The Wrong Dog: An Unlikely Tale of Unconditional Love

The Wrong Dog: An Unlikely Tale of Unconditional Love

by David Elliot Cohen
The Wrong Dog: An Unlikely Tale of Unconditional Love

The Wrong Dog: An Unlikely Tale of Unconditional Love

by David Elliot Cohen

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A Heartwarming Dog Story of Unconditional Love

“Part Marley and Me, part Bucket List, part travel memoir, Cohen’s book tells the story of Simba, a larger-than-life Labrador retriever whose physical size is matched only by his love of people.” ?Sara Hodon, Compulsive Reader

2018 International Book Awards Winner
#1 New Release in Southern US Travel Guides

From New York Times bestselling author David Elliot Cohen comes this unforgettable dog story of a cross-country road trip. The Wrong Dog is a heartwarming and hilarious memoir of a mischievous dog and the unconditional love he forges with the family who mistakenly adopts him.

There are no bad dogs. Meet Simba II, a playful white Labrador puppy brought home by accident. As he grows into an enormous ninety-pound dog with a huge personality, Simba cements the bond between two families and enriches their lives in countless ways.

A cross-country road trip to remember. When the family moves from San Francisco to New York, the author is charged with the ultimate animal rescue−bringing Simba to the family’s new home. He and his best friend, Erick, load Simba into the back of a station wagon and set out on a 3,300-mile once-in-a-lifetime road trip across America.

An epic journey for dog lovers. With stops at Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace; the Las Vegas Strip; Meteor Crater; the Painted Desert; Cadillac Ranch; Winslow, Arizona; Gallup, New Mexico; Graceland, and other all-American landmarks, this engaging and poignant volume chronicles an epic journey, the unconditional love between one dog and his family, and the vast and benevolent role dogs play in American family life. But most of all, The Wrong Dog shows us how the end of life can sometimes be the richest part of all.

If you’re a dog lover who’s enjoyed books such as Arthur: The Dog who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home, A Dog Called Hope, or No Ordinary Dog, then you’ll love and laugh along with The Wrong Dog.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781642509007
Publisher: Mango Media
Publication date: 11/18/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 229
Sales rank: 465,406
File size: 9 MB

About the Author

For over three decades, best-selling author and editor David Elliot Cohen has created books that have sold six million copies worldwide. Most were in the immensely popular Day in the Life and America 24/7 photography book series. He has four New York Times bestsellers and two international bestsellers to his credit. Cohen is a graduate of Yale University. He shares his time living between Manhattan and the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Laureen Seeger, and the youngest of their five children.

Table of Contents

1 A New Puppy, Part 1 1

Atlanta, Georgia

November 2000

2 Courting The Dog 5

San Francisco, California

October 2003

3 Stepdog 20

Tiburon, California

March 2006

4 Old Dog 31

The Sea Ranch, California

April 2013

5 Dog Disrupted 43

Tiburon, California

October 2013

6 Dogged Determination 58

Tiburon, California

August 3, 2014

7 Road Dog 69

Tiburon, California

August 17, 2014

3,291 miles to go

8 Dog Star 86

Bakersfield, California

Still August 17, 2014

3,032 miles to go

9 Raining Cats and Dogs 102

Las Vegas, Nevada

August 18, 2014

2,743 miles to go

10 Wonder Dog 113

Meteor Crater, Arizona

Still August 18, 2014

2,436 miles to go

11 It's a Dog's Life 134

The Petrified Forest, Arizona

Still August 18, 2014

2,372 miles to go

12 Junkyard Dog 147

Gallup, New Mexico

August 19, 2014

2,293 miles to go

13 Prairie Dog 156

Erick, Oklahoma

Still August 19, 2014

1,751 miles to go

14 Hound Dog

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 168

Still August 19, 2014

1,602 miles to go

15 Sick as a Dog 184

Memphis, Tennessee

August 20, 2014

1,154 miles to go

16 Dog Run 203

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

August 24, 2014

374 miles to go

17 Lucky Dog 213

Manhattan, New York

Still August 24, 2014

18 A New Puppy, Part 2 225

Manhattan, New York

October 18, 2014

Notes 234

Acknowledgments 242

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

This endearing memoir meets winning road trip adventure story combines wit and self-deprecation for a wonderful read any dog lover will relate to. With its cross-country romance and blended family whose bond is only strengthened by an out of control Labrador Retriever, this relatable, thoroughly modern story will win your heart. Highly recommended! — Connie Wilson, Modern Dog Magazine

Cohen kept me engaged to the very end of his book… I thoroughly enjoyed it cover to cover and believe you will as well.” — Diane Rich, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Blog "Time, travel, location and stunning imagery are common, unifying themes in the Cohen canon... The story of an urgent, 3,300-mile cross-country trip that two baby boomer guys take with an adorable 'wrong dog with a secondhand name,' was a tale he had to tell." — Lou Fancher, San Jose Mercury-News

“Part Marley and Me, part Bucket List, part travel memoir, Cohen’s book tells the story of Simba, a larger-than-life Labrador retriever whose physical size is matched only by his love of people… In The Wrong Dog, writer David Elliot Cohen shows that sometimes a situation that seems so wrong actually turns out all right in the end.” — Sara Hodon, Compulsive Reader

Despite the adorable puppy portrait on the cover, the book is more than the story of Simba and the cross-country road trip. It’s a beautifully written memoir. At times it reads like an offbeat sightseeing guide… at other times it is funny, sweet and sad. — Linda Wilson Fuoco , Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“Funny at times and touching too, it’s a heartwarming memoir.” — Kristine Sorensen, KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh

“Exceptionally well written, consistently engaging, highly entertaining, The Wrong Dog is especially recommended for those with their own canine companion… Certain to be an enduringly popular addition to community library Pets/Wildlife collections. — Midwest Book Review

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