Though the plot device is entirely overblown, it does gift Judd the most ridiculous line of her career.
I wrote and produced an independent movie this last spring that's in post-production right now, the name keeps changing on that one but right now we call it "40 is the New Dead.The ultimate game, Bella’s raison d’être, is one she dubs “go home.” When a brown-nosing animal control officer threatens to impound Bella if she’s not on private property, Lucas and his mom (Ashley Judd) teach her to run home at the sound of the simple phrase. I have a book coming out fall 2013 called The Dogs of Christmas.
He's picky about who he accepts as friends, but he has a thing for Springer Spaniels. Where can people find you on the internet?įacebook: look for "A Dog’s Purpose." My websites are and Tucker has a Facebook page, too. I think Tucker wants to go live with the Kardashians. If you could compare him to one celebrity, who would it be? I answer my emails, which sounds stupid except I get a lot of emails now, so it's not the "of course you do" sort of thing.īack to the dogs.Think of your dog.
We have a Facebook fan page with over 220,000 fans, and we post dog pictures, talk to readers, and give away free stuff - every single day. What are you doing to reach out to readers and dog enthusiasts? (Literary agents share helpful advice for new writers.) It feels like a hit-and-run with a camera. Oprah was the best, an hour long segment -TV is so short, you answer a few questions and then it's over.
With my book How to Remodel a Man, I was on Oprah, Fox News, the Early Show, and Good Morning America. Tell me about a fun moment or proud experience you’ve had with your book and readers since the book was published. This sense stuck with me for years, and I found myself wondering what it would be like if dogs never died - what would that look like from the dog's perspective? I was riding my mountain bike in Colorado and I met a dog who reminded me so much of my very first dog, in the way she interacted with me, looked at me, and wagged her tail, that I rode away convinced I'd just very possibly met the reincarnated version of my long lost friend.
What inspired you to write A Dog’s Purpose and A Dog’s Journey? It was a NY Times bestseller and my dog says it is "chewy." Tom Doherty, an imprint of Macmillan, published it in May 2012. When did it come out? Publisher? Any notable awards or praise for it? In one sentence, what is your most recent book about?Ī Dog's Journey continues the life of Buddy, the dog we last met in A Dog's Purpose, who is a dog who is reincarnated and remembers each of his lives, learning lessons from each to help him with the next. He just turned two years old, which meant he has spent two years attempting to dig the stereo cables out from under the carpet. My dog's name is Tucker, and his DNA is unidentifiable and suspect. Do you currently own dogs? Tell us their names, breeds and one amusing fact per dog.