The Cat Who Read the Mail
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The Cat Who Read the Mailsixteen amazing stories about our mysterious bond with animalsCan a dog understand the grief and loss of 9/11? Can a cat expose a cheating husband? Can a research dog let his rescuer know he wants to be called Rexy?Absolutely! And here are the stories to prove it. These are accounts of extraordinary interactions between people and pets. Stories that surprise, perplex and move us. But The Cat Who Read the Mail is not simply another collection of amazing animal stories. Instead, animal writer and columnist Elinor Donahue explores the interaction between people and pets when it moves beyond amazing and becomes inexplicable, mysterious, profound. Shes interviewed dozens of ordinary people who have anything but ordinary stories to tell. Here, told in a lively, journalistic style, are the most compelling encounters with the unexpected through an animal.Samson the cat began chewing and ripping the mail - selecting only the mail addressed to the husband of the house. Hed then deposit the remains at the front door where the wife would see it when she came home. Samson was on to something. Annie, the 12-pound therapy dog at Ground Zero, gathered the gazes of a circle of bereaved men a few days after 9/11 - whereupon each of them spilled out, one by one, whom they lost there. My mother. My brother. My sister.When Malibu the dog died, her housemate cat, Whip, watched in fascination -- and the next day took on Malibus daily habits, including opening the kitchen cabinets to forage for dog treats. While each story in this entertaining and fast-reading book stands on its own, the narratives gather momentum as a collection, suggesting there is more mystery and meaning here than our limited vantage can account for. However, Donahue does not attempt to explain or interpret. She simply showcases these special pets and the ordinary people who have glimpsed the extraordinary because of them. The Cat Who Read the M
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