My Life with George: What I Learned About Joy from One Neurotic (and Very Expensive) Dog (Wheeler Large Print Book Series) - Hardcover

Summers, Judith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1597227110 ISBN 13: 9781597227117

Publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc, 2008

Synopsis

When Judith Summers's husband and father both died within the space of two weeks, she found herself floundering. Life for her and her eight-year-old son Joshua seemed relentlessly bleak. Then George bounced into their lives.A loving Cavalier King Charles Spaniel with film-star looks, George reawoke their joie de vivre. Yet Judith soon discovered that living with George had its drawbacks. He was a full-time job and as expensive to run as a Ferrari. Wilful and badly behaved, he refused to eat anything other than roast chicken, preferred travelling by car to walking, and became as jealous as a spurned lover if any man dared show an interest in her. And when a near-death tangle with a Staffordshire Bull terrier resulted in costly sessions with an animal psychologist, Judith found that it was she who was put on the couch . . . My Life with George is the hilarious and moving story of the impossible but adorable George - recounting how he filled the huge void in Judith and Joshua's lives, while driving them absolutely barking mad along the way.

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Review

"Been there...done that...wouldn't change it for the world."

"What a lovely story, both funny and touching. As a dog lover, with surprisingly low maintenance dogs until now, it was right up my street."

"How can you put a price on love? I had a dog with a chronic problem, yet every day she laughed at me and brought me so much happiness. I was and still am bereft when she died. Live every day with your dog as a bonus."

"What a touching story. I used to own a Cavalier and all of the ailments, costs, and temper tantrums must run in the breed... The joy and love he brought us, however, remains to this day. No dog compares and he is never ever forgotten. So every penny is worth it."

From the Back Cover

In the summer of 1998, Judith Summers lost her husband and her father to cancer. Life for Judith and her eight-year-old son Joshua looked bleak.

But then George bounced into their lives. A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel with a loving character and a penchant for chewing up paper, George re-awoke their joie de vivre and gave them back their sense of humour - whilst driving them barking mad along the way.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1597227110
• ISBN 13: 9781597227117
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 357