Official Review: Paws and Jaws by Dr. Radha Vasan

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[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Paws and Jaws" by Dr. Radha Vasan.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Let me start by saying that I love dogs in all of their adorable, idiosyncratic, and infuriating glory. For that reason, I really enjoyed reading Paws and Jaws by Dr. Radha Vasan. If you are a not a dog person, this book would not be for you. However, if you have a dog, then you can really relate to Dr. Vasan’s story about bringing home and raising her boxer, Lizzy.

Paws and Jaws begins with background on Dr. Vasan and her love of dogs before moving into the selection and adoption of her boxer, Lizzy, as a small puppy. The author does an excellent job in giving the reader an idea of Lizzy’s personality as well as the trials and tribulations of training and housebreaking a new dog. Of particular concern when walking Lizzy is her one track mind when it comes to chasing cats. A lot of the problems that Dr. Vasan describes having with Lizzy are ones that dog-owning readers can relate to such as separation anxiety and being comfortable leaving your dog with a sitter while on vacation. It is abundantly clear from reading the book that the author adores her dog and I can completely relate to that.

One of the particularly interesting things about this book is the fact that Dr. Vasan lives in India so the reader gets an insight as to how pet dogs are treated in India and how different things are from the way pet dogs are treated in the U.S. For instance, Lizzy is raised on a vegetarian diet which she is not all that fond of and only gets meat once a week. The reader also learns that spaying one’s dog is not a common practice in India and that the author was a bit of an anomaly when she got Lizzy spayed.

One quibble I had with that book was that some of the capitalization was inconsistent in the pdf copy that I read. It was not distracting to the story, but might be something that the author/editor would want to take a look at.

I rate Paws and Jaws 4 out of 4 stars. I really enjoyed reading about the relationship Lizzy had with her people and seeing how much her people enjoyed her. I also enjoyed learning how perspectives are different with regards to dogs in a different country. I would recommend this book to any dog lover as well as any prospective first time dog owner to give an idea of what you might be in for.

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