North St. Louis, Mo., 289–91
Norwalk, Conn., 46
Norwood, Lisa, 174, 175, 178
Obama, Barack, 86, 87–88
Obama, Malia, 87
Odyssey (Homer), 2, 52
off-leash dogs, 28, 69, 86, 182, 188, 215, 236, 237, 245–48, 268, 295, 303
Oliver (black Lab mix shelter dog), 99
One Nation Under Dog (Schaffer), 138–39, 176
“On the Road Again” (Nelson), 167
Oregon, 246–52
Oregon Humane Society, 253
Oregon State University, 66
Orlando, Fla., 137–44
Orlando Lake Whippoorwill KOA, 142–43
Orlean, Susan, 163
Other End of the Leash, The (McConnell), 40, 95
Ottosson, Nina, 138, 139
Ouchida, Lynne, 247–48
outdoor dogs, 129–30, 194, 198
overweight and obesity, 55, 139, 140
owner-surrenders, 176–77, 178
Ozzie (Valerie’s Lhasa Apso), 220
Pacelle, Wayne, 80
Pack of Two (Knapp), 4
Pal (Merle and Robin’s Lab), 247
Palmeri, Tara, 248
parties, dog, 92
Passages (Michaux), 104
Patrick (invisible dog), 133–34
Paws and Reflect (anthology), 242
“Pedigree Dog Breeding in the U.K.” (Rooney and Sargan), 77
Pedigree Dogs Exposed (British documentary), 77
peeing, 129–30, 142, 248, 260, 301
of Cassie, 217, 222, 223, 303
Pekingese, 74–75
Pembroke Welsh Corgis, 45–50, 304
Pennsylvania, University of, 210
Center for the Interaction of Animals and Humans at, 78, 141–42
Penny (Rob’s family’s Miniature Schnauzer), 195–96
Pepe (Cary’s Lab), 157–59
personality, 43, 82, 100, 108
conflicts, 69
of dog lovers vs. cat lovers, 84
names and, 97
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), 88–94, 209
euthanasia and, 92–94
Pet-Abuse.com, 275
Peter (author’s friend), 26–28
pet-friendly:
accommodations, 110, 157, 215, 252, 258–61, 296, 301–2
restaurants, 110, 111, 134
use of phrase, 110
wineries, 17, 101, 107–9
pet-industry expos, 18, 137–42, 249
pet keeping, 90–92
pet photographers, 9, 35–40, 53, 241–42
pet psychics, see animal communicators (pet psychics)
PetSafe, 139
pet shops, 29, 91, 101, 207
petting, 63, 99–100, 103, 146, 150, 153, 178, 203, 208, 241
Pham (Vietnamese RV park manager), 113–14
Philipsburg, Mont., 262–66
Philo (Maupin’s Labradoodle), 242
Phoenix, Ariz., 212, 250
photography:
for black dogs, 99, 100
studio pet, 9, 35–40, 53, 244–45
physical attributes, names and, 97
physics, 154
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 200
Piper (Kim’s mutt), 158, 161
Pit Bulls, 18, 27, 31, 63, 68, 79, 140, 155, 191, 231
attacks by, 68, 210
BSL bans and, 210
in East St. Louis, 284, 286
euthanasia and, 174, 175, 176
Garcia’s views on, 209–10
names for, 98
pizza incident, 35
placard incident, 47–48
Plains Indians, 201
Plott Hounds, 119–20
Plotzker, Shira, 219
Plutarch, 100
Podberscek, Anthony, 160
poetry, 24, 104, 294
Point Dume State Beach, 226–30
police dogs, 9, 159, 278–83
police officers, 278–83
politics, 68, 86–88
Pomeranians, 36, 277
Poodles, 7, 37, 73, 87, 117–18, 210
Standard, 36
toy, 153
poop, 43, 216, 248, 301, 302
picking up, 9, 44, 57, 101, 104–6, 271
Rezzy’s failure to, 215
pooper-scooper laws, 57–58, 101, 104–6
PooPrints, 106
Portland, Ore., 248
Portuguese Water Dogs, 87–88
Posey, Parker, 61
positive reinforcement philosophy, 233, 234, 263
pounds, 91
Powell, Lake, 214–15
Prince George’s County, Md., Animal Management Division in, 98–99
projection, 5, 151
protection, 246, 252, 256
