Review: Really Funny!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 3, 2014
This is ostensibly the story of James, nephew of a detective at Scotland Yard during the 1890s, who, while sulking at his uncle's house one day, with the assistance of his uncle's fine whiskey, was accosted by his uncle's dog, a Springer Spaniel, who accused him of simply showing up so he didn't have to pay for his own whiskey.  James, of course, was amazed that a Spaniel could talk; Snuffles, the spaniel, assured him that all animals can speak the language of their humans, and simply choose not to.  Snuffles then proceeded to tell James a number of stories of criminals he caught with his detective human.  Snuffles' stories are quite humorous, told from the viewpoint of the dog, including opinions that a day with a little duck chasing is a fine day indeed, one should take every opportunity to splash in a river or lake, and it's a shame to waste all that water falling on a rainy day.  Snuffles also lays waste to the myth that cats and dogs are enemies; rather, cats are standoffish, and dogs can get along with them by simply behaving in a decorous fashion.  This was a really fun book overall.