"Sleeps with Dogs is an absolutely marvelous book, filled with sharp wit and a deep compassion for the companion animals we sometimes call pets. As she learns about the animals in her care as a pet nanny, writer Lindsey Grant discovers a new depth to her compassion and important truths about the animals' owners. This is a notable debut by a thoughtful, intelligent, and articulate writer."—Philip Lee Williams, author of A Distant Flame
"Lindsey Grant's Sleeps with Dogs is a charming, poignant, and beautifully written memoir. Lindsey's life as a professional 'pet nanny' is filled with wonderfuland often hilariousexperiences. Each pet is a fully realized character with foibles, nuances, quirks, and neuroses; each owner with equal generosity, love, and grace. Along the way, Lindsey Grant shares all her very own insecurities, flaws, and anxieties with such stunning truth that you'll want to wrap your arms around her. When she finally meets the man of her dreams, you will truly root for her. This book is a wonderfuland wholly uniquelove story: it's about pets, their owners, and their delightful, funny pet nanny who finds love along the way."—Amy Ferris, author of Marrying George Clooney
“[Sleeps with Dogs] illustrates [Grant’s] deep compassion for the animals in her care. Grant’s often hilarious account is thoughtful, empathetic, and articulate
it will make readers alternately howl with laughter and groan in empathy. This enjoyable book should have wide appeal and is especially recommended for millennials, pet lovers, and entrepreneurs.”—Library Journal
11/15/2014
Striking out on her own after college, Grant, former program director for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), finds work in the high-demand field of pet sitting. Her memoir illustrates her deep compassion for the animals in her care, which are mostly as neurotic as their owners. The author specializes as a pet nanny, i.e., sleeping at the clients' homes and caring for their pets overnight. It sounds like an enviable job—staying in glamorous San Francisco Bay-area homes and taking pampered dogs for an occasional walk—but in reality everything that could possibly go wrong does in fact occur, and the money Grant earns is far less than a living wage. Her anecdotal entries will make readers alternately howl with laughter and groan in empathy as she struggles to pay her bills, deal with a lack of health care, and develop a social life. Grant's often hilarious account is thoughtful, empathetic, and articulate. VERDICT This enjoyable book should have wide appeal and is especially recommended for millennials, pet lovers, and entrepreneurs.—Susan Riley, Mamaroneck P.L., NY