Reviews for Cold Noses and Warm Hearts

The average rating for Cold Noses and Warm Hearts based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-01-29 00:00:00 Lonny Parr Picked this up on my dad's recommendation. I was excited about some of the contributors, like Wodehouse and Thurber, and came away with a few new authors to admire. I liked the humorous stories more than the hunting stories, although I still appreciated the writing style in some of those. Here's the list of stories, which include fiction and nonfiction, some of them excerpts from longer works: Parapups , by Corey Ford 5 stars-Loved this story about dogs living on air bases during World War 2 Random thoughts on Random Dogs , by John Steinbeck 4 stars-pretty short, but I really liked certain turns of phrase, like this one. I have owned some astonishing dogs. One I remember with pleasure was a very large English setter. He saw things unknowable. Dogs , by Ring Lardner 3 stars-I liked it OK. How to Name a Dog , by James Thurber 5 stars-I got a lot of laughs reading this one. The Fighting Strain , by Albert Payson Terhune 3.5 stars-Some of these older stories pretty casually refer to drowning puppies, and I have a hard time getting past that. There was one standout line when the main character Trent, who on his way home from a stint in prison, rescues a dog who is being beaten, and finds the men who framed him squatting in his house. They attack him and he fights back. Once the dog Buff joins the fray, I love this line describing the end of the battle. The rest was conquest. The Care and Training of a Dog , by E.B. White 4.5 stars-Short sweet and well-written Robin , by Jim Corbett 3.5 stars-The big game hunting stories aren't my favorites, but I was moved by Corbett's affection for his dog. Your boy and his Dog , by Robert Benchley 4 stars-short and funny Being a Public Character , by Don Marquis 5 stars-this ties with the Wodehouse story for favorite-love the voice of this accidental hero A Very Shy Gentleman , by P.G. Wodehouse 5 stars-Hilarious-I would expect nothing less from Wodehouse. Ulysses and the Dogman , by O. Henry 3 stars-It was OK. Not every story can be The Gift of the Magi. Buffalo Hunt , by J.A. Hunter 3 stars-Another big game hunting one. Meh. Verdun Belle , by Alexander Woollcott 3 stars-another wartime story, this time in World War 1. Didn't like this one as much as Parapups. Some Dogs , by E.C. Keith 3 stars-more hunting blah blah blah-I liked the way he described his dogs, though. With the Cougar Hounds , by Theodore Roosevelt 4 stars-for some reason this had a bunch of typos, but I really liked the way he wrote about the nature that surrounded him on this hunting trip in Colorado, and I especially liked his descriptions of the different dogs and their characters. Rex , by D.H. Lawrence 3 stars-Didn't really like this story from his childhood, especially the way the dog was treated. The Road to Tinkhamtown , by Corey Ford 5 stars-Beautiful sad story-it will make you cry, but not for the reason you might expect

Review # 2 was written on 2019-12-04 00:00:00 Ernie Bautista Great collection of dog stories by many distinguished authors including some personal favorites: Steinbeck, Ford, Roosevelt. This collection runs the gamut. There are hunting stories, stories about dogs in the armed services, funny stories, and sad ones too. The book closes with a story that always hits home, the inimitable The Road to Tinkhamtown by Corey Ford; quite possibly the best dog story I've read. That the story features a dear departed Setter makes it especially bittersweet. A couple stories that stood out = Buffalo Hunt ~ J.A. Hunter, Random Thoughts on Dogs ~ Steinbeck, Your Boy and His Dog ~ Robert Benchley, With the Cougar Hounds ~ Theodore Roosevelt, Parapups ~ Corey Ford. A wonderful collection for any dog lover.