Table of Contents
Introduction xi
Let Me Tell you about Jasper 1
My Dog, the Celebrity 3
Dog Owners "Get" Each Other 12
Who Needs Twitter? I Did, Apparently 14
What Kind of Dog Is Jasper? A Hungarian Vizsla 18
Are you Jasper's Mom? 20
Henry Vizsla 21
Bringing Henry Home 25
Peter Gets Arrested-Because of the Dog 38
One Last Swim 44
Nicknames 54
Jasper 56
Dog on the Loose-and Dragging a Table 66
Separation Anxiety-But Whose? 68
Dog Park Rules 76
The Protest Pee 84
You're Back! Here's a Stuffed Animal Carcass 87
Dana's Personal Tips for Dog Training 92
Dogus Interruptus 96
Nonstop Jasper Chatter 102
"The Vizsla" 104
Jasper and Water 106
Not Just a City Dog 111
A Day in the Life of Jasper 118
Jasper Grows Up 124
Introducing @Fivefan Photoshops 127
Portraits of a Dog 133
Play Like a Champion, Train Like an Underdog 140
Out and About 162
Jingle Bells and Jack-o-Lanterns 170
The Secret Life of Jasper 180
Collect Them All! 196
Political Hot Dog 204
American Classics 216
Jasper's Glamorous TV Life 244
Acknowldgments 257