Old Dog

“Old Dog is a very moving, beautifully written book. Seely deeply and sensitively explores what a dog’s perspective might be. It is a bit like Daniel Quinn’s Ishmael but richer, more powerful.”


—John Zerzan, author of Time and Time Again





“In Old Dog, Mark Seely has enlivened a canine’s consciousness with a lucid and compelling critique of human civilization. Yet, the critique is not without legs and teeth of its own—with probing analysis of psychology, philosophy, and history, Seely shows that the most achievable future for humanity is through rewilding. This debut work of fiction is not only a mesmerizing read; it is a clarion call for civilized people to begin liberating ourselves from domestication.”


—Jessica Carew Kraft, Rewilder and Journalist





“Through the eyes of a charismatic canine companion, Mark Seely casts his virtuosic gaze over modern civilization as we know it, leaving virtually no stone unturned. With wit and wisdom, he dismantles the great Western shibboleths, from technology to mental health to symbolic language, and much more besides. Reading this book is like taking the ‘red pill’—you will never be able to see modern industrial society (or dogs, for that matter) in quite the same way again.”


—Fern Margot Thompsett, author of Transforming Universities in the Midst of Global Crisis