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A man and the free-spirited dog he found in the Utah desert
2007Steady paceWarm
What it is about
Ted Kerasote finds a stray dog at a campsite in Utah and adopts him. He names the dog Merle and lets him decide where he goes. The book tells their life together and what he learned about dogs and freedom.
Who will enjoy it
Dog lovers.
What you will get
A bestseller among dog memoirs.
Merle's Door Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Dogs · Memoir · Freedom
Length
352 pages · ≈ 10 h
More about this book
Characters
Ted Kerasote and Merle.
Setting
Kelly, Wyoming, and the Rockies.
What makes it different
A dog memoir that also asks how to live with dogs.
Feel
Warm, curious and moving.
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