Ivan!: A Pound Dog's View on Life, Love, and Leashes
by Tim McHugh
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A story of hope, love and purpose for anyone who has ever loved a rescue dog.
With wry wit, deep insight, and vivid anecdotes, Tim McHugh gives voice to the family pet and delves into the place where the canine and human hearts become one.
Ivan, a mixed-breed dog-philosopher with an extreme underbite and various other deformities, chronicles his life story with keen observations about his adopted family and the people he loves, covering the life events that touch us all. Throughout his life Ivan keeps plugging forward with optimism and faith, always striving to learn from his mistakes, believing that even as he is ultimately facing old age, disease, and death, life is all the more wonderful. To Ivan, love and relationships with people are what matters most, and that if a deformed pound dog like him can find love and acceptance, anyone can. His is a lively, humorous story of hope and perseverance.
With wry wit, deep insight, and vivid anecdotes, Tim McHugh gives voice to the family pet and delves into the place where the canine and human hearts become one.
Ivan, a mixed-breed dog-philosopher with an extreme underbite and various other deformities, chronicles his life story with keen observations about his adopted family and the people he loves, covering the life events that touch us all. Throughout his life Ivan keeps plugging forward with optimism and faith, always striving to learn from his mistakes, believing that even as he is ultimately facing old age, disease, and death, life is all the more wonderful. To Ivan, love and relationships with people are what matters most, and that if a deformed pound dog like him can find love and acceptance, anyone can. His is a lively, humorous story of hope and perseverance.
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Book details
- Author
- Tim McHugh
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- Fiction › Biographical & Autofiction
Fiction › Family Life - Topics
- rescue dogs · dog's point of view · anthropomorphized animals · family life · humor · aging and mortality · adoption · animal philosophy
- ISBN-13
- 9781596528314
About the author
TIM McHugh is a professional musician, composer, and English Language Arts teacher, and the author of two books. His recent books include Ivan!: A Pound Dog’s View on Life, Love, and Leashes and The Poet Chronicles.
McHugh earned a BA in Creative Writing from Western Washington University. He teaches at a rural alternative high school, working with at-risk youth.
When he’s not writing, McHugh performs and records music, having shared bills with artists including Kris Kristofferson and Bonnie Raitt and released multiple albums. His work with at-risk youth in an alternative school setting informs his writing life.
Tim lives in northern Washington State with his family.