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Genre/Form: | Nonfiction Anecdotes |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Michael Schaffer |
ISBN: | 9780805087116 0805087117 |
OCLC Number: | 243544798 |
Description: | xii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Contents: | Prologue: From doghouse to our house -- The $43-billion fur baby -- Man's best friendster -- It's me and the dog -- Trading up -- Hip replacements and health plans -- Breeding the perfect beast -- Legal beagles -- Toy town -- The $100,000-a-year dog walker? -- Trick or treat -- From Alpo to omega-3 fatty acids -- It takes a village to raise a puppy -- The American way of pet death -- Epilogue: Our pets, ourselves. |
Responsibility: | Michael Schaffer. |
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Abstract:
A witty, insightful, and affectionate examination of how and why we spend billions on our pets, and what this tells us about ourselves.
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