When Mark Doty decides to adopt a dog as a companion for his dying partner, he brings home Beau, a large, malnourished golden retriever in need of loving care.
Dog Years is a poignant, intimate Memoir interwoven with profound refl.
Before long, the two dogs become Doty\'s intimate companions, and eventually the very life force that keeps him from abandoning all hope during the darkest days.
Joining Arden, the black retriever, to complete their family, Beau bounds back into life.
When Mark Doty decides to adopt a dog as a companion for his dying partner, he brings home Beau, a large, malnourished golden retriever in need of loving care