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Title: A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home

Subtitle: Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher

Author: Sue Halpern

Narrator: Karen White

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-16-13

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 53 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

At loose ends with her daughter leaving home and her husband on the road, Sue Halpern decided to give herself and Pransky, her under-occupied Labradoodle, a new leash - er, lease - on life by getting the two of them certified as a therapy dog team. Smart, spirited, and instinctively compassionate, Pransky turned out to be not only a terrific therapist but an unerring moral compass. In the unlikely sounding arena of a public nursing home, she led her teammate into a series of encounters with the residents that revealed depths of warmth, humor, and insight Halpern hadn't expected. And little by little, their adventures expanded and illuminated Halpern's sense of what virtue is and does - how acts of kindness transform the giver as well as the given-to.

Funny, moving, and profound, A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home is the story of how one faithful, charitable, loving, and sometimes prudent mutt - showing great hope, fortitude, and restraint along the way (the occasional begged or stolen treat notwithstanding) - taught a well-meaning woman the true nature and pleasures of the good life.

Members Reviews:

my mistake!

I imagined this would be a light-hearted collection of goofy dog anecdotes from this therapy-dog owner, and I love a good goofy dog story. Instead, it is a self-indulgent narrative by a quite silly and shallow woman who imbues her dog with human-like reason and emotion. She is amazed to find that people who are old, infirm in body or mind, or alone are yet enjoying life, looking forward, making friends, and are not suffering in silence, but are serene in silence. The author is stunned and (falsely, it feels) humbled by her previous fears and ignorance. Yikes!! keep this dope away from MY nursing home, should I end up in one.

The narrator is one whom I have heard and not enjoyed before. She sounds like an old kindergarten teacher reading to Story Circle, all raised eyebrows, exaggerated emotions, and crazy character voices. Karen White. I will definitely remember to avoid this name in the future.

Good book, not so great narration

I generally liked the story, and appreciated the writing style and unique perspective of the author, so it took me a little while to figure out that the reason I wasn't fully engaged with this book was because of the narrator. I'm not sure if the narrator sounded patronizing, trivializing, or just too pragmatic for this text, but I did not emotionally connect with the book, and I think it was largely because of the way it was read.

Disappointing

I was so excited for this book, as a staff member of a nursing home who has brought my dog with me as part of the "family" for over 10 years. There was no plot and joy to this book and perhaps that wasn't the intention, but it was certainly unclear what the purpose was. It was more of an unorganized editorial. And the reader didn't even sound interested in what she was saying.

Exceptional in every way

I hoped the book would be about the therapeutic process of giving and receiving. I was not disappointed in the least. The author did an excellent job of researching and exploring deep truth and mystery. I am so thankful she allowed me to learn from her experiences. The reader's voice was perfect.

Don't Let This Title Fool You - You Will Love This

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Absolutely.