My Life in Dog Years | Ideas for Reports and Papers

1. Who was Jack London? What dog stories did he write? Were any like those in My Life in Dog Years? Why would Paulsen refer to him?

2. Who is White Fang? From what book? Write a book report on it.

3. Who were pin setters? Where did they work? What were their jobs? What were they paid? In what years were pin setters needed?

4. Paulsen mentions "Border collie field trials." What are these? Who competes in them? What are the rules? Where are they held?

5. For a time Paulsen has the companionship of Ike, a dog trained for duck hunting. What sorts of...

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