Jacinta Wangari

"Babies are blessed with such open-mindedness that they can talk and understand other creatures. As adults, we often lose that language."Growing up on the slopes of the Menengai Crater in Kenya, Jacinta Wangari lived in a world where the animals didn't just share the compound-they ran it. In this second installment of the P. E. T. S series, the "clueless" narrator becomes a keen observer of the four-legged characters that shaped her childhood.
Meet Scooby Doo, the golden-brown dog who lived like a "restless husband" and treated the home like a transit hotel. Experience the "musical chairs" of a litter of twelve puppies, the lethal reflexes of a hunting dog named Melon, and the silent wisdom of an introverted shepherd named Major. Told with dry humor and a researcher's eye for detail, these are true stories of grief, joy, and the "African reasons" behind a life lived among animals.
It is a tribute to the creatures who stay with us for only a brief period of our lives, but for whom we are their entire world.