Collection of classic poems that have dogs in them. Nothing much to add. Fun to read and at times it's sad too. If you love poems and you love dogs, check it out.

#Dog-eared by # Duncan Wu is a wonderful. If you are a dog lover or know one this is perfect. The poems have such depth.
Thank you for the advance copy,
#Netgalley, #Duncan Wu, and # Basic Books

this book wasn't what I was expecting but it was still really good and a nice read if you don't know what to read next

This is about the strangest premise for a book of poetry that I have ever encountered. But, because I love dogs so much, and am a fan of prose and poetry no matter the premise, I decided to give it a go. Once I commit to reading each poem with an open mind, I was amazed by the book's beauty, insight and even humor. Dogs truly are man's best friend, having been for generations, and Duncan Wu's fascinating book certainly reminds the reader of the love between man and canine.

This book honestly was not what I was expecting at all. I was thinking it would be modern poetry including dogs, but instead it was a lot of classics, some of which were not favorable towards dogs. This may just be my mistake in reading the description so long before I actually read the book.

Dogs are man’s best friend - no truer words have ever been spoken! Duncan Wu has compiled such a great book that will touch the heart of any dog lover.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

As a dog-lover, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to read this one. It was a cute collection of stories about the love we have for our dogs. Heartwarming and definitely worth your time!

I loved this book. Such a sweet tribute to paw friends. Perfect for a light, easy read when you don't know what book to read next. It will get you out of your reading slump. Best read while cuddling a pup.

I always enjoy poems about animals and had previously enjoyed other collections I found, so I was excited to see this one pop up. I really enjoyed the biographical information about each author and the animals that they had in their lives, but I was somewhat disappointed when a good number of the poems weren't necessarily about dogs, and maybe had only a few lines or a mention of dogs. I was really hoping all of them would have dogs as the central subject, but I did enjoy the variance between styles and subjects overall.

When I signed up for this book, I was expecting some poems about dogs, child-like poems, even. I did not expect to travel through multiple centuries, reading poems about dogs. That's what made this book exceptionally unique in my opinion. I liked that it was mostly "old" poems - poems from people like Ovid or Vergil, for example.
Even though I am not a big fan of dogs or poems, it was beautiful to read and I enjoyed the poems in general and the information provided about the authors of the poems.
Definitely a good choice for dog-lovers and a sweet gift!


I received a free ARC by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to the publisher for an advance copy of this book via netgalley!


A sweet recount of the relationship between human and dog since the ancient times. The author takes the time to explain context before having the reader read the actual passages/ poems. A heartwarming read for any dog lovers :)

This book is not what I was expecting from the cover and that may be my own fault, but I fear the potential reader may misunderstand what this book is about as well...

What I was expecting was exactly what this author indicates this book is NOT in their introduction, a heartfelt book filled with poetry about our canine companions. While this book is dedicated to poetry about our four-legged friends, it is basically a history lesson of how we have always held a deep relationship with doggo-kind. It is a look at historical literature/poetry and how humanity has interacted with dogs through time.

Overall this book was interesting but not what I was expecting initially as it was more of a history lesson then a fun homage to dogs through poetry and I wonder if its marketing could be a bit clearer to the customer (at least as far as the cover's presentation goes). For what it is, the author does a great job of compiling documents from countless sources and breaking them down into an approachable, unique, and revealing message about one of the most recognizable connections humanity has with our animal-friends.

This book was not at all what I expected from the description.

I did like that the book/poetry was a collection over centuries of time. I learned a lot from blurbs that Duncan wrote about the authors that preempted the poems. In more recent years, the blurbs from the writers themselves were enjoyable.

I never knew how much hatred there was towards dogs, so as a dog lover it was a little heavy. As we got closer in time to the current century, I think I enjoyed the poetry more, but I wouldn’t say that any one poem really stood out to me.

I’m not someone who DNF a book but I learned in this book that I DNF all poems. Some were just so boring or in such old time language that I didn’t care and moved on to the next. Maybe for someone who loves classics and Shakespeare this is more their style but it’s not for me.

I would’ve loved some modern and more dog loving poems! I understand that the history isn’t of that nature entirely but I would’ve liked to get a little further. (It’s sort of like how in school we learned up to about WW2 and then never got much further into any history that we or our parents may have actually lived through and can relate to more.)

Maybe this sounds harsh, but the only really great thing about this book to me is that fees or royalties from the book will be shared with the ASPCA and the American Fox Terrier Rescue.

This is a book of selected poetry about man's best friend. The poems are from various time periods through history. It was interesting to see how far back the poems went, and that dogs have always had a significant impact on humans.

It wasn't necessarily what I was expecting it to be, but I enjoyed it for wat it was. If you have an interest in dogs and/or poetry, you might like this one!


Thank you to Duncan Wu, Basic Books, and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is not exactly what I was expecting but I still enjoyed it as both a dog lover and a dog owner. I honestly enjoyed the intro and bits of history and info more than the poems but that is just my own personal feelings. I really enjoyed seeing how far back our love for dogs goes. I would say if you love dogs, history, or poetry this is the book for you.

I like this book though I would have liked if the author kept the bio part before the poems for all the authors.

The premise is very interesting and intriguing, but sadly, this isn't what I expected from this book. I liked the introduction more than most of the entries. I'm disappointed and a bit sad because I wanted to like this book a lot.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-arc of this book. My opinions are my own.

I was expecting a nice little book with sweet little poems on the loyal, funny and endearing creatures that are dogs. This book, however, is not that. My mistake - I just didn't read the description of this book well enough. I just read the word 'dog' and that made me pick up this book :)
This book is a collection of poems through the ages, starting with the ancient Greeks all the way to more recent poets.

While there are a lot of beautiful poems in this book out of different time periods, what I missed was more emotion. I missed the link between the different poems and between the different times. It could have been more than just a collection of poems, but to me, it wasn't.

A very well researched collection of poems about mans best friend.

My first book of this type, and wasn’t disappointed.

I was able to read an advanced copy thanks to the website NetGalley

I wasn’t too sure on this book, it wasn’t really what I was expecting. It contained a lot of older poems and I think I would have liked a few more modern poems included. There was also a lot of information about the poets which I wasn’t really interested in. There were some lovely poems in but I just expected something a bit different. I would give this book 2.5 stars.