Protopopova, Sasha, 150–51
Provincetown, Mass., 15–26
Pryor, Karen, 234
“Public Health Implications of Brucella canis Infections in Humans” (report), 213–14
Pug, 78, 80
punitive dog training, 233–34
Pup American Idol (cartoon), 249
puppy mills, 207
Pynchon, W. H. C., 42
pyometra, 211
Queenie (Ackerley’s dog), 242
racial issues, 56, 68
racing dogs, 9, 197–98
Ramona (Sheff’s hound dog), 228
Ranquet, Joan, 219
rap, rappers, 126
Rare Breed of Love, A (Kohl), 88
Reason, 33–34
Red Gate Campground and RV Resort, 131–32
regret and remorse, 16, 23
rehabilitation, 209–10, 211, 233, 294
Renna, Christine, 196
rent-a-dog program, 43
Republicans, 88, 234
rescue cats, 82–85
rescue dogs, 75, 204–9, 216, 246, 249, 250, 284–94
names for, 97–98
rescue organizations, 31, 52, 85, 108, 174, 176, 284–94
responsibility, 219, 228, 232
restaurants, 110, 111, 124, 215
Revolutionary War, 87
rewards, 150, 154
rez dogs (community dogs), 200, 202–8, 269–70, 284, 304
Rezzy (author’s adopted dog), 211–17, 240–48, 260, 273, 295, 298, 303–5
alternative treatment for, 251–52
author’s relationship with, 228–29, 304–5
at beach, 226–27
at Best Friends clinic, 208–9, 211–12
Casey compared with, 228–29, 245–46
Cassie’s relationship with, 217, 240
discovery and rescue of, 202–6, 251, 269, 297
Millan and, 232, 236, 237–38
in Montana, 263–64, 266–70
naming of, 214
photographing disliked by, 241–42
STD possibility in, 212–16
Rhett (Sheff’s Bloodhound), 226–27, 229
Rhodesian Ridgebacks, 69, 74, 155–57
Ridgway, Colo., 192
Riff (Knutsen’s therapy dog), 249
Riggs, David, 262–66
Ringwald, Molly, 61
Rin Tin Tin (Orlean), 163
Riverbend Hot Springs, 186
roast beef sandwich incident, 23, 24
Rob (Gunnison cattle farmer), 192–97, 304
Roberts, William, 153
Robin (Trail resident), 246–47
Robyn (law student), 189
Robyn (New York dog owner), 60–61
Rodin, Auguste, 43
Roeder, Brian, 107–9
Roeder, Sharon, 107
Roger (author’s former teacher), 241
Roman Empire, 196, 279
Romney, Mitt, 88
Rooney, Andy, 161
Rooney, Nicola, 77
Rose Brooks, 274–75
Roth, Melinda, 284
Rottweilers, 99–100, 191, 210
Route 90, 167–68, 170–71
Rowling, J. K., 100
running
away, 245–46, 257
RV, 121, 149, 160, 171–73, 204–5, 207–8, 214–15, 258, 297–99
author tired of, 261, 271, 295, 303
bed bugs in, 184–87
bed in, 19, 24, 25, 26, 32, 185, 244, 305
Casey introduced to, 22–26
Casey photographed in, 40
Casey’s comfort in, 168, 204, 229, 240, 241, 303
Casey’s dislike of, 22–26, 32, 35, 40, 81, 101, 103, 118
check-in process for, 113
in childhood memories, 21
cleaning of, 115, 252
description of, 19–20
forums, 26
gas leak detector in, 117
Marc’s invitation to, 157
messiness of, 81–82
parks for, 51–52, 56, 81–82, 85–86, 101, 113–17, 120, 131–32, 144–45, 171–72, 184, 185, 187–88, 213, 239, 245–46, 299, 302–5
reasons for renting of, 20–21
Rezzy’s first trip in, 208
Sam’s uselessness with, 114–15
seniors and, 143
water for, 114
RVParkReviews.com, 51
RV Workout plan, 102
Ryan (New York dog walker), 63–64
Sage Veterinary Alternatives, 250–52
Saint Benoit Cemetery, 249
St. Johns, Ariz., 200
St. Louis, Mo., 27, 93, 277, 278, 283, 294, 295
Sam (author’s research assistant), 111, 113–44
food concerns of, 116–17, 132
last day of, 142–44
music preferences of, 125–26
