Dog Man by Martha Sherrill

Morie Sawatishi and one of his beloved Akitas.

Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain by Martha Sherrill is not exactly a dog art book.  It sounds more like a book about the art of living your life…with dogs.  It’s an account of Morie Sawatishi a mild-mannered engineer who gave up a better life to devote himself to saving the dying breed of Akitas in Japan.  Cathleen MacGuigan of Newsweek writes…

"This is one of those small but rich books on a seemingly arcane subject—a passionate dog lover in the remote mountains of Japan’s snow country—that is ultimately about something much greater. The story of Morie Sawataishi and his magnificent dogs—with their superior intelligence, stamina, fearlessness and almost spiritual calm—is really about the search for enduring values and the determination to live life on one’s own terms."

I can’t wait to read it!

You can buy Dog Man here.