A minha vida com George

by Judith Summers

Em meados do ano de 1998, Judith Summers passava por um dos momentos mais dolorosos e difíceis da sua vida, ao perder, quase simultaneamente, o marido e o pai. Até ao dia em que George, um amoroso cavalier king charles spaniel, entra em cena e passa a fazer parte da família, dando-lhe um motivo para sorrir. Mas se pensa que este é mais um conto de fadas sobre um animal de estimação perfeito, desengane-se. É que por trás da aparência dócil, meiga e brincalhona, esconde-se um cachorro caprichoso, malcomportado e ciumento, que vai exigir a Judith muito tempo e dinheiro… Hilariante e comovente, A Minha Vida com George é um relato repleto de afecto, com o qual muitos leitores certamente se irão identificar.

Genres: Nonfiction, Animals, Dogs, Memoir, Biography, Romance, Humor

248 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Judith Summers was born and brought up in London, England.

A journalist, novelist and historian,she has published five novels and five non-fiction titles.

Her memoir, My Life with George, and its sequel, The Badness of King George, both became international bestsellers, and her definitive history of Soho won the London Tourist Board Book of the Year award in 1990.


Judith has recently re-published her early novels - Dear Sister, Crime and Ravishment, and Frogs and Lovers - as ebooks.

Reviews

[Tea Jovanović · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not a pat person but I really enjoyed review this book... Funny and entertaining book... :)

[Xanthi · Rating 1 out of 5]

I listened to this on audiobook. I would have liked this book much more if it weren't for a few things...Firstly, why did the author feel the need to purchase a breed dog for her son? Surely, going to a shelter and adopting a puppy there or an adult dog, would have been a much better thing to do for the sake of the dog, and setting an example of compassion for her son. Instead, she purchased a dog from a breeder and so encouraging them to further breed whilst other dogs are put to death for sheer lack of a home to go to. If she was that keen on a dog of that breed, perhaps there was a breed specific rescue group for them that she could have contacted. To top it off, she chose a breed that is notoriously inbred and suffers from a multitude of health problems, which was certainly the case with George.
The other thing that grated at my nerves throughout this book, was the author's amazing lack of insight and understanding of other people - especially men. She seemed to go from one unsuitable man to the next. I was dumbfounded with the story of the first man she dated after becoming a widow - the one who had taken his daughters' cat, whom he didn't like, drove a distance from their home and dumped. The cat found its way back home, worse for wear and get this - the author found the story funny. The simple fact that she chooses to retell it AND stays with this man after he told her about it, just left me feeling appalled. Would the story have been as 'funny' is the cat had not made it home?
Then there is the American professor she dates for a few years, despite him pretty much hating George. The incident where she loses George in the park and it begins to rain and he refuses to help her look for him and keeps saying "He is ONLY a dog", left me aghast. She then breaks up with him very soon after that....AND THEN GETS BACK TOGETHER WITH HIM! Sorry, but even if my partner was not a fan of my animal companion, I would expect him to understand how much the animal meant to me and show some concern and compassion for me and help me find the dog! I found his lack of support in that incident to me quite callous towards George and towards her. Why do women put up with that kinda of treatment? Lack of self esteem? Do they not think they deserve better?
And one last gripe : Monster Mog. The author already had a cat before she got George. And she knew the cat was of the type that would most likely NOT tolerate interlopers and yet she still got a dog. When the inevitable happened and the situation at home became bad because the cat and George were not getting on, she 'solved' the situation by getting rid of the cat - the one that had been there first.
All in all, this book annoyed me too many times for me to actually enjoy it.

[Ieva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Suņu grāmatas viennozīmīgi ir mana vājība (galvenokār tāpēc, ka suņi kā tādi ir mana vājība), tāpēc jau pirms krietna laika šo izzvejoju Tukuma humpalās. Kādu brīdi gan tā tēma man kļuva par sāpīgu, tāpēc grāmatu kluba tēma "nopirku, jo bija atlaide" kalpoja kā solsi pašterpijai, lai saprastu, ka es to atkal varu (nu labi, ja suns grāmatā mirtu, nevarētu viss - bet par ikdienas dzīvi ar suni es varu lasīt).
Neteikšu, ka autores humora izjūta sakristu ar manu, bet bija patīkami lasīt par vēl kādu tālu no ideāla saimnieku, kurš totāli ļauj mazsunim dominēt visā ģimenē. Džordžs patiesība nav kaut kas baigi īpašs, tāda vidusmēra forumā lasāmu notikumu salikšana kopotā stāstā ar vienu cilvēku. Taču tas, ka viss ir daudz maz normāli savukārt ir lielākais pluss. Katram saimniekam viņa suns ir ļoti īpašs, un ja tu varu par viņu uzrakstīt pieņemamu grāmatu, kāpēc gan ne?

