Reviews for Born to Bark: My Adventures with an Irrepressible and Unforgettable Dog

The average rating for Born to Bark: My Adventures with an Irrepressible and Unforgettable Dog based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-01-17 00:00:00 Peter Patrelli This is really a book about the author. We are half way into the book before we are introduced to Flint, the Cairn terrier that the author, Stanley Coren, loves. First he tells us about his childhood growing up with dogs, his parents and grandfather and their expectations for him, his decisions including marrying the girl of his family's choice. He tells us quite a lot rather negative things about himself and I didn't like him much. He eventually walks out on his wife and children, using an illness that he does not name as the reason why. His wife is vengeful and evidently never liked their dog very much. Appalling...... So Mr. Coren eventually gets a new dog and a new wife. He is very attached to both, but his wife doesn't much like his dog. They work it out I suppose; she is snarky about his dog and he is sneaky about his dog's behavior, but whatever, they seemed happy otherwise. Mr. Coren trains his dog in Obedience and you know, joins the world of people who train and compete their dogs. His descriptions of his dog are charming it is obvious that he really loved this dog. One nice thing about this book are the drawings which the author drew; he is a talented artist.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-06-14 00:00:00 Keryn Gibson A feisty Cairn Terrier and the man who loved him. That pretty much sums up the book. The dog was Flint, a perfect example of his breed and the man is Dr.Stanley Coren, a psychologist,dog behaviorist and author of books about the previous two subjects. I enjoyed the book and gained some training tips and insights along the way. I did not enjoy the manner in which he portrayed his wife and her relationship with him and his dog. His wife detested his dog, that was crystal. He kept on harping on it and wrote her to be the most unsympathetic character ever.He made sure the reader despised her all the while writing about how he loved her. WTH?! His wife notwithstanding, the book was a decent read.