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Double Giveaway: Love at First Bark/You Had Me at Woof

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Julie Klam writes about dogs with a rollicking wit and a radiating warmth-as no other writer can. In her bestselling memoir You Had Me at Woof, she shared the secrets of happiness she learned as an occasionally frazzled but always devoted owner of Boston terriers.

love at first barkNow, with the same enchanting, pop culture-infused amalgam of humor and poignancy that reached the The New York Times and the Today show and won the hearts of readers across the country, she returns with more humorous insight into life with canine companions.

Klam focuses here on dog rescue, and its healing power not only for the dogs who are cared for and able to find good homes, but also for the people who bond with these animals. Klam became involved with rescue after years as an owner of purebred dogs. She was looking for a way to help and participate in a community, but she never imagined just how much she would receive in return.

The dogs she has rescued through the years have filled her life with laughter and contentment, sorrow and frustration, and they have made certain that she never has a dull moment. Along the way, she has collected stories from friends who have also found that guiding dogs to nurturing homes made their own lives richer. These experiences, which show us that even in our smallest gestures we can make a big difference, inspired Love at First Bark.

Prize 2:

A paperback copy of You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness: The secrets of love, health, and happiness gleaned from a life lived with dogs.

you had me at woofJulie Klam was thirty, single, and working as a part-time clerk in an insurance company, unable to meet a man she could spend her life with. And then it happened: she had a dream about a Boston terrier- a dream that practically hit her over the head. The companion she needed was not necessarily the one she’d had in mind.

As fate would have it, a dog is exactly the thing that she needed. The New York Times bestselling You Had Me at Woof is the often-hilarious and always charming story of one woman’s discovery of all she really needed to learn about life through her relationships with her canine companions. Klam shares how her love for dogs and the lessons she’s learned caring for them has shaped her heart. This is a funny, earnest, and emotionally compelling look at the surprises, pleasures, and revelations that happen when you let any mutt, beagle, terrier, or bulldog go charging through your world.

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How to Enter

Today’s five giveaway winners will each receive a copy of  Love at First Bark in hardcover, and a paperback copy of You Had Me at Woof, by mail. As always, only those in our e-mail list are eligible to enter, and if you’re not subscribed, you can fix that in five seconds by clicking here. When your first daily digest e-mail arrives, hit reply, type the words “contest entry” in the subject and send (current subscribers can reply to today’s digest). Only one entry per e-mail address please: those attempting to game the system with multiple entries will be disqualified.

We’ll use randomizer.org to select winners, who will be notified by e-mail. Entries will be accepted through midnight Tuesday: please note that the sponsor of this giveaway has specified that this contest is open to residents of the US and Canada only.

As always, good luck!  🙂