[Aoife · Rating 2 out of 5]

So this book should be renamed to 'Judith Summers' Dating Life and Some Stories About Her Dog George'.

When you go into a book based around a dog, you definitely expect a lot more stories about the dog and not massive chunks about the author's dating life. I really didn't care. I didn't like Judith Summers voice at all in this book and she across as a posh, selfish dog owner who is happy to overfeed her pet till he's obese and not bother about training so that both his life and hers is fretful and tense.

When she bought George from the breeder, she didn't have any kind of dog things at home to care for him, thought locking him in a bathroom where there were numerous things he could eat was a good idea on his first night, lay down rules and never followed them which ended up being disastrous in the long run and basically was someone who thought they were a dog whisperer and really weren't.

I almost DNF'd this book when she told the story about the first man she dated after her husband died and this man thought a suitable dinner time conversation was telling the story of how he hated his wife and daughter's cats so much that one day he put one of them in a box, drove miles down a road to a random park and dumped the cat on the side of the road. LIKE WTF? Not only was this apparently an acceptable story to tell, he thought it was funny and laughed about it and so did Summers. Just because the cat found her way back and was no doubt traumatised, scared, hungry and cold along the way doesn't mean the story is funny or at all right.

I also hated Summers lackadaisical attitude towards overfeeding George and not bothering to train him. He ended up being a needy and clingy dog because she couldn't bother to give him some space as a puppy and teach him he was alright without her.

I also hated EVERYTHING about her dating life. Not only did she break up with the one man that was right for her (Alex), she insisted on going out with a horrible man who openly despised her dog and didn't totally care about her son. This man couldn't even say the word 'fart' without gagging. Who wants to be with a person like that? He also didn't bother to try and look for George when he got lost, saying, "he's only a dog". Yeah he would have been dumped then and there if it was me.

There were just huge chunks of this that didn't need to be in it - the history about where she lived, the whole speel about her book and who she was writing about when she first met Zac, the several chapters just about her dating which seemed to just be there so she could prove to the reader that she was still desirable even though she was a middle-aged widow and not to mention the cringey and unnecessary bit about the man who 'looked into her soul' on the train. WHO CARES!

[Shirley Revill · Rating 3 out of 5]

My Life with George: What I Learned about Joy from One Neurotic (and Very Expensive) Dog
Really enjoyed listening to this audiobook by Judith Summers which was about George the cavalier King Charles spaniel and Judith's own life.
Judith sadly lost her husband and her young son his father so to help her son through a very sad time in his life Judith decides to purchase a puppy which was when George became part of the family.
George ends up helping both of them through their loss and there is both laughter and tears along the way.
The narration was really good and had me listening till the end of this really lovely true story.
Recommended.

[Selina B. · Rating 1 out of 5]

Eigentlich wollte ich eine süße und lustige Geschichte über das Leben mit einem Hund lesen. Erzählt wurde mir ausführlich aus dem Liebesleben der Autorin/Protagonistin. Hinzu kam dann auch noch, dass diese höchst unsympathisch war und man ihr niemals ein Haustier hätte anvertrauen dürfen.😤

[Beth · Rating 1 out of 5]

I never give up on a book, but I'm taking this back to the library without finishing it.

Page 100, all going swimmingly then the author meets a man, who 'impresses' her with a story about how he SHOVES HIS DAUGHTERS' CAT INTO A BOX, DRIVES IT INTO A FOREST AND THROWS IT OUT. THEN DRIVES OFF WITHOUT IT, ABANDONING IT THERE AND CLAIMING NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT HAPPENED. The author claims she "fell about laughing" when she heard the story, then proceeded to start a relationship with this cruel idiot. Despite having a cat and dog. Bearing in mind this is supposed to be a memoir about the love of a dog.

Sorry Judith, but I don't want to read about you laughing at some evil bastard being cruel to animals. I hope someone does the same to him. Shame, I was enjoying George's story until then. I wish him and your cat all the luck in the world.