napping of, 130–31
personality of, 115–16
at pet expo, 137–41
as useless with RV maintenance, 114–15
San Antonio, Tex., 174–79
San Francisco, Calif., 20, 239–44, 258
author’s background in, 21, 107, 145, 169, 227, 241, 263
Casey in, 35, 40, 241
Golden Gate Park in, 35, 241
Jones in, 40, 241–42
Marc’s visit to, 185, 240–44
Santa Fe, N. Mex., 17, 187–88
Santa Fe KOA, 187–88
SAPA! (San Antonio Pets Alive!), 174–79
Sarasota, Fla., 157–61
Sargan, David, 77
Sashana (African American with fear of dogs), 189
Savannah, Ga., 17, 125, 130–34, 186, 227–28
Savannah Dan (tour guide), 132–34
“Saving Seamus Ryan” (album), 126
Schaffer, Michael, 138–39, 176, 234
Schrank, Joe, 230
Schubert, Bette, 137
Scottsdale, Ariz., 212–13, 216–25
Scout (Kim’s dog), 161
Seaman (Newfoundland), 260
Sean (dog walker), 61–62, 65–68, 71
Seattle, Wash., 252–53, 254
Secret Service, U.S., 276
Sedona, Ariz., 214, 215
Seiler, Charles, 77–78
Seiler, Sonny, 76–78
self-esteem, 66, 236
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 70, 218
Serion, Jay, 78
Serpell, James, 78, 79, 141–42, 202
service animals, 248–49, 262–66
sex, 231, 239, 243–44, 277, 296
sexually transmitted disease (STD), 212–16
Shaad, Amanda, 123–24
shame, 8, 10, 96, 103, 152, 231, 232, 242
Shamrock Dog Park, 295–96
Shawnie (Newkirk’s Irish Red Setter), 90
sheep, 194–95, 196, 246
sheepdogs, 44, 194–95, 196
Sheff, David, 226
Sheff, Nic, 226–29
shelter dogs, 5, 9, 18, 52, 85, 91, 155–56, 299, 301
names for, 98–100, 155–56
research on, 150–51
small vs. big, 175
shelters, animal, 85, 91, 182–83, 204–5, 239, 247
high-kill, 30–31, 92–93
volunteering at, 30–31
see also specific shelters
shelters, domestic violence, 274–75
shelters, homeless, 253, 257
shelter workers, 9, 31, 177
Shepard, Jim, 24
Shepard, Karen, 24
Shoreline RV Park, 245–46
Shoshanna (Carol’s dog), 161–62
Show Dog (Dean), 74
show dogs, 9, 36, 71–76
Siberian Huskies, 17, 60
sighing:
of author, 10–11
of Casey, 2, 26, 127, 144, 240
Skyline Drive, 111–12
sled dog racing, 197–98
sleeping, 5, 115, 195, 244, 256, 258, 281
smell, sense of, 74, 91, 92, 104, 109, 150, 187
smiles, 38, 40
Smith, Penelope, 218
Smoky (therapy dog), 250
Snoop Dogg, 279
Soapie (Lab/Shar-Pei mix), 296
social isolation, 141–42
socialization, 152, 194–95, 263
social media, 36, 52
solipsism, 138–39
Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat (Herzog), 160, 276
Sonoma, Calif., 241
Sorento Hotel, 252
“Sorry, Charley” (Steigerwald), 33–34
South Dakota, 270–72
Southern Forest World Museum, 134–35
Spanish language, 158
Sparano, Susanne, 147–48
Sparano, Victor, 147–48
Sparky (Wilcox’s Lab), 147
Spaulding, Craig, 110
spay and neuter programs, 93, 175–76, 209, 211, 212
spoiling, of dogs, 54, 253, 255, 281
Spot (dog name), 97
Sri Lanka, 300
stabbing incident, 158–59, 161
Steigerwald, Bill, 33–34
Steinbeck, John, Jr., 34
Steinbeck, John, Sr., 8–9, 33–35, 136, 264, 267
Stella (dog name), 97
Stella & Chewy’s, 137–38
Steve (German shepherd police dog), 280–83
“Straining at the Leash” (Campion), 68–69
stray dogs, 7, 9, 155, 176, 177, 181, 203–8, 227–28, 269–70, 273
in East St. Louis, 284–87
Native Americans and, 200, 202–4
Stray Rescue of St. Louis, 284–94
Streetwise (Anderson), 189–90
stress, 32, 45, 223, 251, 257, 288
