For me, Genius was a really quick read! However, for those who might not have gotten as far as others, I'll start at the beginning with Lollipop.
Lollipop was a shelter rescue. Oliver picked her out over smaller, more docile dogs, much to his father's annoyance. Pit Bulls get a really bad reputation for being mean and vicious, but much like Dobermans (as we talked about during Swindle), Pit Bulls are relentlessly loyal animals. With good training, pit bulls make excellent family animals and are a favorite of many people.
Oliver sent Lollipop to the Basque in Spain, mainly because almost no one knows their language. In America, many dog trainers use German commands to train, because theoretically the more glutteral german is easier for dogs to hear and understand than english commands. Here's a website of German words, commonly used in dog training.
In the next chapter, we meet Tatiana, who plays a very important role throughout the book. She makes a comment to Oliver, that no one is as dumb as he acts. Do you think she has a point? Does Oliver take his stupid-act too far? If you went to school with Oliver, would you think something about him was odd? Would you take the chance to nominate him for class president?
Share your thoughts in the comments and share any links or information you may have thought of while reading.
Samma
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