[Kcbelles · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quick read - very enjoyable. As the other reviewers have stated, it's as much of her life after she experiences two losses so close together, one being a parent and the other being her life love.

George is a character - certainly knows how to twist Judith around his little thumb, er, paw!

This book had me crying in some parts and laughing in others. Most anxious to find out how George is doing these days.

[Mariana Flores · Rating 1 out of 5]

 No meio de uma série de leituras mais sérias, escolhi ler A minha vida com George de Judith Summers como forma de relaxar e de curar um coração partido. Tivemos um cachorrinho cá em casa (fomos sua família de acolhimento temporário) pouco antes do Natal e custou imenso dizer-lhe adeus. Com a aproximação do meu cão à velhice, começo a acalentar o sonho de ter um dia um cachorro Cavalier. Sendo esse um sonho difícil e distante, ler um livro sobre o assunto é a consolação possível.

Pensava eu...

Esta é uma história autobiográfica e tenho o maior respeito pelo seu início trágico. A autora recuperava de uma dupla perda terrível - as mortes do seu marido e do seu pai, com menos de duas semanas de espaçamento - e por sugestão do filho de nove anos resolve comprar um cão para ajudar a preencher o vazio, para acabar com o silêncio que se instalara na casa deles.

No entanto, o estilo de escrita do livro é desinteressante. A revisão da edição em português do livro é péssima, com imensas letras trocadas ou em falta. A tradução é pior ainda e parece ter sido feita de forma automática, recorrendo ao google translator. Por exemplo, toda a gente sabe que em Portugal um "animal shelter" se denomina um "abrigo para animais", não um "asilo", termo associado aos manicómios. É mesmo preciso uma nota de rodapé para explicar determinada marca inglesa que é mencionada, quando esse pormenor em nada contribui para a história?...

Depois, a autora revelou-se um daqueles donos de animais que se acham excelentes, dignos de exemplo e honras, mas que, desculpem-me o português, só fazem merda.

É preciso avançarmos praticamente 50 páginas, passando por todo o processo de decisão de comprar um cão e de escolha do mesmo, para a autora mencionar que, afinal, já tinham uma gata. Esta gata passa metade do tempo na rua, sujeitando-se ao destino da meia dúzia de gatos que a autora já tinha tido antes - morrer atropelado. Então quando a autora questiona uma e outra e outra vez, muito angustiada, se estará à altura da responsabilidade de ter um cão, a resposta é simples: não. Talvez pudesse começar por ser uma dona responsável para a gata que já tem, que tal?...

A autora revela-se incapaz de estabelecer regras e ser firme com o cachorro para o educar. O título original descreve o cão como "neurótico" - My Life with George: What I Learned about Joy from One Neurotic (and Very Expensive Dog) - ora a melhor maneira de tornar um cão neurótico é criá-lo sem educação, sem estruturas. A própria ideia de educar um cão parecia absurda à autora, no que se põe a descrever um histórico de hábitos de má educação e abusos permitidos aos cães com que cresceu.

A certa altura a autora conhece um homem por quem se apaixona. A história encantadora com que a conquistou? O relato de quando pegou na gata mais pequena de três, que pertenciam à sua antiga esposa, a colocou numa caixa e depois abandonou num bosque. Três meses depois a gata voltou para casa, magra, suja e doente. Que homem irresistível, de facto. 

Mas o ponto que me fez desistir de chegar ao fim da leitura e chegar à conclusão que este não é apenas um mau livro, mas que pela primeira vez, sinto repulsa, despreza e raiva pelo autor nem sequer foi este. 

Quando a autora descobre que a gata, que tinha consigo pelo menos há cinco anos, e que carinhosamente (estou a ser irónica) chamava de "Monstra", andava a deliberadamente fazer xixi pelos móveis (e ao mesmo tempo procurando mais mimos e atenção), resolve oferece-la ao cunhado, que achava que a gata não era meiga porque não se sentia amada (mas há dúvidas?). Perante a sua indisponibilidade, o que fazer? Abandonar a gata num abrigo. Claro está. Sem pensar duas vezes e sem problemas de consciência.

É a minha vez de abandonar este livro. Também faria xixi em cima dele, se não quisesse pô-lo à venda no olx para reaver o que gastei. 

