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  BOOK REVIEW- A Dog's Purpose and A Dog's Journey Guest post by Mike Frezon There are two things I am not. I am neither a book reviewer or a big-time reader of fiction. However, I AM a dog lover (just ask Ike).   And I want to take this opportunity to let you know about the fantastic time I just had reading W. Bruce Cameron’s hit book: A Dog’s Purpose and its sequel: A Dog’s Journey. These books reflect just about all that happens in the relationship between a dog and its owner--the full range of emotions from utter happiness to heartbreaking loss.   As told through the eyes of the dogs, the books explain how dogs sense their purpose in their relationship with their humans. I love the way Cameron uses his characters to shed some light on why our dogs do some of the things they do that we never quite understand…and does it in a way that makes us believe it to be true.   For example, why a dog will lavish great affection on one individual and completely ignore anothe...

I'd like to introduce you to a very special member of our pack, my husband Mike. He's agreed to join in and share his thoughts on dogs with his own feature, Mike and Ike. Please welcome Mike in his debut post. Am I Worthy? Guest Post by Mike Frezon Actually, I love Ike.   Most of you folks here already know that.   Peg and I have two dogs: our little spaniel mix, Kelly…and Ike. She blogs about them (and sometimes me) all the time. But now that she has asked me to occasionally contribute an entry here, I thought I should tell you a little bit about myself and my dogs.  My first dog was a beagle/bassett mix that wandered up to the door of our camp in the Adirondack Mountains. We named her Cleo after a talking basset hound featured on an old 1950s TV show (A sitcom called The People's Choice . Doubtful too many of you will remember it!)    Then, over our years together, Peg and I got our Dalmatian, Schuyler (just before we got married), Hudson our yellow Labra...