Rou can read, dance, see all the colors of the rainbow, and—if he puts a pencil between his teeth—use a laptop. He may look like any other rescue dog, but if his new owner thinks he’s about to be neutered, she’s got another thing coming.
Accompanied by Shakespeare, a Pug with the intelligence of a Pug, Rou heads into the desert. Cannibal coyotes. Stray humans. A city of sin. The dangers are real. So are Rou’s questions: Where did I come from? And is a human life really worth more than mine?
Equal parts dark comedy and quixotic quest, The Second-Smartest Dog That Ever Lived delivers sharp humor, unexpected tenderness, and big, unsettling questions—all narrated by a dog who knows our deepest secret: we’re animals too.
Readers are saying:
★★★★★ "I did not expect the complexity, the humor, the philosophy, and the humanness that exist in these pages! But don't be fooled—this is no boring, philosophical story. While the themes are underlying, the main force of this novel is action and movement."
★★★★★ “By far the best dog story I’ve ever read.”
★★★★★ "A very impressive debut that works on a variety of levels."
★★★★★ “Insanely creative.”
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