Dean Koontz's A Big Little Life

Dean Koontz is one of my all time favorite authors.   I count on him more for fictional works of course.   I enjoy his horror, his sci fi, and they are both the better if they include a dog.   Mr Koontz is one horror writer that I can pretty much count on not to kill pets at all in his book.   His love of animals and pets is very obvious in many of the novels that he has written.

So when I heard that he had written a non-fiction book about his dog, Trixie, and how she had improved upon his life....well...I had to read it, of course.   What could be sweeter than one of my favorite authors writing about dogs?  

In it you will find observations that many dog owners have and realize about their dogs.   Both he and his wife thought, as we all do, that their dog was the most special .   I am sure they think that of Anna, their current Golden Retriever as well.   It goes through their adventures of dog ownership, mid age health issues, and finally older age and death.   I think any true dog lover can relate to this journey.

Mr Koontz also elaborates on how Trixie influenced his writings.   Not just the nature of his canine characters, as that started even before their first dog, but the joy, wonder, and innocence that a dog brings to their owners lives.   I have thought this myself in watching my dogs at play, discovering new smells or someone's smell in the woods to investigage, and the joy of being able to move as they do.   They are a miracle and a mystery.

I really enjoyed his book, and the insights that he had as a dog owner.  

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