Jon katz author biography of suzanne

Susan had no caretaker at home to devote years of their life to her care, and I sincerely hope that is not Maria's fate with me.

Biography.

Jon Katz is an author, photographer, and children's book writer.

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Dog Days: Dispatches from Bedlam Farm

April 13,

I enjoyed reading this book. This is the first Jon Katz book I have read. After reading this book, I will seek out books written by him. I picked out this book only as a lark, but happy I selected it. I agree with Katz philosophy about dogs - that they are animals, companions and soul-mates, but they are not human. Katz does a good job in communicating his love for his dogs, Rose, Izzy, Pearl and Clem. Each dog, two of them working dogs, have their own characteristics, personalities, and abilties. I enjoyed reading about the other animals on Katz's upstate New York farm. Throughout the book, Katz writes about the interactivity among these farm animals (sheep, cows, donkeys, chickens, cats and dogs). Katz communicates the awesome responsibility of providing food and shelter for his farm animals. But, it goes further than that - Katz writes about each animal knowing its place on the farm and (in their own way) communicating with other a

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I fell in love with donkey&#;s because of author Jon Katz and reading about them through his blog. inom especially had a soft and big heart for Simon, the donkey he rescued from an abusive situation, and who was paralyzed for a time being. But that all changed when Jon and his wife, Maria took Simon in five years ago. He not only survived, but thrived.

The photo above was taken just a few days ago of Simon when he was protecting himself from the cold wind, standing in the skid ungar. It cracked me up when inom saw it and inom laughed out loud reading what Jon said, &#;I was grateful he didn&#;t drop a ton of manure in there, he looked peaceful, even cozy, for a donkey.&#;

He has thousands of adoring fans. Most recently a classroom of children heard about his story because of the book Jon wrote about him, Saving Simon: How a Rescue Donkey Taught Me the Meaning of Compassion. The children had sent Simon Christmas kort and New Years wishes.

He died today, unexpectedly. They think he had

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Jon Katz

Jon Katz - NYT Bestselling author, former television producer and dog lover - has captured America's attention with his compelling work on dogs and rural living. His talent reaches through all forms of media including novel, documentary, online content and print.

New York Times Bestselling author Jon Katz writes about dogs, farm animals and rural life. "I had dogs for much of my life," he says of his writing career, "but until a troubled border collie landed in my life in New Jersey in , I never gave them much thought. Since then, much of my life has changed, and changed radically." Since that time, Katz has written five books about dogs, farm animals and rural life. And, he has become one of America's most respected and quoted dogs and companion animal writers.

Before becoming an author and critic in the late 's, Katz worked at a number of media institutions--serving as a reporter and/or editor at the Boston Globe, The Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and th