Paws and Reflect: Exploring the Bonds Between Gay Men and Their Dogs

Title

Paws and Reflect: Exploring the Bonds Between Gay Men and Their Dogs

Contributors

Albee, Edward

Allgaier, Randy

Anderson, Kevin

Banis, Victor J.

Berman, Steve

Busch, Charles

Campbell, Hal

Caouette, Jonathan

Dermarco, J.R.G., Hardy, Donald L.

Kwielchek, Stephen

McCartney, Alistair

McCormick, Brain

McCormick, Randall

Mizejewski, David

Morton, Jack

Nyswanger, Ron

Overton, G. Russell

Phillips, Matthew

Quinn, Jay

Raphael, Lev

Ricker, Jeffrey

Rudd, Justin

Wallerstein, Michael

Zeffer, Andy

Editor

Plakcy, Neil

Sakson, Sharon

Description

"For most dog owners, our dogs are not possessions, they are family. Gay men in particular have found joy in bringing dogs into their nuclear circles. Their dogs love them unconditionally, without judgment or regard to sexual orientation; comfort them when they are in pain; and because most men outlive their dogs, teach them extraordinary lessons in how to cope with loss. . . Paws and Reflect is a celebration of all the dogs we have loved in the past, the dogs we love now, and the dogs of our future, who are only waiting for the right moment for us to invite them to join in our lives." -- From the Introduction

Through interviews and with original contributions, Paws and Reflect explores and celebrates the special and powerful bond between twenty-five gay men and their dogs. Interviewees included Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee, Cannes award-winning director Jonathon Caouette, Academy Award-nominated writer Ron Nyswaner, actor and playwright Charles Busch and Animal Planet's David Mizejewski, with contributions from authors Jay Quinn, Alistair McCartney and seventeen others.

Genre

Non-Fiction Essays

Edition

First

Publication Date

2006

Page Count

268

Tags/Themes

dogs

pets

gay

human-animal relationships

self-help

psychology

Publisher

Alyson Books

Record Creator

Taylor Dykes

ISBN

978-1-59350-034-4