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Book Synopsis'The book of the year. THE book on dogs. And people.' Andrew Dickens, Newstalk ZB
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 heartbreaking poignancy, How to Walk a Dog is a story anyone who has ever owned or loved a dog will relate to. You will laugh, you will cry, and you will learn some of the secrets of living with a dog.
Illustrated with drawings from acclaimed cartoonist Sharon Murdoch.
Trade ReviewMike White, for decades one of the country's most persuasive journalists, makes a case here as irrefutable as it is moving: throw a stick, make a dog happy, be a better person. He has convinced me. -- Vincent O'Sullivan
This wryly affectionate portrait of dogs and their people is a tail-thumpingly delightful read. -- Jane Clifton
So charming and funny and sincere - this is dog lit at its best. -- Steve Braunias
Table of ContentsIntroduction
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