[Camilla Pruccoli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Letto perché avevo con me un cane identico a quello della storia. E, come per la protagonista, quella samba fatta con le zampe accanto ad ogni mio passo ha saputo letteralmente risollevare la gioia nella mia vita.
Un libro in cui spesso mi sono riconosciuta, e ho riconosciuto l’amore superiore.

Appunti stilistici: scrittura molto agile e ironica, dolce e frizzante al contempo.
Fa piangere, molto. Non dite che non vi avevo avvisato!

[Trinaread · Rating 3 out of 5]

A light enjoyable read

[Beth Reynolds Winters · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute story but dragged on a bit. Being a lover of dogs it did touch my heart.

[Vanessa Tekać · Rating 1 out of 5]

Kao neko ko vec preko 10 godina ima psa, mogu razumjeti ljubav, pažnju, vrijeme pa čak i finansijska sredstva koja su potrebna da se odvoje i ulože u taj “odnos”. Medjutim nikad neću shvatiti ljude koji u prioritet stave psa ispred sebe, svog partnera, djece i privatnog života općenito.

[Aristhyia · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Life With George

I was browsing the books in an Italian library one day – particularly fascinated by the English section – trying to find a suitable distraction for the two remaining weeks I had to put up with. Many of the titles there held little, if not zilch interest to me. Same went for ‘My Life With George’. Hence why I skipped over it for five times in a row. To me, it sounded like a cheesy romance the likes of ‘my-life-with-an-accidentaly-discovered-bloke-that-turned-out-to-be-the-love-of-my-sad-excuse-of-a-life’. Generally, really not my cup of tea.

But as options were scarce and many of the books there I’d already read, I shrugged and pulled out this book as well. I’d planned on inspecting the cover and reading the summary… synopsis… whatever it is you call that thing at the back cover. Well, that didn’t go well, because I was instantly in love with it. I’m an animal lover and I own a dog that very much looks like the one on the cover.

And then I saw the price and hesitated. With just 40 euros to keep me fed until the end of the stage, and the book costing 12.50 euros, I was really getting myself worked up by considering not buying it. I was facing either starvation or dying of a broken heart.

Then I had the bright idea of reading the first phrase. I was hooked and I found it near impossible to put the book away. I’m rarely instantly hooked. Not even Harry Potter did not present such an attraction. A nervous breakdown later and drama over the phone with my mother, I had it. And I was somewhere in purgatory because, although I had my books, I’d also lost money my parents had added to my credit card that day. Namely, half the sum. Hence the drama.

Resuming – the first chapter of the book is so lighthearted that you expect the entire book to be the most hilarious thing ever. It was- but at the same time it reduced me to tears a couple of times. It was a book that touched some of the more realistic points of life I had decided to overlook. It brings on the potential of losing someone you love and how one deals with it. It brought on some of my more personal issues, which was a complete plus for “My Life With George”.

I was thoroughly impressed by how easily Judith Summers mixed humor with drama, giving the reader such a fantastic book that it’s hard to put it down even as your eyeballs are practically one step away from falling out of their sockets because of tiredness. She compels you to read her story through the easy, casual usage of her words.

Actually, you needn’t go further than the first paragraph to be forever and irrevocably stuck to it.

“The alarm wakes me up at six thirty a.m. prompt. Not the clock on the bedside table, which is set for seven fifteen, but a piercing bark from the hall.”

However, the book does have one small drawback that occasionally irked me a bit. I was sometimes annoyed by the blending of current actions with older ones and so on. But my small, passing annoyance was a small price to pay.

I’ve read “My Life With George” with so much pleasure that I’d repeat the experience several times over and never get bored of it once.

Just take my word on it and read the thing because you’re never going to regret it. It’s one of the most fantastic books I have ever had the joy of reading.

[piperitapitta · Rating 2 out of 5]

nel senso di due stelline e mezzo :-)
sembra un libretto leggero, ma gi�� dal secondo capitolo ti accorgi che non lo ��: trovarsi vedova a 45 anni e con un bambino non pu�� essere considerata una cosa leggera.
poi per��, da quando arriva george il libro torna ad essere leggero e speri di divertirti un po'.
e per un po' ti diverti, fin quando l'autrice non comincia ad irritarti per la sua totale completa e assoluta incapacit�� di occuparsi di un cane (con il figlio sembra vada meglio). nonostante ci�� ti senti spesso dalla sua parte (solidariet�� femminile?), affascinata dalle abitudini, dai personaggi e dai paesaggi dell'hampstead; tranne quando continua a sacrificare la propria vita sentimentale a quella del viziatissimo e maleducatissimo george: ma non era meglio andare in terapia da uno psicologo e lasciare il cucciolo nell'allevamento di origine?

