#dogland

Nonfiction reads about animals that'll keep you hooked!

The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik

A tale of three birders crossing the continent and vying to become the person in America who identifies the most birds in one year. Tells the tale of a real contest, and how in its craziest year, three birders crawled through dumpsters, hiked the highest peaks, and scraped to get enough money to win the Big Year title.

(Editor's note: As you can probably guess by the cover above, there's also a movie starring Jack Black, Owen Wilson, and Steve Martin!)

The Dragon Behind the Glass: A True Story of Power, Obsession, and the World's Most Coveted Fish by Emily Voigt

A reporter goes on a global tour in search of a wild Asian arowana, the world's most expensive aquarium fish, to find out what about this fish inspires murder, millions of dollars, and plastic surgery on fish, and whether they're still alive in the wild.

Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show by Tommy Tomlinson

Explores the hype and realities of life for humans and dogs in the show ring. The deeper story, though is the rumination on how dogs and humans have changed one another throughout the years, and what we mean to each other.

Four Thousand Paws: Caring for the Dogs of the Iditarod: A Veterinarian's Story by Lee Morgan

This is a rollicking memoir of a veterinarian, one of dozens who volunteer their time each year to come to the frozen tundra and snowdrifts of Alaska. Their mission? To keep safe and healthy the hundreds of dogs participating in the thousand-mile Iditarod Trail Race. It's a tale not just of the extraordinary people who race the trail, but the tenacity and spirit of their dogs, and the incredible coordination that it takes to get veterinarians and support staff flown and ready to take care of canine athletes far from veterinary clinics.

Bau bau

Ok so uhhhhh I saw a post forever ago saying dogland sounds like a sea shanty and I couldn’t get it out of my head sooooo Chainsaw Man Dog Pirates!! I was gonna draw Aki too but I ran out of steam lol. I’ll still probably draw him later.