Bad Dog: 278 Outspoken, Indecent, and Overdressed Dogs

Bad

by R.D. Rosen, Harry Prichett, Rob Battles

Bad habits, bad attitudes, bad breath. With a weakness for bad outfits and having bad hair days. Dogs are no less bad than cats, so it was only a matter of time before, emboldened by the runaway success of Bad Cat , the #1 New York Times bestseller with 487,000 copies in print, dogs would be begging for the chance to speak out. Dogs like:

Trixie, the puppy eating her own foot, who says: “If you’re wondering, it tastes like chicken.” Or the aging Sam, eyes popping out of his head and granny glasses askew: “Sweet mother of mercy—the Viagra’s working!” Or Tasia, a big mutt forced to wear little Santa hats, who snarls: “I’d like to roast your chestnuts on an open fire.” There’s Dallas the surly yoga instructor. The old letch Samson, half-mastiff and half-slobber. Barley of the Order of the Vested Shih Tzus. Devil-worshipping Penny. Friend of sailors Miz Skeeter Bug. And Charlie, whose words should be heeded by every owner who thinks it’s cute to dress up the family pet: “Listen to me! I am not a bird. I am not a plane. I’m just your dog, Charlie.” In the same format as Bad Cat , with 244 truly funny photographs (including a number of group portraits), plus name, age, hobby, and candid quote.

Genres: Humor, Nonfiction, Animals, Dogs, Comedy, Photography, Art and Photography

256 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2005

About the author

Richard Dean Rosen's writing career spans mystery novels, narrative nonfiction, humor books, and television. Strike Three You're Dead (1984), the first in Rosen's series featuring major league baseball player Harvey Blissberg, won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel from the Mystery Writers of America in 1985. Blissberg's adventures continued in four sequels, including Fadeaway (1986) and Saturday Night Dead (1988), which drew on Rosen's stint as a writer for Saturday Night Live.

Rosen's three nonfiction books include Psychobabble (1979), inspired by the term he coined, and A Buffalo in the House: The True Story of a Man, an Animal, and the American West (2007). Over the past decade, he co-created and co-wrote a bestselling series of humor books: Bad Cat, Bad Dog, Bad Baby, and Bad President.
 
He attended Brown University and graduated from Harvard College.

Reviews

[Ava · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was really funny

[Adel Z · Rating 1 out of 5]

1/2 star or less.
I thought this was gonna be a compilation of those dog-shaming memes, but it's just regular photos of dogs (a lot of them in costume) with stupid captions that are so tame they could have come from a church basement caption contest. 🙄 Incredibly lame.

[Dave · Rating 1 out of 5]

Crap. What can I say? I hated this book. It's nothing but dogs in supposedly funny poses and then witticisms that a 3rd grader would find stupid.

[Shannon · Rating 1 out of 5]

Truly, truly terrible. This book deserved to be thrown across the room. ;)

[Leanne Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny pictures of dogs, great coffee table book for dog lovers.

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amusing. Fast, flip-through.

[Kristina Tjaden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Freaking hilarious!!!

[Sarah Ehinger · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoy the dog photos, but the captions often missed the mark for me.

[Stephanie Duerr · Rating 4 out of 5]

To the one star review,WHO hurt you

[LaVonne · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don’t know what I expected.

[Mandi Lucci · Rating 5 out of 5]

These dogs are so cute and I will be their lawyer so they don’t get in trouble

[Christyn · Rating 1 out of 5]

I borrowed Bad Dog thinking that I was going to love this book. I didn't, and I couldn't me more grateful I didn't buy it. I thought this book was going to be about dogs being bad (or doing naughty things) like chewing on a shoe, rooting through the garbage can, etc - it isn't. It's mostly dog's in costumes (though there are a few pictures with dogs just being dogs). Some were cute, with amusing little quips that I liked looking at but most were only mildly amusing (they make my lips twitch but not full out smile or laugh). There were quite a few pictures that wouldn't be inappropriate on their own but when you add the captions become something different altogether (dirty/adult humor that I didn't find particularly funny but it may appeal to others). Because of the previously mentioned issue - NOT a Kid-friendly book (unless of course your kid is in their teens and you/they don't mind dirty humor).

It wasn't what I expected, and while that alone isn't an deal breaking for me the fact it had very few redeeming aspects (pictures/humor) made this a FAIL to me. Who knows you may enjoy it, but it wasn't my cup of tea. I think you'll either love it or hate it - I'm sure you can guess which camp I'm in.

[Regan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a gift from luckeyisis and, since it's a picture-oriented book with very short captions, it became a "bathroom book" (shut up, you know you have them!).

It was silly and fun. I actually finished this several weeks ago, but forgot to remove it from the rack so I just now recalled it was even there. :0)

This book has revealed a mystery to me, however. I also have Bad Cat, and the cats are just funnier than the dogs...which is strange because at my house the dogs are the clowns and the cats, while always entertaining, aren't. Why do cat pictures accept captioning so much easier than dog pictures?

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was really cute and an extremely fast read. I loved the puppies in their costumes. It makes me want to find some for my sister in laws golden retrievers to take their pictures in.

Re-read 2018
I re-read this because it's cute and I needed that at the time.

Re-read 2019
Cute quick read, with some really cute dogs with slightly risque captions.

Re-read 2022
Super cute and funny great dog costumes as well.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was hilarious. What a great little book to share with family and friends and watch each other laugh. It has something for everyone to relate too. People sent in photos and names of their dogs dressed up and the authors made silly captions to fit the dog. They also assigned a hobby to each dog in closing and they were so funny.

[Lisa James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny as HELL. This small, pocket sized book is a gem. Chock full of 278 full color photos of dogs getting in trouble, & the bitingly sarcastic & hilarious comments, if you're having a bad day, this will cheer you up.

[Michelle Winters · Rating 4 out of 5]

funny pics

[Neesha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is what I turn to when I have had a bad day and need a laugh. It is hilarious! My husband and I nearly collapsed with laughter when we found it in the bookstore.

[Tammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious!

[Sommer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a cute book especially for the dog lovers. You will laugh out loud!!!

[Nikki · Rating 2 out of 5]

Please don't dress up your dog....even though I do. He has a rubber ducky rain slicker and a red quilted winter coat with a fur lined hood...priceless!

[Lael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Better than catz.

[Gabby · Rating 5 out of 5]

VERY, VERY FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Peacegal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Imagine I Haz A Hotdog with a spellchecker.

[Sharon · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is a waste of time. I expected cute dogs with cute sayings and that's not what this book is about. Not for children.

[Tayler · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOL!!! So funny!!! =D

[Kelly Symes · Rating 5 out of 5]

funny coffee table book

[Kristy Archila contreras · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely hilarious!

[Patricia Atkinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

it was cute loved the photos

[Danni · Rating 4 out of 5]

funny