My book. Should I flesh out stories?

[thefoxandthefury]

I'm retired, and writing a book about the funny things that happened with dogs and security guards over my forty-plus years as owner of a large canine security company.
All stories are true, and I expect the manuscript to contain about 40,000 words. Many events require no more than two or three paragraphs to fully explain the action; and few require more than a single page.
Is that too 'clipped'? Should I flesh out each story with more background or description?
Thank you
Bev McQuain (A guy with a girl's name)

 

[lj1]

Yes. Give all the details you can. You should try to paint a picture (with words) for your reader. Describe the locations used in the stories, and develop the characters, whether that character is a human or a dog. Just remember that you only need to do that once for each place/character. For example, if Jim is involved in two or more stories, you only need to describe him once. After that, you can say "Jim," and the reader will know exactly who you are talking about.