"Must Love Dogs: A Tragedy of Sorts" is a book proving to be on the cutting edge of a changing ideology toward pet ownership!

Columbia, South Carolina  - September 12, 2024 - An excerpt from Chapter 4: "Just as the guy pulled the leash to restrain his dog, I launched off the sidewalk at a 45-degree angle toward the street. Despite atrophied legs from a month of bed and couch life from the virus, I cleared the snow pile; however, the landing was a different story. Either the ground was uneven underneath the snow or the snow had frozen haphazardly. My legs went out from underneath me, and I landed on my back in what had to look like the biggest soccer pitch flop ever attempted. With two huge German Shepherds barking wildly at me, I could barely think while I rolled over to get on my knees so I could stand up. Shockingly, the couple had stopped to gawk while restraining their menacing dogs without so much as a, "Oh my god! Are you all right? We're so sorry for scaring you like that!" 💖

Must Love Dogs: A Tragedy of Sorts, is on Amazon Books now.

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Even if you've been going through life half asleep for the last ten years, I'm still confident that you've noticed an undeniable surge in the number of people with dogs. Have you ever wondered why that is?

After conducting over ten years of field research for this book, amassing 30,000 bike-miles and 10,000 foot-miles while doing so and interviewing hundreds of dog owners who trusted me with their personal stories, I developed a theory that attempts to answer the question, "How did America become so obsessed with dogs?"

The sometimes funny, sometimes frightening, and always entertaining observational and experiential stories in the first two parts of the book stem from actual events and support the explanations behind a theory that takes into account the external and internal pressures that make it remarkably easy for dog owners to exclaim, "Must Love Dogs!" 

Trunks Art moved from Nampa, Idaho to Columbia, South Carolina in 2024 and has made this city his home and writing inspiration.

To see more of my work, please have a look at more posts or email me at chucktrunks@gmail.com. Or, visit my website at www.trunksart.com.  Also, you can find me on Instagram (chucktrunks) and Facebook (Chuck Trunks).