Article: The Social Lives of Dogs: The Grace of Canine Company.(Review)

The Social Lives of Dogs: The Grace of Canine Company. By Elizabeth Marshall Thomas. 256 pages. Simon & Schuster. $24 hardcover.

"How was it that in New Hampshire, dogs, cats, birds and people could gather together in a kitchen preparing to eat meals that did not consist of each other?" ruminates Elizabeth Marshall Thomas as she readies her pets' dinner. Her latest book--a sequel to her best-selling Hidden Life of Dogs-answers through observations on the complex dynamics of her multispecies household.

Tales of her brood are likely to move readers to laughter and tears. There is the noble and excruciatingly intelligent Sundog. Next comes Misty, a ...

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