Come Back, Como: Winning the Heart of a Reluctant Dog
When Steven Winn and his wife, Sally, finally gave into their only child Phoebe's pleas for a dog, they adopted a scraggly terrier mutt from a local animal shelter. The new family pet, Como, turned out to hat men-especially the author-and proved to be a cunning escape artist. Traumatized, single-minded, and exceptionally clever, Como was bent on breaking Winn's sanity and self-respect, his bank account, and his heart.\ An international sensation, Come Back, Como is the story of one man's...
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Steven Winn and his wife, Sally, held out for as long as they could. When the San Francisco couple finally gave in to their only child Phoebe's pleas for a dog, they adopted a scraggly terrier mutt from a local animal shelter. The new family pet, Como, turned out to hate men especially the author and proved to be a cunning escape artist. Traumatized, single-minded, and exceptionally clever, Como was bent on breaking Winn's sanity and self-respect, his bank account and his heart. Come Back, Como is the story of one man's hilarious and poignant quest to win the trust of a dog who wanted nothing to do with him. With humor and pathos, Winn describes the maddening but ultimately rewarding effects Como had on his family, the misadventures and ordeals and terrifying events he and his dog endured together, and the greatest lesson Como taught him: that loving a dog can make us more human.
Prologue: On the Loose 1\ 1 How It Didn't Begin 5\ 2 Life Cycles 21\ 3 The Other Dogs in the Room 35\ 4 Buon Compleanno-Happy Birthday 49\ 5 A Spirit Possession 57\ 6 Home Makeover 73\ 7 Escape Clause 89\ 8 The Parable of the PowerBar 105\ 9 Starting to Surrender 119\ 10 Basic Training 135\ 11 A Social Life 149\ 12 The Fugitive 165\ 13 Crossing Town 181\ 14 The Magic Kingdom 197\ 15 Cage-Free 215\ 16 Z 231\ 17 The Lake, the Beach, and the Bluff 247\ Coda: The Dog at the Door 263\ Acknowledgments 271
\ Amy Tan"A delightful story about the joys and deeper meanings dogs bring into our lives."\ \ \ \ \ Adam Gopnik"Even people who don’t much care for dogs, and I am one, will be moved and entertained by Steven Winn’s story of pursuit and rejection and renewed pursuit between man and pooch. Its real subject, transcending species, is the struggle for understanding between minds and hearts."\ \ \ David ThomsonAs a man owned by a dog, I read this book with delight, merriment, and deep sympathy. And when I reached the most touching parts, there was my dog’s head, in my lap — he knew I had a heart all along.\ \
