Walking Ollie: Or, Winning the Love of a Difficult Dog
Books / Paperback
ISBN: 0399534296 / Publisher: TarcherPerigee, July 2008
A British novelist--and novice pet owner--chronicles his decision to adopt a puppy, a decision that led to his new life with Ollie, a willful, moody, skittish canine with a definite displeasure at being told what to do.
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Britain?s answer to Marley and Me?the hilarious and heartwarming international bestseller about learning to live with a troublesome dog. Like many first-time pet owners, London-based novelist Stephen Foster was upbeat as he began his search for a puppy to adopt. How hard can it be to take care of a dog, he thought?read a guidebook or two, buy a few supplies, and get on with it. But all the books and supplies in the world couldn?t have prepared him for life with Ollie, a willful and moody adopted dog who quickly demonstrated his displeasure at the notion of being told what to do. Walking Ollie tells the funny and charming story of how a growling, skittish man and his equally growling, skittish dog broke each other in, came to see eye to eye, and decided to become best friends.
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