Pukkas Promise, Ted Kerasote
Pukkas Promise, Ted Kerasote
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Pukka's Promise
The Quest for Longer-Lived Dogs

Author: Ted Kerasote

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Unabridged: 16 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/05/2013

Categories: Nonfiction, Pets


Synopsis

When Ted Kerasote was ready for a new dog after losing his beloved Merle - who died too soon, as all our dogs do - he knew that he would want to give his puppy Pukka the longest life possible. But how to do that? So much has changed in the way we feed, vaccinate, train, and live with our dogs from even a decade ago. In an adventure that echoes The Omnivore’s Dilemma with a canine spin, Kerasote tackles all those subjects, questioning our conventional wisdom and emerging with vital new information that will surprise even the most knowledgeable dog lovers. Can a pure bred be as healthy as a mixed breed? How many vaccines are too many? Should we rethink spaying and neutering? Is raw food really healthier than kibble, and should your dog be chewing more bones? Traveling the world and interviewing breeders, veterinarians, and leaders of the animal welfare movement, Kerasote pulls together the latest research to help us rethink the everyday choices we make forour companions. And as he did in Merle’s Door, Kerasote interweaves fascinating science with the charming stories of raising Pukka among his dog friends in their small Wyoming village. Funny, revelatory, and full of the delights of falling in love with a dog, Pukka’s Promise will help redefine the potential of our animal partners.

About Ted Kerasote

Ted Kerasote’s books include the national bestseller Merle’s Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog and Out There, which won the National Outdoor Book Award. His essays and photographs have appeared in Audubon, Outside, and the New York Times, among other publications. Kerasote lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary

MY THOUGHTS LOVED IT This story about Ted Kerasote's new dog Pukka is filled with heart warming tales of puppyhood from actually researching what he wanted in a new dog after his beloved Merle died, to doing everything he could to insure this new dog would have a long life. Interspersed with the story......more

Goodreads review by Margo

Are you a cultural conformist? A few days ago, I would have answered, NO! But after reading this book, I realized, I have succumbed to the cultural demands and mantras regarding dogs. Our two-year-old Beagle-Maltese starting marking his territory, inside the house, and we figured time to get him “fix......more