Merle's door Lessons from a freethinking dog.

E-book

Content descriptions

Summary, etc.:	While on a camping trip, Ted Kerasote met a dog—a Labrador mix—who was living on his own in the wild. They became attached to each other, and Kerasote decided to name the dog Merle and bring him home. There, he realized that Merle's native intelligence would be diminished by living exclusively in the human world. He put a dog door in his house so Merle could live both outside and in. A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.
Target Audience Note:	Text Difficulty 7 - Text Difficulty 9 1120 Lexile.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. New York : Mariner Books, 2024. Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.

Subject:

Genre:

Book (1)
E-book (1)
English (2)

View all formats and editions (2)

Add to basket Print Email Permalink Disable Highlighting

0 current holds with 0 total copies.

Summary

Author Notes

Table of Contents

Excerpt

Syndetic Solutions - Table of Contents for ISBN Number 9780547415987

Merle's Door : Lessons from a Freethinking Dog

by Kerasote, Ted

Rate this title:

vote data

Click an element below to view details:

Section	Section Description	Page Number
	prologue	p. xiii
chapter 1	From the Wild	p. 1
chapter 2	The First Dog	p. 26
chapter 3	The Synaptic Kiss	p. 49
chapter 4	In the Genes	p. 67
chapter 5	Building the Door	p. 97
chapter 6	Growing Into Himself	p. 113
chapter 7	Top Dog	p. 145
chapter 8	The Gray Cat	p. 169
chapter 9	Estrogen Clouds	p. 181
chapter 10	At Home in the Arms of the Country	p. 194
chapter 11	The Problem of Me	p. 210
chapter 12	The Mayor of Kelly	p. 234
chapter 13	The Alpha Pair	p. 249
chapter 14	White Muzzle	p. 270
chapter 15	What Do Dogs Want?	p. 284
chapter 16	A Looser Leash	p. 304
chapter 17	t-family: 'Times New Roman'" The First Passing	p. 313
chapter 18	Through the Door	p. 327
	With many thanks	p. 363
	Notes	p. 365
	Index	p. 381