Puppy Chow Is Better Than Prozac: The True Story of a Man and the Dog Who Saved His Life

Puppy Chow Is Better Than Prozac: The True Story of a Man and the Dog Who Saved His Life
by Bruce Goldstein

Puppy Chow Is Better Than Prozac: The True Story of a Man and the Dog Who Saved His Life
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Author: Bruce Goldstein
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-03-10
ISBN: 1568583842
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Da Capo Press

Book Reviews of Puppy Chow Is Better Than Prozac: The True Story of a Man and the Dog Who Saved His Life

Book Review: Amazing insight into mental illness
Summary: 3 Stars

I have had several friends with bi-polar disorder and a boyfriend that was much like Bruce. Yikes. I don't wish that situation on anyone. For me the book was tedious and a bit over the top, but then I thought, "THAT is mental illness." Everything is magnified. The book actually made me much more sympathetic to those with mental illness as I can't even imagine how many of those people get from one day to the next. Obviously many don't. A homeless man in British Columbia (who suffers from mental illness) had one of his dogs taken from him and all he wanted was his dog back. Michael Phelps, on an interview with TODAY, just wanted to see his dog. Dogs do something for all of us. If Ozzy gave Bruce his life back then not a big surprise to the many, many of us who's lives dogs touch. Not sure if I'd recommend this book just based on the tedium. Not every sentence needs to be a ringer.

Summary of Puppy Chow Is Better Than Prozac: The True Story of a Man and the Dog Who Saved His Life

To Bruce Goldstein-an edgy, twenty-something New Yorker trying to make his mark in advertising-just waking up in the morning was an ordeal. Underemployed and recently dumped, he was well into the downward spiral of bipolar disorder. Even with therapy, lithium, Paxil, Wellbutrin, and Prozac, he could not shake his rapid mood swings, his fear of dying, or the voice of Satan, who first visited him one sunny day in Central Park. Then came Ozzy, a black Labrador pup (named after metal's "Prince of Darkness") who leads Bruce toward recovery through complete, canine dependence. From the depths of his despair to a life remade, Bruce shows how learning to care for, train, and love the hilariously loyal Ozzy provided him with the structure and focus he needed to heal.

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