of author, 102, 118, 185, 213, 216, 271
dog yawning and, 39
of new environment, 213, 215, 251
therapy dogs and, 43
stretching, 146
Stuckie (mummified hound dog), 135
stuffed dogs, 144
suffering, 163, 276, 286
PETA and, 89, 90, 92, 94
Sullivan, Dennis, 259–61
supermarkets, dogs in, 248
survival, survival stories, 37, 91, 128–29
swimming, 131, 142–43, 215, 264
tail wagging, 56, 104, 108
talking, 131, 218
of cats, 108, 219
of dogs, 110–11, 161, 202, 219
to dogs, 95, 257
Tampa, Fla., 158–59, 161–62
taxi drivers, 56
Taylor, Rodney, 98–99
teenagers:
dogs murdered by, 284
dogs run over by, 200–201, 284
homeless, 253–58
Teitelman, Suzi, 145–46
television, 49, 77, 98, 104, 110–11, 185, 232, 242
author’s trip covered on, 248
tennis balls, 17, 22, 24, 30, 145, 148, 215, 217, 245, 247
launchers for, 54, 55, 56
Terry, Nick, 179–81
Texas, 167–68, 170–84
therapy, 7, 228
of author, 6, 103, 116, 271–72, 303
for fear of dogs, 191
transference in, 7–8
therapy dogs, 7, 9, 43, 191, 230, 249–50
t
hinking, 4, 23
Thinking with Animals (anthology), 79
Third World countries, 233
This American Life (radio program), 82
ThunderShirt (company), 117–19
ThunderShirts, 117–19, 126, 156–57, 208
thunderstorms, 117–18
Time, 141
Tippy (Rob and Bruce’s Border Collie), 195, 196, 197
toys, 3, 33, 39, 138, 139, 147
Trail, Ore., 246–47
training, trainers, dog, 95, 96, 118, 139, 150, 151, 198, 232–39, 262–66
crate-, 223, 244
transference, 7–8
transporting of dogs, 56
traps, 45–46, 47, 291–92
traveling dogs, 143–44
Travels with Charley (Steinbeck), 8–9, 33–35, 136, 264, 278
Travels with Lizbeth (Eighner), 256
treadmill, canine, 130
Truman, Harry, 86
Truth or Consequences, N. Mex., 18, 184–87, 301
Tucker (Teitelman’s Cockapoo), 145
Tucker (therapy dog), 250
Tumble Home (Hempel), 30
Tumble In RV Park, 171–72
Twain, Mark, 41
Tweak (N. Sheff), 226, 227
Twitter, 36, 131–32
Uga VII (Bulldog), 44–45, 76–79
Uga VIII (Bulldog), 78, 79
Ultimate Air Dogs, 147–48
unadoptable dogs, 93
Unleashed (Hempel and Sheperd, eds.), 24
Utah, 18, 199, 204–5, 208–14
Valéry, Paul, 177
veterans, service dogs for, 262–64
veterinary holistic medicine, 250–52
VeterinaryPartner.com, 213
Vick, Michael, 18, 209
Vicktory Dogs, 209–10
Victorian era, 163
videos, 192–93, 269
violence, 274–77
Virginia, 101, 143–44
voices, 23, 65
volunteering, volunteers, 46, 183
at animal shelters, 30–31
firefighters, 86
walks, 3, 11, 20, 22, 35, 59, 131, 152, 215, 216, 245–46, 296
on Appalachian Trail, 112
cats and, 63, 83
celebration of, 16
control and, 233
with dog walkers, 16–17
as exercise, 140
in Franklin Park, 24, 28–30, 83
of invisible dog, 133–34
last, 31
Millan’s view of, 232, 233, 236, 237
in New Jersey, 54–56
in New Mexico, 186, 187–88
in Texas, 171–72
Wall, Kirk, 120–21
Waltham, Mass., 32–35
Wanita (Hemper’s lab), 31–32, 53
Washington (state), 252–58
Washington, D.C., 17, 86–96, 144
PETA in, 88–94
Washington, George, 86–87, 132
Washington Humane Society, 99
Washington Post, 104–5, 106
water, 114, 141, 143, 268, 303
dock jumping and, 147–48
Waters, John, 262
Waybourn, William, 110
Waycross, Ga., 134–35
Waynesville, N.C., 127–30
weather, 117–18, 171, 182–83, 242
Wegman, William, 36
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