García Márquez, Gabriel, Living to Tell the Tale, translated by Edith Grossman, Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.

In this vivid memoir (volume 1 in a projected series of three), García Márquez deals with the time period spanning his birth through 1955.

McGuirk, Bernard, "Characterization in the Early Fiction of Gabriel García Márquez," in Gabriel García Márquez: New Readings, edited by Bernard McGuirk and Richard Cardwell, Cambridge University Press, 1987, pp. 5—16.

McGuirk's book provides an interesting discussion of the characterization techniques in García Márquez's early short stories, although it does not mention "Eyes of a Blue Dog" specifically.

Pelayo, Rubén, Gabriel García Márquez: A Critical Companion, Greenwood Press, 2001.

This work offers a useful blend of contextual information and criticism on the author.

Penuel, Arnold...