What Wendell Wants: or, How to Tell If You're Obsessed ...

A light, fun read about a woman's relationship with her dog - joys and perils of psychoanalyzing everything:
The author was very funny and the stories rang true so many times - the thought we put into our dogs health, well-being and feelings can be over the top. She would go to any length to make sure Wendell the dog was happy and safe, and the stories were hilarious. In the end, we would all do the same. She also gives cute little descriptions of "Ten Types of Dog Owners" that all dog owners can identify with.

Would have benefitted from editing:
As the obsessed owner of a blinded-at-birth basset hound, I really wanted to love this book. But it should have been trimmed by one-third before it went to print. I quickly grew weary of the incessant cutesy parenthetical asides, as well as Lee's habit of explaining/belaboring her jokes and pop culture references. Either we get it or we don't. Move on. (Oops, was that a belaboring? (See, this is how she writes!)). However, I enjoyed the brief essays and observations scattered throughout the book. Keyword being "brief." But the rest of it read like the work of a talented high-school student who is too amused by her own wit. For my money, the classic in the doggie love genre is Jacqueline Susann's wonderful "Every Night, Josephine." And from Lee's frequent use of the word "glorious" - an adjective that Jackie used quite a bit in her book, but to much more comic effect - I'm guessing that Lee has read it too.

What a wonderful book!:
What a wonderful book. It made me realize how lucky I was to have a daughter or I would have been just as compulsive with my puppy. Look forward to another book.

Five paws from an Owner Who Would Be Dog.:
A review from the author of Born Without a Tail: Jenny Lee's hilarious book will resonate with any dog owner. Much of it was laugh out loud funny. I related with so much of what she describes - and saw myself, and my dogs in so many of her descriptions. A great and fun read for any dog lover.

A Shared Name and Shared Affinity:
The facts: my wife loves dogs. Particularly ours,.. his name is also Wendell. Need I say more? A Christmas gift purchase a few years ago and well appreciated.