How to live with a neurotic dog vs Thurber's dogs: Which Should You Read?

Cover of How to live with a neurotic dog How to live with a neurotic dog Stephen Baker · 1960 ★★★★☆ 3.8 138 pages · ≈ 2 h 33 m · Moderate

Faced with the complications and contradictons of modern society, today's dog becomes a neurotic. At every turn, his prime life forces—the need to eat and sleep—are thwarted. Instinct pushes him towards satisfying this…

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Cover of Thurber's dogs Thurber's dogs James Thurber · 1955 ★★★★☆ 4.0 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Moderate

Stories and drawings by the longtime New Yorker humorist that celebrate man's best friend. Thurber's unpoetic dogs, with their expressive ears and baffled faces, surprise us with a vision of our sloppy selves.

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How to live with a neurotic dogThurber's dogs
Goodreads — 4.0 (347)
Hardcover — 4.0 (1)

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How to live with a neurotic dogThurber's dogs
Ratings 3 347
Editions 11 12
Citations 1 —
Want to read — 245
Reading it now — 42
Written reviews — 29
Pages 138 288

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