Cathy’s Reviews > Dog Boy > Status Update

I’m glad he has laurentia and I’m Actually impressed that he trusts her enough to let her fuss over him and hug him. Its probably good for his speech development to speak with her too. And she obviously cares a lot about him, even using her own money to buy him that coat (which probably saved his life during the winter months too)

He really thinks and acts like a dog, its unsettling. It’s all he knows, but still disheartening to read about him chasing kids with the dogs and killing cats and stealing anything he can get away with. Chasing and scaring other people just for the thrill of it. Bcs if they’re scared of you it means that you don’t have to be scared of them. The begging might be good for him though, more human interaction

That’s so sad, he’s looking for connection with humans even though he doesn’t know Why and doesn’t trust them. It’s human nature to try and understand other humans and be one with the group. He had a connection with that singing woman but she’s probably dead or relocated. He still remembers how to speak at least basic phrases though thankfully.

I’m sad that Brown brother died although I was pretty sure that one of the puppies would. I wonder if next years puppies Will survive or not. Mamochka killed the ones she had this year bcs the winter was so cold, which was the right decision consedering the wolves that stalker them all winter. Or I’m assuming since it’s never outright stated. It is surprising tho that Romochka doesn’t seem to know abt wolves

This book is deeply disturbing in a lot of ways

Maybe Mamochka had black dog and golden bitch while living with humans who abused them?
That would explain why they view him differently from the other puppies. Although Golden seems more like she’s wary of him but wants his approval while Black dog sees him as a playmate or an equal mostly

”Other puppies” the writing is very good at conveying how Romochka starts to see himself as though he’s a dog, not a boy. But at the same time the author highlights the differences and how they impact him, how the dogs vore him differently from themselves but still include him.