Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog - John Grogan

After reading more than one review of this on here it finally made the jump from supermarket shelf to my shopping basket last week (mostly because it was Dads turn to pay for the main shop and its easy to sneak books in to his trolley from my basket). Marley is a yellow lab owned by John and Jenny Grogan, as with many pet owners their choice of dog wasnt the best planned but they fell in love with the pup who became Marley and that was that. Even from the first meeting with Marley the clues to his adult behaviour were there, fearlessness, an eagerness to love them and an enjoyment of simply receiving affection, then of course there was his dad who ...

Man's best friend is his dog. Can that be true? Some people have the most marvellous dogs, well behaved, do tricks, never do anything wrong and give devoted friendship to their owners. Other people have terrible dogs that wreck the house, bark, snarl, bite, sling drool and never obey orders. Choosing a dog is a very difficult thing, when you have a baby, you don't know what they will turn out like, but you're stuck with what you've got! Choosing a dog is like choosing a partner, and needs careful thought, love at first sight doesn't always work! Some preparation into the parenthood is required! I borrowed this book from one of my daughter's, and I know ...

This is a truly well written fantastic book, which I would recommend to any dog lover. But I think if you own a labrador in particular then whilst reading this book you will constantly see the similarities between Marley and your furry friend. The story is basically about John Grogan and the life of his loveable yellow labrador. You are taken through all the trials and tribulations of this dogs life, whether he was naughty or just a normal labrador, its up to you to decide. I personally think he's just a loony Labrador and typical of the breed. He gets into lots of mischief and is scared stiff of thunder, but after all the problems he's caused his owner, like ...