A spell is cast on a boy, and he is turned into a dog for the summer. Told from the boy’s/dog’s perspective. He leaves home and eats poisoned meat. He serves as a seeing-eye dog. Wakes back up as a boy. It was a chapter book for young readers, my wife Lori read it in 1978 or 1979.
I read this! However, I can’t find it anywhere online.
It was something like The True Adventures of Alfred Cane by Ernest Bethancourt (or maybe Betancourt). I think I have another book by the author (about a boy who becomes a rock star named Dr. Doom) somewhere at home, so I’ll see if I can find it.
Found it! The Dog Days of Arthur Cane, by T. Ernesto Bethancourt! (and the other one was Dr. Doom: Superstar.)
Good memories!
The Dog Days of Arthur Cane?
Thank you for finding it! Great memory! I loved how he learned to look at life in a new way… My daughter will love it! Thank you for finding a lost treasure!
The Dog Days of Arthur Cane was also an ABC Weekend Special back in the day. 🙂