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Meet the Hunter family: Adam, Kate, and their children Hal and Charlotte. And Prince, their black Labrador.

Prince is an earnest young dog, striving hard to live up to the tenets of the Labrador Pact (Remain Loyal to Your Human Masters, Serve and Protect Your Family at Any Cost). Other dogs, led by the Springer Spaniels, have revolted. As things in the Hunter family begin to go badly awry – marital breakdown, rowdy teenage parties, attempted suicide – Prince’s responsibilities threaten to overwhelm him and he is forced to break the Labrador Pact and take desperate action to save his Family.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1786893223
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Canongate Books; Main edition (June 7, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 294 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781786893222
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1786893222
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.08 x 0.71 x 7.8 inches
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Matt Haig is the internationally bestselling author of the novels The Midnight Library, How to Stop Time, The Humans, The Radleys, children's novel A Boy Called Christmas, and memoir Reasons to Stay Alive. His latest novel is The Life Impossible, which will be published in summer 2024. His work has been translated into over fifty languages.

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Marcia S. Pec
5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely good book! Matt Haig has written another great one.
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2023
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I read it.
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Kel Munger
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2017
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Great book for dog lovers, and an original take on family dysfunction.
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D. Farrow
5.0 out of 5 stars Find this and the other backlist titles, they are awesome
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2021
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With the breakaway success of the authors latest, The Midnight Library, you would think the publishers would re-release all the backlist titles, but for reasons only they know, they have not.
Finding the authors earlier works can be a challenge, but so worth it.
The story may appear to be done to death, pun intended, but the magic is in the telling.
Great read from a great author.
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LindyLouMac
3.0 out of 5 stars Humorous but sad
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2012
It took me a long time to get into this and I nearly gave up. My husband said I should continue and he was right! I liked it in the end and was glad I persevered but it is not going to stand out as a favourite read for this year, guess that is probably why it sat so long on our bookshelves before I selected it for the Letter L in the A - Z Title Challenge.

I am an animal lover but I definitely prefer cats to dogs so I did not find it easy to empathise with the narrator of the story 'Prince' who just happens to be a Labrador Retriever. Prince feels responsible for his human family and he cares for them under the rules of ' The Labrador Pact' as he struggles to save the family from being broken up by outside influences.

The Shakespeare quotes before the novel starts, within plus characters names led me to recognise that the author is using some of the situations from the History Plays Hamlet and Henry IV. Although to be honest I never really understood the reasoning beyond showing us that Prince in his efforts to save his family will put his own life under threat.

Written as humorous fiction I did actually find it rather sad. The issues covered are serious ones, love, commitment to our families and dealt with in a way that I found difficult to relate to. Matt Haig's style of humour may not appeal to me in this novel, very much although I did laugh. His writing is without a doubt very clever and it is definitely worth reading for that reason alone.
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Oklahoman
4.0 out of 5 stars Liked the book very much
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2016
Same as The Labrador Pact. Liked the book very much, but it was sad. Love Matt Haig's books.
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Elizabeth
5.0 out of 5 stars You'll never look at your dog the same way again
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2004
This is story told from the perspective of Prince, a Labrador living with a "typical" family of a husband, wife and two teenage children. While I love animals, I'm not usually a fan of animal stories. (I think the only story told from the perspective of an animal that I have ever really enjoyed was White Bone by Barbara Gowdy.) Most animal stories are cute at best, something best left to Disney's next cartoon feature film. I have visions of dancing horses and talking fish, which are all well and good in their on-screen genre, but rarely translate into good reading. Thankfully, this book not only successfully captures an adult perspective of animal life, it truly honours the intelligence that we often suspect and sometimes fear that our dogs have.
Haig's presentation of the canine intelligence and communciation puts those of us from the human race to shame. Haig's dogs can read, understand and even speak to humans, but they choose not to. Labradors choose keep this secret to protect the Family they live with; other breeds are secretive so they can pursue a life of hedonism.
The main character and Labrador, Prince, is no bystander in the world of humans. Rather, he is an active participant who believes he can shape and save his Family from the temptations and trials that the world holds for them. By virtue of the "Labrador Pact," Prince seeks to rescue a marriage on the rocks, a suicidal adolescent and a wayward teenager. But this isn't some "dog-saves-the-day" story. It is far deeper and more intelligent than that. Prince is seeking the truth in the canine world he lives in. When his mentor, Henry, can no longer give him all the answers, Prince risks stepping outside the confines of the Labrador Pact to find his own way in the world. In the most human-like manner, Prince resists desires, makes judgements of character, sees consequences for his actions and carefully weighs decisions.
Truly, if you read this book you will never look at your dog the same way again.
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Jane Hinrichs
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2024
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I am bummed out about this book. I thought it would be really good. I read The Midnight Library and loved it. This one is pretty much a yawn fest. I didn't finish it. I just couldn't. I found it dull. I guess telling a story from a dog's point of view doesn't always work.
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Richard Winslow
1.0 out of 5 stars Don’t read this if you like dogs.
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2021
Spoiler alert: dog does cruelly is put down in the end.
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Stephanie M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2022
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Don't often read fiction but thought I would give it a try in these dark times. The whole premise is sad to be sure but it has compassion too. I enjoyed the whole idea that a family pet has the families welfare at heart.
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roesleinrot
4.0 out of 5 stars schöne Geschichte
Reviewed in Germany on September 2, 2021
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Sehr schöne Geschichte aus der Sicht eines Labradors geschrieben, wenn auch mit keinem Happy End (welches man langsam tröpfelnd kommen sieht) - ich mag die Bücher dieses Autors, da sie nicht nur rosa Wolken/super happy sind, sondern eher das Gegenteil, nämlich sehr nüchtern real, manchmal auch ernüchternd, aber dennoch eine schöne in sich abgerundete Geschichte zeichnen.
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Gmb
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended
Reviewed in Canada on June 22, 2018
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Poignant, insightful, funny, sad, beautiful
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Domy
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo
Reviewed in Italy on November 17, 2019
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Ottimo! Libro come nuovo! Arrivsto prima del tempo
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P. J. Menter
4.0 out of 5 stars Prince and the Labrador Code
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2024
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Prince is the hero of this quirky novel following the lead of several books related in the first person by a dog - dogs talk sense to each other, Labradors adhere to the Labrador Code to protect at all costs their owner's family. Prince is taught the code by Henry another Labrador - Prince honors the code but is put under intense pressure to break the rule of not harming humans when a man re-enters his mistresses family life blackmailing her to restart a love affair. Prince gets involved in a climbing accident seemingly dealing with the threats against his family. The local park becomes a danger zone of deception, taking Prince to the edge of his abilities to protect the family, irrespective of the consequences.
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