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Today is LAB DOG launch day, y'all!
My pal Auggie in NM just received his order of books (planning early for holiday gifts). Send me pictures of your Lab Dog books with your dog friends (via message or post in comments), include the dog's name and state, and I'll share all these pictures soon! ⭐️

In 2013, @melaniedgkaplan.bsky.social adopted her beagle Hammy knowing he'd spent four years in a research lab. She gave him a forever home and a life of love and adventure, and he inspired her to write this book about dogs used in biomedical research. Buy now: theliteratelizard.com/book/9781541...

Thank you, @eatingbeagles.bsky.social and Woodstock!!💙

@theliteratelizard.bsky.social thanks for the shout out for Lab Dog!

What a treat to be included in Marc Bekoff's animal emotions column in @psychologytoday.com! Marc is a friend to all animals, especially dogs :-)

Lab Dog! In bookstores on Tuesday!

Terrific @nytimes.com guest essay by @deborahb.bsky.social, who just stepped down as director of @ksjatmit.bsky.social. It's fair to say if she hadn't offered me a fellowship in 2021, my book might not exist.

How cute is this?! Thank you, talented and fabulous @norasimon_ for designing this amazing cartoon Hammy! ❤

@ksjatmit.bsky.social thank you so much! It all began with KSJ. :-)

Thank you, Forbes, for this excellent review of Lab Dog!
www.forbes.com/sites/rebecc...

Lab Dog: A Beagle and His Human Investigate the Surprising World of Animal Research | available October 14.

Interesting bioGraphic read about dogs who are not quite domestic but not quite wild: "Of the world’s billion or so dogs, somewhere around 80 percent are not pets restricted to households, but are what scientists call free-ranging dogs."
www.biographic.com/canis-famili...

What an amazing human Jane Goodall was!
Sharing an article from last year. She actually loved chimps second. :-)
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/s...

Do you know Hammy's story? In two weeks, it will be out in the world, in Lab Dog. Thank you, friends, for helping spread the word. Follow on Instagram at @lab_dog_hammy

@maureenlangloss.bsky.social thank you!!

Thanks so much, @tommytomlinson.bsky.social !

Ridglan Farms is one of the two remaining beagle breeders in the US that sell beagles to labs for research and testing. It's been under investigation, and this week rescue orgs are meeting to discuss rescue plans for the 3,000+ beagles, if needed. Stay tuned, beagle lovers.

Good news from my publisher: Hardcovers have arrived at the warehouse! So here I sit, not-so-patiently waiting for a box of them to show up on my stoop. Pub day is less than a month away now--October 14! I'm nervous and excited and feeling all the feels.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/melan...

Who's a good boy?
Hammy, on our cross-country drive, summer 2020

What do dogs have to do with human cancer? More than you'd think! I just watched this PBS documentary about clinical trials studying cancers that occur naturally in pet dogs, which can help improve life for their species--and ours.

Today Lab Dog heads to the printer, and the hardback will hit bookstores October 14! Pre-orders are super helpful. You can order now at the link below with the special Hammy discount: HAMMY20. Stay tuned in the coming months for more!

For the last four years I've been crafting this book. Lab Dog tells the story of my journey, with Hammy at my side, to understand why he and other beagles have been bred for research and testing for generations—and still are today. It's available for pre-order! Snag 20% off with promo code HAMMY20 🌟