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He is the main character in this book. Throughout this life with dogs he tells us his favorite ones and how they've changed him.

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He is the third dog you will meet in the book. He was described a Labrador but first met Gary while he was hunting. They became friends and did a lot together until Ike left. Later on Gary found out why and it's cool why he left.

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Caeser is the fifth dog mentioned in this book. He is a Great Dane. Gary noticed an advertisement about anyone wanting a dog. So he took Caeser and at first he didn't eat. But he adjusted and was loved. He loved playing with the cat, hot dogs, and baseball.

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Josh is the last got mentioned and seem to be one of Gary's favorites, along with Cookie. He was a Border Collie and was there while Gary was writing this book. He was sent to Gary because of being a "bad dog". Even though he wasn't. He liked to laugh with Gary and be next to the phone until someone answered it.

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Throughout the entire book the setting changes because it shows different stages in his life. In different countries, states, and different seasons.

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In the beginning he wanted to dedicate this book to a dog named Cookie who has saved him so many times. He explained he fell in a frozen lake and she and other dogs pulled him out. He also talks about his first dog who saved him when he was seven from a snake.

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Man vs. Himself because we see all of his past history with the dogs.

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- First dog every was at the age of seven in the Philippians. They were there for work/vacation.
- Later in his life when he got a dog named Fred the dog became best friends with a pig.
- And another dog named Quincy was his wife's dog.

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- One day after school Gary didn't hear about Ike until he meat Ike's owner and heard what happened.
- Dirk wasn't the nicest dog but found a soft spot for living on a farm.
- Caeser carefully took a hot dog from a little girl then somehow simply walked away to play baseball.

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- Caeser sadly passed away from dysplasia and cancer.
- Fred was trapped behind an electric fence until he found a way to be with his friend.
- Quincy lived to be 18-20 years old. He was also blind and deaf.

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The story ends with Gary talking about Josh and it was a picture. The picture was of Gary on a horse and Josh ahead looking back making sure Gary was still coming.

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"If it worked well enough I could go and pour a cup of coffee and drink it while Caeser kept galloping, looking for the mystery kitty."
Sometimes not knowing what you are trying to find can be fun and you can loose time while doing so.

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"I looked over once to see Dirk sitting next to Olaf while we ate some sandwiches and when Olaf reached out to pet him Dirk actually-  this was ther first time I'd seen it- wagged his tail. He'd found a home."
In this case Dirk found a home under all that he's been through. But in everyone there is some happiness and some light.

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"Now, forty-nine years later while write this, I can see her laughing tongue hanging out while she turns to beckon me on, see the white spot on her side, her tail curled tightly over her back as she turns and jauntily heads up the path ahead of me, and I miss her as much as if she'd just died yesterday."
This shows that when a person or animal or friend or family member makes an impact of their life they will never forget you and will remember every detail.

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"Fred did not want to do battle again and stopped visiting Pig. But one morning I looked into the garden and saw him walking casually thought the tomato patch, picking and eating only the good, ripe, full tomatoes. Fred had won." Nothing can separate friends and keep them apart.

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"The Bighorn Mountains wild across the sky above us and Josh trotting up the trail ahead, looking back at me on the horse, to make sure I'm coming."
In this it makes me think that dogs are our protectors and making sure we are enjoying like by making us keep up.

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I liked that Gary was personable with all of these different stories and adventures from his past. Some of them were happy and some were sad but made an impact on him and that was cool to see in the book.

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I think my favorite dog was Caeser because when I was little I had a big dog. He seemed to be like my old dog, just always happy and loved everyone. Big dogs are meant to give lots of love, that's all!

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I think it would be cool if he was able to write something else about him and his purpose for dogs. Because he had all these dogs, why was he so attached and what or how did they help him find a purpose for having them

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I wonder if he has a favorite or least favorite type of dog breed? Or if he like big or small dogs better. How about ones with little hair or lots of hair?

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I think the coolest turn around story was about Dirk. He was a very angry, grumpy, and lonely dog. Until he found Gary and then found a new home on a farm.

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For the different parts of the plot I added different pieces of information for all the different stories about all the different dogs. I wanted to do that so you got more information on different dogs than the ones I talked about in the characters and setting row.

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First dog is Ike, next dog was Caeser, and last dog was Josh.