Spooky Dog Tales for Cat Lovers?

Dog’s best friend: A brief history of an unbreakable bond

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Big [Dumb?-] Ideas Podcast: 
Dog's best friend?

Timekeepers

Last Monday I thought I would do an Apple Podcast search for podcast episodes featuring the author of the 'Timekeepers' book that I'm currently reading.

And while I didn't find a podcast featuring him talking about his 'Timekeepers' book, I did find one featuring him talking about his dog book.

And even though I'm more of a cat person I gave it a listen, which probably made me more of a cat person when I had finished listening:-)

Hearing Simon talking about taking his dog to the local "dog cinema" to mingle with other dog owners made me wonder what movie you would take a dog to see?

Although 'Cujo' took no time at all springing to mind:-)

10 Halloween Dog Movies to Watch with your Dog?

Then I listened to the latest 'The Moth' podcast and it was a Halloween episode featuring a guy talking about dressing up as his dead dog to go trick or treating one year.

Well, I guess a moth is a symbol of transformation, much like a butterfly is?-)

Moth Verses Butterfly Symbolism

No wonder I'm starting to really swing to the side of the cat lovers lately;-) 

The Moth Podcast: 
2021 Halloween episode

As I'm mulling over how anyone in their right mind would think a "dog cinema" would be a good idea, the perfect doggy cinema movie pooped into my head ... 'Dumb AND Dumber TO';-)  

MEOW!!

I'll pass on Simon's dog book and stop wasting time on podcasts about dogs and their stupid owners and get back to reading his much more interesting 'Timekeepers' book;-) 

I would have thought Simon would have preferred a better watchdog to have around the home though:-)

At least the Big Ideas podcast tagged a talk on the end by Helen Brown about cats to bring some sanity to the episode -

Cleo

I guess 'Cleo' would be the dog lovers equivalent to 'Cujo' when it came to animal horror stories?

Time to stop making lame jokes about cats, dogs and dog owners, I guess?-)

Time Warps ... Again?

Frankenstein (The Movie) Turns 90?

UPDATE: October 31st, 2021

Dog's Best Friend by Simon Garfield,
 read by Julian Rhind-Tutt

I'm a glutton for punishment (much like a dog owner is I guess?-) and just had to have a listen to more podcasts I found in another Apple podcast search for episodes featuring Simon Garfield while I was trying to nod off to sleep last night.

Just My Type by Simon Garfield,
read by Julian Rhind-Tutt

Well, Simon sure isn't "TYPE CASTING" himself when it comes to writing books, by the looks and sounds of it:-)

DOG TYPES?-)

Ep 34 - Simon Garfield and his
new book, Dog’s Best Friend

I was surprised to hear in the above podcast episode the host say that the dog book is Simon's 20th book.

I heard the guys say that dogs originated from wolves, so I thought here is another movie for the dog cinema "Halloween" list that runs rings around all of those movies on the Top 10 list above ...

The Grey:-)

And 'The Grey' turns 10 this year according to its IMDB page, so I might have to pick this as my Halloween movie to watch tonight ... with no pets around me:-)

Plus, in my Australian state of Queensland it just happens to be Grandparent's Day, so what better movie to watch than 'The Grey' tonight I say?-)

Got Your Queensland Grandparents Day Pumpkin For Sunday October 31st Yet?

Ep 1 - Beverley Knight, MBE,
  From Fear To Rescue

I was curious to have a listen to episode #1 of 'A Dog's Best Friend' podcast as to hear the motivation for starting the podcast, and I was amused that the first guest Beverley Knight (who I hadn't heard of before now) was born in Wolverhampton and also had a role in the stage play 'CATS':-)

... that Beverley is a Cats person really:-)

Beverley Knight, MBE

Beverley Knight is a keen supporter of home city football club Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

Once more into the fray ...
Live and die on this day?