The Boy Who Talked to Dogs
A Memoir
Seiten
2014
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-62914-433-7 (ISBN)
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-62914-433-7 (ISBN)
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An emotional and poignant story seasoned with plenty of Frank McCourtstyle humor, The Boy Who Talked to Dogs is an inspiration to anyone who's ever been told he or she won't amount to anything.
When Martin McKenna was growing up in Garryowen, Ireland, in the 1970s, he felt the whole world knew him as just that stupid boy.” Badly misunderstood by his family and teachers, Martin escaped from endless bullying by running away from home and eventually adoptingor being adopted bysix street dogs. Camping out in barns, escaping from farmers, and learning to fend for himself by caring for his new friends, Martin discovered a different kind of language, strict laws of behavior, and strange customs that defined the world of dogs. More importantly, his canine companions helped him understand the vital importance of family, courage, and self-respectand that he wasn’t stupid after all. Their lessons helped Martin make a name for himself as the Dog Man” in Australia, where he now lives and dispenses his hard-earned wisdom to dog owners who are sometimes baffled by what their four-legged friends are trying to tell them.
An emotional and poignant story seasoned with plenty of Frank McCourtstyle humor, The Boy Who Talked to Dogs is an inspiration to anyone who’s ever been told he or she won’t amount to anything. It’s also a unique, fascinating look into canine behavior. In these pages, Martin shows how modern life has conditioned dogs to act around humans, in some ways helpful, but in other ways unnatural to their true instincts, and how he has benefited enormously from learning to talk dog.”
When Martin McKenna was growing up in Garryowen, Ireland, in the 1970s, he felt the whole world knew him as just that stupid boy.” Badly misunderstood by his family and teachers, Martin escaped from endless bullying by running away from home and eventually adoptingor being adopted bysix street dogs. Camping out in barns, escaping from farmers, and learning to fend for himself by caring for his new friends, Martin discovered a different kind of language, strict laws of behavior, and strange customs that defined the world of dogs. More importantly, his canine companions helped him understand the vital importance of family, courage, and self-respectand that he wasn’t stupid after all. Their lessons helped Martin make a name for himself as the Dog Man” in Australia, where he now lives and dispenses his hard-earned wisdom to dog owners who are sometimes baffled by what their four-legged friends are trying to tell them.
An emotional and poignant story seasoned with plenty of Frank McCourtstyle humor, The Boy Who Talked to Dogs is an inspiration to anyone who’s ever been told he or she won’t amount to anything. It’s also a unique, fascinating look into canine behavior. In these pages, Martin shows how modern life has conditioned dogs to act around humans, in some ways helpful, but in other ways unnatural to their true instincts, and how he has benefited enormously from learning to talk dog.”
Martin McKenna is known in Australia as the "Dog Man." He has been a guest on more than 450 radio shows and is the author of What's Your Dog Telling You? and What's Your Dog Teaching You? published by HarperCollins Australia. He lives in Nimbin, Australia.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.10.2014 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 392 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-62914-433-9 / 1629144339 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-62914-433-7 / 9781629144337 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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