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Ever by My Side by Nick Trout - Reader's Guide
Ever by My Side by Nick Trout - Reader's Guide
8. As dr. trout and his wife face Emily’s also resistant to pets at first. What did it
diagnosis, is their medical training a ben- take to persuade them to see the benefits
efit or a hindrance? How does Buster (the of canine companionship?
brawny bulldog) change their perspective?
15. dr. trout’s previous books, Love Is the Best
9. What makes Sophie, the Jack russell ter- Medicine and the bestseller Tell Me Where
rier, hard for dr. trout to train? How was It Hurts, capture his life as a veterinarian,
the challenge different from when his whereas Ever By My Side reveals his jour-
father had tried to train Patch? ney with his own pets. did you enjoy this
inside look? What was it like for you to see
10. When Emily insisted on a yellow Labrador,
him in another light?
what personality traits was she hoping for?
in what ways did Meg fulfill the dream?
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11. When dr. trout’s father adopts Sasha near dr. nick trout graduated from veterinary
the end of the book, we’re reminded that school at the university of cambridge,
pet ownership can mean cycles of attach- England, in 1989. He is a diplomate of the
ment and loss, and vibrancy and failing American and European colleges of Veteri-
health as the animals we love live out their nary Surgeons and a staff surgeon at the Angel
days. What does Ever By My Side ultimate- Animal Medical center in Boston. He lives
ly teach us about life, and about healing? in Massachusetts with his wife, daughters, and
two dogs: Meg, a yellow Labrador, and Sophie,
12. describe the pet that made the biggest a Jack russell terrier. He is the author of two
difference in your life. What effect did you previous books: Love Is the Best Medicine and
and this pet have on each other? the instant New York Times bestseller Tell Me
Where It Hurts.
13. discuss the book’s title, Ever By My Side.
What does the book say about animals’
loyalty, as well as their need for indepen-
dence?
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