Keeping the dog ON the couch

By Times staff writer

© St. Petersburg Times,
published August 20, 2001

From an obituary of Robert S. Jones published last Tuesday in the New York Times.

Jones, 47, editor in chief of HarperCollins Publishers and editor of such writers as Russell Banks and Oscar Hijuelos, died of cancer. Survivors included his partner, two brothers, and his parents.

-- MARY EVERTZ, Times Staff Writer

Mr. Jones was also survived by his dog, Scout. Scout suffered from emotional problems and was prone to biting, Mr. Jones's family said. But Mr. Jones stuck with him nonetheless, even paying for behavioral therapy for the dog. "He once told me he was writing magazine articles so he could afford to send his dog to the shrink," (his brother) Stephen Jones said.

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