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Title: How NOT to Treat a Dog
Review: I agree with so many others who were disturbed by this book. Is Mr. Grogan an educated man? Really? He didn't even consider neutering Marley until the vet told him he should and even then he was reluctant. With millions of unwanted dogs wasting away in animal shelters, why on earth would anyone be reluctant to neuter their dog?He stated that he liked this vet because he believed the man "maintained a healthy sensibility about a dog's role in the human world." Huh? You mean like being locked up in a garage all day alone? Is that a dog's "role"?I believe that many Americans - like Grogan - think they love dogs when really they see them more as a form of entertainment. They are living, breathing creatures equal to human beings in the suffering (and joy) that they can feel.Grogan exaggerates Marley's "bad" behavior for laughs, but when you look at how Marley was mistreated in so many instances, there's nothing funny about it at all.
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