Does joy really count if it's not also exhausting? Busser beautifully captures the agony and the ecstasy experienced by the new pet parent. You 'll feel the fatigue of humanity slump off the page as it fights to endure the untethered exuberance of canine youth. If you've ever gotten a brand new dog, especially one that's a puppy at any age, you'll be nostalgic. If you're considering such an acquisition... you've been warned!

April 1989: A kitchen in a house in Longmont, Colorado. I'm trying to figure out how to put a collar on Sam, a squirming puppy who insists on licking my face. I close my eyes and send a message far into the future to my friend John Busser and relay this moment so he will immortalize it for the ages. And now that message has been received and so well done. Good dog!

As a recent puppy papa, I feel this in my bones! Lighthearted fun for the pet owning crowd