Puppies are simply wonderful companions and deserve our attentions! (even at the cost of our Kindles!) If you'd like to include Murphy in your reading maybe a book like Three stories you can read to your Dog by Sara Swan Miller & True Kelley!

How old is this lovely boy? Is he housebroken? Has he quit chewing? (Chewing will go on until he's about 2, so you'll need to get in the habit of putting books up high and away from the edge!)

Frankly, you could read the phonebook to your boy. He just wants your attention.

Aww, hold old is Murphy and what kind of dog is he?

Murphy's between 1 and 2 years old. We got him from the German Shepherd rescue, but other than that we're not sure what he is! We've heard everything from Great Dane, to black lab to Greyhound.

I once read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to my cat growing up, but I'm pretty sure she just slept through the whole thing. :)

It's hard, if not impossible, to read when you have a wagging tail at your feet.

Nancy, I have two labs...the dogs featured in the header of my blog. Sometimes they wrestle with each other while I read...and sometimes they lay at my feet. If I haven't played enough with them that day, they'll bring me their toys and shove them in my lap while I'm reading. However, a trick I've learned...the audiobook...I listen to my mp3 player while I take the dogs for walks. Right now I'm listening to THE CROSSROADS by Chris Grabenstein. It's a great compromise!

Awww, so adorable!

My dog Sam would like to request a playdate. He's a little older (he's six) but he loves other dogs and is an only child.

Look Boneward Angel by Thomas Woof! ba-dum-bum

Kelly, a playdate sounds wonderful! Let's figure out when and where!

And Petey, so kind of you to remember my love of puns! :P

Eve, there's been no chewing yet, but we'll see what happens once he gets used to his surroundings...

Awh, lucky!

Nancy, I have a friend who is a serious Latin scholar (as in classical and medieval Latin). When she needs to get some reading done she says to her three dogs (two big English sheepdogs and a rescued dachshund) "Let's read!" Everyone gallops to a daybed where they can all snuggle together or nap while she gets her work done, and everyone is happy.

Chole, my 6 lb hairless chinese crested puppy loves to read with me! We cuddle in bed together... of course she has to be totally under the covers and pressing against me. It is kind of like sleeping with a bed warmer, but it works for us!