“Some dogs, like some people, just can’t abide a quiet life,” writes Hal Borland, author of The Dog Who Came to Stay, in this warm and touching memoir. Penny the basset shows up at the Borlands’ Connecticut farmhouse on a cold, snowy day–head held high, tail wagging, as if she were a long-awaited guest. Hal and Barbara Borland were no strangers to strays. Pat, the rabbit hound thousands of … rabbit hound thousands of readers came to know in The Dog Who Came to Stay, had also appeared one winter, staying to become the family’s dear companion. Now, Pat is gone, and Hal and Barbara are bereft without canine company. They fall in love with Penny–and she seems to fit right in.
Penny is a delightful dog–short-legged, flop-eared, full of fun and curiosity. And she loves people, so much so that she leaves the Borlands to go visiting elsewhere, often settling in with a different family for days on end. Indeed, Hal and Barbara admire her for her spirit of individuality and independence.
Though she never truly belonged to them, the Borlands agreed that Penny was a dog well worth loving–and so will readers.
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I love story’s about animals, this was very funny, sweet,,and unpredictable at the same time.
A great read for all dog lovers
Penny was loved by everyone she came in contact with but she was in charge of her own life and was unstoppable…great read.
Hal and Barbara Borland are writers and tell the story of Penny, a basset hound that appears at their door one winter day. Penny is a dog that cannot stay in one place too long. She often wanders to other homes but will wander back to the Borlands again temporarily. One day she leaves and does not return. The Borlands each write a different fictional possibility to what happens to Penny.
Hal Borland can do no wrong and Penny proves it.
It brought me to tears,i love all of nature,but dogs are at the peak.
I did not find this book to be as good as his others.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the author’s writing.
Anyone who loves dogs, especially Bassett hounds, will enjoy this memoir written by one of America’s great authors.
I related to this book because I had a basset hound much like Penny. Very good story
Very good
Scrappy little dog.
I could have written this same book about my two Bassett hounds. They are defiantly right on about life of the Bassett hound.
I have been the proud mom of three Basset Hounds, and the description of Penny is right on the nail. Each Basset is a unique individual but they all inspire love and deep affection. A wonderful story. Everyone who loves a dog should read this.
Great story about a free-willed dog and those who love(d) her.
It was funny and sad as well as frustrating. Penny did not inspire warmth!
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A very delightful read about a free range Bassett hound that could not stay in one place, but made her way into your heart and then had to move on.
I loved this book because it reminded me of a Basset Hound we had for 16 years. He liked to wander He thought he belonged to the whole neighborhood and his behavior was much like Penny’s.
Love dogs . Enjoy reading when a dog is the main character