Table of Contents
Introduction: My Life in Dog Years David Dibenedetto xi
Chapter 1 The Troublemakers
Appetite for Destruction T. Edward Nickens 3
Sadie, the white Devil Allison Glock 7
The Canine Criminal C. J. Chivers 13
Hurricane Muffin Katie Crouch 19
Escape Artist Bob McDill 24
An L.A. Beagle Susan Gregg Gilmore 30
Believing in Chance Hunter Kennedy 36
Emmett & Me John Ed Bradley 40
Chapter 2 Into the Field
The Trophy Huntress Jonathan Miles 47
Poodle Power Logan Ward 52
Education of a Bird Dog Geoffrey Norman 59
On Patrol Ben McC Moïse 67
Chicken Dog Clyde Edgerton 72
Training Days David Dibenedetto 79
The Urban Gundog Guy Martin 84
Dog Tired Thomas McIntyre 91
Doubling Down Jeff Hull 96
The Sweetest Sound Rick Bragg 101
Chapter 3 Man's Best Friend
Lapdog Charles Gaines 113
King of Oxford Jim Dees 118
Traveling Companion Donovan Webster 123
A Good Nose Roger Pinckney 129
Scents and Sensibilities Julia Reed 133
Ole No. 7 Ace Atkins 139
A Dog to Lean On Martha J. Miller 144
Dog Gone Roy Blount Jr. 150
Running Mates Vanessa Gregory 154
Literary Canines Curtis Wilkie 159
Delta Dog J. M. Martin 167
Chapter 4 Family Ties
A Marriage for the Dogs Jill McCorkle 177
Dog Meets Wife Charlie Geer 182
Golden Snapper Lisa Howorth 187
The Dog Who Lived Forever Nic Brown 193
Two of a Kind Beth Hatcher 198
A Puppy and a Patch of Grass Jon Meacham 203
Coveting Thy Neighbor's Dog Beth Macy 208
Home Is Where the Mutt Is Ashley Warlick 214
My Mother, My Dog Donna Levine 219
Lost and Found Lawrence Naumoff 224
From Cat to Dog Blair Hobbs 229
Canine Couple Bucky McMahon 236
Chapter 5 Life Lessons
Swim Team Dominique Browning 247
Puppy Dreams Pat Jordan 254
Last Rites Mary Lou Bendrick 260
Licked to Death by a Pit Bull Bronwen Dickey 265
Fetch Daddy a Drink P. J. O'Rourke 271
The World's Greatest Dog Robert Hicks 278
Guide Dogs Rick Bass 283
Sit, Stay, Heal Jack Hitt 287
Who's the Boss? Chris Hastings 293
How to Name a Dog Daniel Wallace 297
Acknowledgments 303
About the Contributors 305
About Garden & Gun Magazine 317
