Using the latest in wolf research and exploring issues of animal consciousness, leadership, and the origins of the human-dog relationship, Kerasote takes readers on the journey shared with a dog he found in a Utah desert.
Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these Lessons can be applied universally..
A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle\'s Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership.
He put a dog door in his house so Merle could live both outside and in.
There, he realized that Merle\'s native intelligence would be diminished by living exclusively in the human world.
They became attached to each other, and Kerasote decided to name the dog Merle and bring him home.
While on a camping trip, Ted Kerasote met a dog--a Labrador mix--who was living on his own in the wild.
Using the latest in wolf research and exploring issues of animal consciousness, leadership, and the origins of the human-dog relationship, Kerasote takes readers on the journey shared with a dog he found in a Utah desert
