A Good Dog
The Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life
Seiten
2009
Ebury Press (Verlag)
978-0-09-193225-1 (ISBN)
Ebury Press (Verlag)
978-0-09-193225-1 (ISBN)
When Jon took on a troublesome two-year-old Border Collie in A Dog Year, it turned his sedate life upside down and culminated in a move from suburbia to a rural farm.
But the contrary Collie - incredibly loyal but incredibly misbehaved - never settles down. Jon tries everything, obedience training, changing his name from Devon to Orson, even acupuncture, and it all helps a little, but not enough.
Together Jon and Orson chase sheep across high meadows, wade through snow, bask by a roaring stove and struggle to keep faith in each other. A story of great joy and heartbreak, in A Good Dog Jon faces the most difficult decision any dog lover has to make ...
But the contrary Collie - incredibly loyal but incredibly misbehaved - never settles down. Jon tries everything, obedience training, changing his name from Devon to Orson, even acupuncture, and it all helps a little, but not enough.
Together Jon and Orson chase sheep across high meadows, wade through snow, bask by a roaring stove and struggle to keep faith in each other. A story of great joy and heartbreak, in A Good Dog Jon faces the most difficult decision any dog lover has to make ...
Jon Katz has written for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, GQ and other magazines as well as having a regular column about dogs and rural life for online magazine Slate. He has written sixteen books, including Sunday Times bestsellers A Dog Year and A Home for Rose, and co-hosts an awardwinning radio show Dog Talk. His website is www.bedlamfarm.com.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.8.2009 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 126 x 198 mm |
Gewicht | 177 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 0-09-193225-4 / 0091932254 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-09-193225-1 / 9780091932251 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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