b'gone to the dogs.All Good DogsCome In Threes.Beautifulphotographsinanelegantly-designed book, Nice Nosing You is a decla-ration of love and gratitude to three rescuedogs.OnChristmasDay,2009,thedogssuddenlystartedbarking,whiningandthenhowling.Atfirst,ElkeVogelsangthought that there was something goingonoutside.Shewasbusyandtriedtoignore them. When the dogs became moreagitated, she let them out of the room and hospitalanddescribeherdayswithoutthey ran to the bathroom door. Carsten, him;focusingonhowthedogswereElkeshusband,wasunconsciousinthe doing.bathtub.Iftheyhadwaitedonlyafew Photographyisadocumentaryminutes more, he would have drowned. means, a creative outlet, a diary, a memoryThe diagnosis was a severe brain hem- aid, an appreciation of beauty, and a heal-orrhage. During the weeks and months of ingactivity.ImgladIhadmyfamily,uncertaintythatfollowed,Elketriedto friends, our dogs and photography to keepretain some sort of normalcy in the house- my mind busy, said Elke. Nice Nosing You is a collection of photographs byhold. She devised a picture a day project Yes, there are many stories of dogs sav- accalimed photographer Elke Vogelsang, featuringwhile her husband recuperated in the hos- inghumanlives. ThisisElkes,astold her three dogs, Noodles, Scout and Ioli.pital. She would bring the pictures to the through lovely photographs. ULife + Dogs = Laughter.Dogs Are PeopleToo is a collectionof cartoons by DaveCoverly, a con-tributing cartoonistfor The New Barker.His cartoons coverworking dogs,techie dogs, andDream Big, Charlie Brown. dogs behavingSnoopy, Charlie Brown and the gang have been a part of our lives badly. He includessince October 2, 1950. The trivia and nuances of these characters cre- funny perspectivesated by Charles Schulz are equal parts entertaining and sentimental. In of dogs bothNovember, Twentieth Century Fox will release The Peanuts Movie, a Dogs Are People Too by Dave famous and not-so-fresh new story of the incredible friendship between an underdog and Coverly. Published by Henry Holt famous. Coverlyshis dog. The animation, in 3-D, and colors are incredible. The storyline and Company, 2015. Speed Bump car-follows Charlie Brown in his determination to become a winner. toon appears in more than 400 newspapers,Snoopy takes to the sky and continues to battle his lifelong nemesis. including the Washington Post and theWill things be different for Charlie Brown this time around? Will he Detroit Free Press.finally have the courage to meet the Little Red-Haired Girl? Dave Coverly is young, and really, really funny.Watch the trailer at www.TheNewBarker.com U AND he can draw. I hate him Dave Barry. Uwww.TheNewBarker.com Summer/Fall ~ 2015 THE NEW BARKER 45'