make life better!......more
Dancing Dogs is a collection of dog stories and also of the people in their lives. This is not James Harriet kind of writing which was stories about a vet and the animals and people encountered. This is more like peeking over the hedges into the dog park. Some of the stories are from the dogs perspe......more