Hounded

The Lowdown on Life from Three Dachshunds

By: Matt Ziselman

Narrated by: Brian Troxell

Living with three strong-willed, highly individual Dachshunds can be equal parts entertaining, frustrating and rewarding. Just ask Matt Ziselman.

Armed with a fresh, creative voice that is unabashedly cranky one moment and profoundly poignant the next, Ziselman mixes hilarious canine stories, with heartfelt reminiscences from his own life, the results of which is a memoir of illuminating life lessons, courtesy of the three thoroughly Teutonic Dachshunds that he shares his life (and couch) with: Baxter, Maya and Molly. Seemingly mundane moments, like Baxter's incessant, neuroses inducing staring, Maya's inexplicable refusal to walk through the front door and Molly's obsessive compulsive love for a torn and tattered blanket become, through Ziselman's insightful eyes, a treasure trove of observations that any dog-lover will appreciate. In a market where Americans spend more than $40 billion a year on their pets, this work of razor-sharp wit and quiet tenderness will reach out and grab listeners everywhere by the heartstrings and-quite possibly-their leashes.

HOUNDED wraps universal insights in hot-dog-shaped packages, providing true dog lovers with many knowing nods, honest belly laughs and an accurate, warts-and-all reflection of the fascination, wonder and love that they have for their dogs.

And that Matt Ziselman obviously has for his.

Excellent Book

Loved this book. As a Dachshund owner I can relate to this story from beginning to end.

Any Dachshund Lover Will Understand

As a long time dachshund lover, you will enjoy. Some of the personal stories are a little odd, but it's a personal memoir, so what can you expect? The narrator is not my favorite, especially when reading the wife's or child's dialogue. It all comes back to the dogs though, which is the important part.

This book was hard to put down.!

This book spoke about life and the struggles we all have with it wrapped up in a warm,wet dog kiss.

WONDERFUL

What made the experience of listening to Hounded the most enjoyable?

The story of the author is interwoven with life lessons from his dachshunds which is funny touching and sincerely presented.

What did you like best about this story?

Everything...I must confess sometimes I fall asleep to an audio story but this one kept me interested.

What about Brian Troxell’s performance did you like?

Like the the tone of his voice and the voice change with another characters statements

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

YES !!

Any additional comments?

Give it a listen !! You will be glad you did for sure :)

Life lessons the Doxy way

I thought I was getting a cute little book about a guy and his 3 dogs. This book is so much more than that. Ziselman lets us into his soul in this book. I'm sure it was therapeutic for him, but it touched me deeply. His clear affection for his flawed (but loving) dogs, his wife, and his daughter shine through the stories.

Yes, I have 2 Dachshunds. Yes, they are a quirky as his. That isn't why I loved the book.

I loved the book because it touched something in me as he worked his way through the death of his parents and the lasting damage those deaths did to his life. I like honesty in writing, and I felt that was what I got in this little book.

In addition the author has a nice light style that makes the listening delightful. The narrator does a great job letting the author's voice come through, too. I'll be looking for more books by this author and this narrator.