Quake Dogs by Laura Sessions
Strange-but-true dog stories from the Christchurch earthquakes, with beautiful photographs illustrating each story. A collection of stories about Christchurch dogs and the earthquakes true tales of heroism, odd and quirky stories, funny stories, sad stories stories that will surprise you, make you chuckle or make you go awwww. Includes stories of USAR dogs that worked in the central city right after the February earthquake; Guinness, the unofficial mascot of the Student Volunteer Army; Nemo who has a special gift for predicting earthquakes; dogs who were rescued and dogs who rescued others; and the uncanny knowledge that a number of dogs showed in their efforts to find their owners. Dogs have been a huge comfort to their owners in Christchurch. The intensity of the earthquake experience has heightened the wordless connection between people and their dogs, and their understanding of each others' emotions. Part of the proceeds from the book help support one of the organisations that helped to save many dogs following the earthquakes. HUHA is a national organisation that works to rescue and re-home animals around the country, and they went to Christchurch three times
Laura Sessions (Author) Laura Sessions, author of Quake Dogs, was born in Lexington, Virginia, and moved to Christchurch in 1996, where she lives with her husband, Will, and their two dogs, George and Mildred. She has an MSc in botany and a PhD in science writing from the University of Canterbury, and she now manages AUIP, an educational travel company that each year brings about a thousand American students to study in the South Pacific region. In her spare time, Laura writes for science organisations and magazines in New Zealand and overseas. See more at http-//thewriteimage.co.nz/. George and Mildred were away during most of the earthquakes, but they did escape from their house in Lyttelton during the June earthquake. George took himself directly to civil defence, while Mildred just lay in the middle of the road waiting for everyone to come home. Craig Bullock (Author) Craig Bullock has worked as a photographer for more than 10 years and found his rather unusual niche of pet photography very quickly because he's always loved animals. His pet photography business FURtography www.furtography.co.nz has gone from strength to strength and
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| ISBN 13 | 9781775534082 |
| ISBN 10 | 1775534081 |
| Title | Quake Dogs |
| Author | Laura Sessions |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House New Zealand Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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