by Ted Kerasote
I have no quotes from Merle's Door and won't apologize. It was just too good to pull out bits and pick them apart. It should be left whole and perfect.
Merle is a dog and his man is a writer. As a writer, you expect a person to be a excellent observer and he truly is--but Merle is better. He figures out things--people, boats, echoes, trash cans.... He dances, sings, and charms even the dog catcher. He loves elk hunting but despises bird hunting. He absolutely adores downhill skiing--so much that sometimes he has to remind his man that the best powdery slope might not be the one you're pursuing--it's the one you're at right now.
While the dogs in my life are always and forever the best dogs in the world, Merle gets to stand with them. May the elk be forever with you, Sir Merle!
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