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Summary: Could Have Done Better
Review: "Dog Days" is a photo album for dogs. The pages feature different themes (for instance, "Games", "Fondest Memories", and "Briefly Sentimental"), each with corresponding graphics. Each page is covered with graphics and a colorful background; while this makes the album fun to look at, it also leaves a little less room for pictures. My solution was to place photos over the graphics that I wasn't too fond of. However, many of the pages have dotted outlines in which you're supposed to place your photos. Problem is, none of my photos matched the outline perfectly, so the result was an album that looked a bit sloppy, with lots of unattractive dotted lines visible. Additionally, some of the drawings were a bit cheesy and clumsily done. Not to mention, a few of the themes didn't seem too well-thought out - I mean, who takes a picture of their dog when they're at the vet!? The album is meant mostly for photos; there are very few places that are designated specifically for writing - though I suppose you could still write on them if you'd prefer. None of the pages are lined for script. The pages are sturdy and durable. The book is spiral-bound, which makes it easier to attach photos to the pages (i.e., you don't have a crease where pages are bound together at the spine). However, the wire spiral is designed so that some of the back pages come undone if you're not careful. I've tried to tighten the spirals, to no avail. "Dog Days" is about as big as a medium-sized book; the largest photos it will fit are approximately 5.5"x8.5". It has a hard cover that wraps around the spiral binding so that it isn't visible. I've found that the best way to stick photos to the pages are by using mounting stickers on the backs of the photos along with one-sided corners for reinforcement. I've bought a number of animal albums, and "Dog Days" is the best dog album I've found so far - though that isn't saying too much, since I haven't seen any dog albums I really like. The feline version of "Dog Days" is "Nine Lines: A Journal for My Cat", by Louise Reinoehl Max. "Nine Lives" has a much more elegant and attractive design, with appealing graphics and *no* outlines for photos.
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Summary: Great Way to Remember Your Dog
Review: This book allows a lot of room for pictures and stories. It is very colorful and provokes many ideas. This book is a great way to remember a dog that passed on, or to rejoice in the friendship of your dog now.
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