Dog Only Knows

“Dogs, they’re just like us! Perpetually anxious pizza lovers. The pups taking center stage in Alison Friend’s beloved paintings sport a range of personalities that feel all too familiar: several hungrily snack on pastries, sip cocktails, and even present their self-portraits on everyone’s favorite toy, the Etch A Sketch.”–Colossal“With its humor, heart and unmistakable personality, Dog Only Knows is a delightful reminder that our four-legged friends might just understand us better than we think.” –People“An impossible-not-to-love gift”–House & Garden“If anything is wrong with you, this book will fix it.”–Ann Patchett, novelist and owner of Parnassus Books

Alison Friend is an artist and accomplished illustrator of over twenty books. Friend’s oil paintings combine the timeless techniques of the Old Masters with a playful contemporary twist, capturing the human-like antics of cats and dogs. Her distinctive anthropomorphic animal portraits have garnered widespread acclaim, leading to exhibitions across the United Kingdom, Los Angeles, New York, and Miami. Alison lives with her son in the Lake District in England.