[Sallee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this little book for several reasons. One is that I have a George of my own although mine is named Bentley. As the author recounts her struggles after becoming a widow with a young son, she doesn't stint on portraying honest feelings. When she gets a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to have someone for her and her son to come home to, she tells us of how this little dog changed her life. Her feelings for George sometimes interferes with her romantic life. You have to laugh at George's antics and cry about his illnesses and pain. My Cavalier shares many of the same traits as George so I could readily relate to her story. In the end, she has become a strong and determined women. Little George is just as strong and determined. A delightful read.

[Tattered Cover Book Store]

I'd say this book is more about learning about love than anything else. Summers stumbled into pet ownership while floundering as a single mother after both her husband and her father died a mere two weeks apart. George is not the typical dog, and life with him is far from easy. But struggling through grief, housebreaking and the arrival of adolescence of both boy and dog is both a heartbreaking and uplifting experience that Summers shares with utter candor. This is a very charming book that I wouldn't hesitiate to recommend, especially to folks who liked Marley and Me.

-Jackie B

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a cute/fun/easy read at times. I wanted to give it five stars but I can't. One star removed because she went straight to purebred dogs without giving any thought to shelter dogs. Second star removed because she believed the breeders BS when they told her CKCS's were the "perfect breed". Last but not least, the third star removed because she thought that Anthony tale of Norman the cat was funny...WTF. I'd love to blindfold Anthony and take him to a foreign country with no money and see if he can find his own damn way home. Jerk!

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

"My life with George" is a funny and moving account of an adorable Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. The story portrays his many misdeamours and the wonderful way in which he helped fill a void in Judith and Joshua's lives while driving them barking mad along the way.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book. It was interesting, funny and sad at times. If I was her
I would have picked a boyfriend that loves dogs.

[Lightblue · Rating 4 out of 5]

Questo libro mi ha ricordato moltissimo "Io e Marley". Consigliatissimo per chi ama gli animali e soprattutto i cani. Vi innamorerete del dolce musetto di George.

[Tonkica · Rating 3 out of 5]

U principu obiteljska prica.. Ocekivala sam vise Georgea u svemu tome, ali istinito je i zivotno. Tko voli, nek' izvoli! ;)

[Ricardo Trindade | · Rating 3 out of 5]

Uma morte abana o seio familiar que se deixa cair num pesadelo em que a vida parece ter tudo de negativo. Isto até chegar a casa de Judith e do jovem Joshua o cachorro cavalier king charles spaniel que promete desde o primeiro impacto alterar a rotina de mãe a filho, criando a partir daí uma necessidade de ambos não só sobreviverem à morte do pai de família como também vivendo e alterando a sua vida devido ao novo companheiro do lar. A Minha Vida com George é daqueles romances que só toca e é entendido junto dos leitores que têm companheiros de quatro patas a viver dentro de quatro paredes com os humanos de uma família tecnicamente normal.
Quando encomendei esta obra por estar em promoção não tinha o Tomé na minha vida e as semanas foram passando e o livro acabou por não ser lido, passando meses e talvez até mais de um ano sem lhe pensar sequer em pegar. Agora que o Natal está próximo e o carinho por um canino tem despertado o interesse por este tipo de obras reais misturadas com ficção onde os animais também podem ser os protagonistas, lá peguei na primeira experiência com a leitura de Judith Summers e confesso que gostei.
A autora fala na primeira pessoa para o leitor, contando as suas aventuras antes e depois de ter o George na sua companhia. A convivência com o filho, a família, os amores, a vizinhança e até os cães do bairro ganham destaque nesta obra doce, de fácil leitura e onde a percepção de todos os acontecimentos é real. Um cão tem sentimentos e os seus donos quando são humanos com cabeça e noção de que um animal de estimação não é um brinquedo que se pode deitar ao lixo devido aos problemas causados pelo modo irrequieto do animal ou só porque uma pessoa que aparece mais tarde acaba por não simpatizar com o elemento familiar de quatro patas que já tem o seu espaço em alguma casa só mostram que os animais são tão ou mais importantes que as pessoas que por vezes nos acabam por magoar ao longo do tempo.
Uma atracção de amor entre o George e a família que o acolheu é relatada desde os primeiros momentos em que tudo parece começar a complicar até aos anos finais em que a doença aparece, os problemas vão surgindo e os acidentes de percurso vão marcando etapas que são vividas como se mais um filho existisse.
A Minha Vida com George é uma obra que não bate no coração a ponto de deixar o leitor em lágrimas, mas consegue ter um bom impacto a quem vive momentos tão idênticos com os de Judith. Aconselho a todos os leitores que acolhem neste momento um ser de quatro patas na sua família, seja ele um cão, um gato, uma iguana ou um porco...

