In Dogs We Trust

"A lovely read to honor the many roles dogs play in human life."—Booklist

"Here are Mac and Max, Tiger, Tony, Tumbler, and Telemachus, Bruce, Belle, and Biddie. 'Do not tell me dogs cannot talk. I know better,' asserts a writer in this delightful anthology, where literarily adept and devoted humans transcribe and translate for their often noble, sometimes naughty, but always loving canine companions."—Rachel Toor, Chronicle of Higher Education

"A fascinating, moving—and unique—anthology, In Dogs We Trust is a treasure trove of essays, poems, memoirs, and newspaper articles that captures the breadth, depth, and complexity of American musings about the dog, mostly from the late-eighteenth to the early twentieth century. This unique collection beautifully represents our complex relationship with dogs, with nature, and with humans."—Cat Warren, author of What the Dog Knows: Scent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World

"Most anyone who has known the inexpressible joy a staunch canine companion can bring realizes that we human beings, imbued with godly qualities by the dogs we own, are likewise specially blessed. Whether cast in the role of pets, working animals, or hunting helpmates, they bring magic into our lives through brightening our days and lightening our ways. Indeed, they seize and hold our hearts, after a fashion owning us at least as much as we own them. Get comfortable, mayhap with a dog at your feet as you have this book in hand. Trust me, these pages will bring a full measure of armchair pleasure."—Jim Casada, past president, Outdoor Writers Association of America

"Southerners are devoted to their gardens, their pickup trucks and, of course, their dogs. That devotion is evidenced in the anthology "In Dogs We Trust," a celebration of dogs' role in American literature... It's great reading for the upcoming dog days of summer."—Augusta Chronicle