But Bob also has a dark past he alludes to. He prefers complaining to Nutwit, the gray squirrel who lives nearby. He also has no use for Snickers, the fancy French poodle who adores him. A nincompoop.”īob has no use for dummies. His opinion of Hachiko, the dog who waited at the train station for his owner for nine years? “That dog was a ninny. Sure, he’s loving and appreciates his two square meals a day, but don’t expect him to listen or obey commands like “sit” or “leave it.” He’s the first to say that he’s a street dog, and he’s proud of it. Remember Bob, the scrawny little dog with lots of bravado who was Ivan and Ruby’s buddy in “ The One and Only Ivan“? Well, author Katherine Applegate decided that Bob deserved his own story, and “The One and Only Bob” is this survivor’s tale.įirst, let’s be clear about one thing: Bob is NOT a good dog.
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