Life as a Dog

In Life as a Dog, L.A. Davenport captures the extraordinary bond between a man and his dachshund, Kevin, with warmth, wit and unflinching honesty. Across My Life as a Dog and More Life as a Dog, Davenport charts their shared adventures through city streets, parklands and the unpredictable terrain of modern life—from quiet reflections on love, loneliness and renewal to the comic chaos of everyday companionship.

Told with a journalist’s eye for detail and a novelist’s gift for empathy, Life as a Dog is a moving portrait of devotion, resilience and the small moments that make a life worth living. At once tender and sharply observant, these books reveal how, in caring for a dog, we often discover what it truly means to care for ourselves.

Perfect for dog lovers, memoir fans and anyone who appreciates the life-changing companionship of a beloved pet.

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L. A. Davenport, born in Cork, Ireland, in 1973, is a novelist and short story writer whose works include The Nucleus of Reality, Escape, and No Way Home. A graduate of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, he brings extensive experience in medical journalism to his insightful and engaging fiction and non-fiction.

Learn more about L. A. Davenport and his writing at Pushing the Wave.