What the Dogs Have Taught Me: And Other Amazing Things I've Learned
Merrill Markoe, the creator of "Stupid Pet Tricks," won four Emmy awards for her  work on the David Letterman show. In these sidesplitting essays--from "The Wacky World of  Men" to "An Insider's Guide to the American Woman" to "Showering with Your  Dog"--she reveals what she's learned about life from "dogs, celebrities, bachelors, and other  beasts."In Markoe's words, "I pick dogs that remind me of myself--scrappy, mutt-faced, with a hint of  mange. People look for a reflection of their own personalities or the person they dream of being in the eyes  of an animal companion. That is the reason I sometimes look into the face of my dog Stan and see wistful  sadness and existential angst, when all he is actually doing is slowly scanning the ceiling for flies."Following a collection of sparkling chapters on cultural phenomena--from the "Creeping Gabor  Syndrome" (the terror of turning into Zsa Zsa Gabor) to what happens to you when you live alone  (and the eight things you can do because there's no one there to stop you)--the last chapter outlines the  many lessons Markoe has learned from her dogs: "If you see something you want, and all your other  attempts at getting it have failed, it is only right to grovel shamelessly. As a second tactic, stare intently at  the object of your desire, allowing long gelatinous drools to leak like icicles from your lips."--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.