A moody Labrador and his insecure human take a funny touching cross-country RV trip into the heart of Americas relationship with dogsI dont think my dog likes me very much New York Times Magazine writer Benoit Denizet-Lewis confesses at the beginning of his journey with his nine-year-old Labrador-mix Casey Over the next four months thirty-two states and miles in a rented motor home Denizet-Lewis and his canine companion attempt to pay tribute to the most powerful interspecies bond there is in the country with the highest rate of dog ownership in the world On the way Denizet-Lewisknown for his deeply reported dispatches from far corners of American lifemeets an irresistible cast of dogs and dog-obsessed humans Denizet-Lewis and Casey hang out with wolf-dogs in Appalachia search with a dedicated rescuer of stray dogs in Missouri spend a full day at a kooky dog park in Manhattan get pulled over by a K cop in Missouri and visit Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan in California And then there are the pet psychics dog-wielding hitchhikers and two nosy women who took their neighbor to court for allegedly failing to pick up her dogs poop Travels With Casey is a delightfully idiosyncratic blend of memoir and travelogue coupled with an exploration of a dog-loving America What does our relationship to our dogs tell us about ourselves and our values Denizet-Lewis explores those questionsand his own canine-related curiosities and insecuritiesduring his unforgettable road trip through our dog-loving nation.
