Best Dog Stories


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(3.3 stars; 7 reviews)

A collection of adult stories - sad, humorous, and adventurous - about Man's Best Friend. NOTE: Some of these selections contain violence and racial stereotypes that will be objectionable to some listeners. - Summary by TriciaG (6 hr 53 min)

Chapters

To Hub--Just a Dog, by Warren G. Harding 2:26 Read by mleigh
A Tribute to the Dog, by George Graham Vest 4:24 Read by mleigh
The Anarchist--His Dog, by Susan Glaspell 34:23 Read by Deanna Heise
One Smart Pup, by Frank R. Pierce 29:33 Read by April6090
Ordered On, by John T. Foote 31:14 Read by Audrey Sing
Drafted, by Vesta Tharp 20:32 Read by Michael Cocciolillo
Brown Wolf, by Jack London 15:38 Read by Amber Rose
The Pursuit, by Samuel A. Derieux 34:33 Read by Audrey Sing
Bill, by Roy Norton 25:28 Read by Audrey Sing
When the Prince Came Home, by George T. Marsh 45:52 Read by Audrey Sing
The Last Adventure, by Albert P. Terhune 37:09 Read by Audrey Sing
Gammire, by Booth Tarkington 51:11 Read by TriciaG
The Lost Dog, by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman 11:46 Read by T.Honcharyk
Smoke, by John A. Moroso 20:41 Read by Audrey Sing
Chums, by Edwin L. Sabin 24:18 Read by ambsweet13
A Little Ghost in the Garden, by Richard Le Gallienne 24:05 Read by Audrey Sing

Reviews


(0.5 stars)

Booth Tarkington's story of the black poodle would be wonderful were it not within a glaring unfortunate example of presenting black servants in stereotype and dialect. While not an unusual gratuitous practice (ie not necessary to the story) throughout American literature to select this excerpt from the book Gentle Julia is a sad exposure of Tarkington's blithe insensitivity . He obviously loved and owned black poodles, but, his means of celebrating them is painful. The reader made some attempt to minimize the extreme black dialect. No matter when the anthology was compiled this story should be left out. We can't edit out such prejudice from past writers work but we needn't celebrate it.