[Enisa Adilovic · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Moj život sa Georgeom",
Judith Summers

Judith doživljava tešku taumu zbog bolesti, a kasnije i smrti svoga supruga Udija. Nedugo nakon toga umire i njen otac. Ostaje sama sa devetogodišnjim sinom Joshuom. Spontano odlučuje udomiti petomjesečnog kavalirskog španijela kralja Charlesa II, Georgea, kojeg će kod kuće dočekati mačka Čudoviška, čije ime samo govori o njenoj naravi.
Saznat ćemo o historijskom putu ove rase kroz opis slika iz 16. stoljeća, njene slabosti iz oblasti veterinarskih nauka, popis svih računa plaćenih za Georgeovo liječenje, što u Engleskoj na sreću plaća zdravstveno osiguranje za kućne ljubimce.
Pošto je knjiga nastala od novinskog članka, izgleda da je radi proširivanja obima radnje spisateljica ubacivala i ne tako ključne likove, kao što je porodica njene prijateljice, gdje se prvi put susrela sa tom rasom, te svih muškaraca sa kojima je bila u vezi i podrobnog opisa odnosa u njihovim porodicama. Možda se mogla više usredotočiti na razmišljanja i emocije nevezane za Georgea.

"Žena se nije morala brinuti da izgleda najbolje što može kako bi ostavila dojam na psa. Bila ona dotjerana sve u šesnaest ili se rano ujutro povlačila naokolo u iznošenom starom kućnom ogrtaču, to nije imalo nikakva utjecaja na to koliko je njezin pas voli - zapravo, vjerojatno je više voli u tom drugom izdanju, neumivena lica i sa zadahom iz usta. Psima nije važno je li vaš razgovor duhovit, s ponavljanjima, glup ili jednostavno dosadan; zapravo, nije ih briga čak ni ako ne kažete ništa...Njima je važno samo jedno: da su s vama."🐶🐱

[Severine Vaerendonck · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a cavie owner myself, I HAD to read this book. I found it truly enjoyable although it went sometimes deeper than I expected. It’s not a sweet dog story, but also describes the author’s struggle with the loss of her loved ones and her constantly choosing the wrong men. What a jerk was that guy that dumped the cat, and I really hated it when her boyfriend wanted to leave when George was missing in the woods.
I will not give this book 5 stars because it annoyed me that Judith constantly overfed poor George and never tried to train him properly.
And above all I was happy that sweet George didn’t die at the end!
As a dog, and especially cavalier lover, I strongly recommend this book!

[Annabel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly, the book was okay, and I would recommend it, but that does not mean that there are not things that I find problematic about it. First of all, I have no doubt that she loves George, but the fact that he seems to constantly be overweight and undertrained is perhaps an issue. Not only this, but I question what happened to Monster Mog, particularly knowing the cat already disliked dogs.

Despite this, I loved reading about George, and despite the problems with the book for anyone who loves dogs, this book is a definite read.

[Ann Boytim · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Judith Summers is a widow with a young son and they are both missing the man in their life Judith decides maybe they should look for a dog as a companion for her son never dreaming that she would end up with a dog who took over their lives. Amusing book and about a spaniel that rules the household.

[Linda Spyhalski · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great dog story! Sometimes a difficult dog can do wonders for a family in need and George was one of those. Along with his personality he brought trials and tribulations with enormous vet bills and demanding nature. If you love dogs this is a book for you!

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved reading this book, I was lucky enought to grow up with a king Charles spaniel called ben, he was my best friend growing up .. this book that's got me back to reading again 🐾.

[Tania Laugier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant book. Lovely and visual writing