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001			ocn226299716
003			OCoLC
005			20130515172203.0
008			080425s2008 flu b 001 0deng
020			_a9780156034500
020			_a0156034506
040			_aAJP _cAJP
082			_a636.7 KER
100	1		_aKerasote, Ted.
245	1	0	_aMerle's door : _blessons from a freethinking dog /
250			_a1st Harvest ed.
260			_aOrlando : _bHarcourt, Inc., _cc2008.
300			_a398 p. ; _c21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aWhile on a camping trip, Ted Kerasote met a dog--a Labrador mix--who was living on his own in the wild. They became attached to each other, and Kerasote decided to name the dog Merle and bring him home. There, he realized that Merle's native intelligence would be diminished by living exclusively in the human world. He put a dog door in his house so Merle could live both outside and in. This portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author explores the issues that animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.--From publisher description.
600	1	0	_aKerasote, Ted.
650		0	_aDogs _zWyoming _vAnecdotes.
650		0	_aDogs _xBehavior _zWyoming _vAnecdotes.
650		0	_aHuman-animal relationships _vAnecdotes.
650		0	_aDog owners _zWyoming _vAnecdotes.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip074/2006038041.html
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0743/2006038041-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0743/2006038041-d.html
856	4	1	_3Sample text _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0743/2006038041-s.html
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