How to walk a dog / Mike White ; illustrations by Sharon Murdoch.
How to walk a dog / Mike White ; illustrations by Sharon Murdoch.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2019.
Auckland, New Zealand : Allen & Unwin, 2019.
Date
2019.
Call Numbers
H 2019/4560
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
303 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1. The names we give them; 2. The people we meet with them; 3. The places we walk them; 4. The dogs we meet with them; 5. The ways we train them; 6. The heartache they cause us; 7. The ways we play with them; 8. The ways they shame us; 9. The jobs we give them; 10. The ways we say goodbye to them.
Publication information
Publisher
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2019.
Auckland, New Zealand : Allen & Unwin, 2019.
Date Published
2019.
2019.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The highs and lows, joy and heartache of owning a dog are told in this beautifully written story of life in and around a dog park. Mike White began walking his SPCA-rescue huntaway, Cooper, at Wellington's dog parks ten years ago, and since then has become part of a remarkable community of people and their pets. Written with wit, wisdom and heartbr...
Alternative Titles
Full title
How to walk a dog / Mike White ; illustrations by Sharon Murdoch.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Mitchell Library copy: Jacket filed 2019.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2019.
Biographical note
Mike White has had dogs most of his life, including a giveaway mongrel when he was a teenager, a puppy who was going to be drowned, and his current huntaway, Cooper, who features throughout How to Walk a Dog. They've been wonderful mates, loyal company and frequently disobedient. Some have broken his bones; all have broken his heart when they've go...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2019/4560
Record Identifier
74VKa2geBNyg
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKa2geBNyg
Other Identifiers
ISBN
1988547202
9781988547206
DDC
636.7
MMS ID
991024277418302626
