Walking Ollie: Winning the Love of a Difficult Dog by Stephen Foster

Walking Ollie: Winning the Love of a Difficult Dog by Stephen Foster

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One winter's afternoon, Stephen Foster walked into a dog re-homing centre with the intention of picking up a retired greyhound. Instead, he acquired an abandoned lurcher pup, even though his knowledge of dogs was very vague. This book presents an account of one man's attempt to turn a psychotic wild animal into something resembling a domestic pet.

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Walking Ollie: Winning the Love of a Difficult Dog by Stephen Foster

One winter's afternoon, Stephen Foster walked into a dog re-homing centre with the intention of picking up a retired greyhound. Instead, he acquired an abandoned lurcher pup, even though his knowledge of dogs was very vague. This book presents an account of one man's attempt to turn a psychotic wild animal into something resembling a domestic pet.
Ollie is troubleBut he is also a joy. So is reading about him. Walking Ollie is the best book about a dog for... let us say eight years. * The Guardian *
Stephen Foster is the author of the short story collection, It Cracks Like Breaking Skin, and the novel Strides, about love and trousers. She Stood There Laughing, his account of a season following Stoke City, was one of the bestselling sports books of 2004, topping charts in the press and online at Amazon.
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ISBN 13 9781904977889
ISBN 10 190497788X
Title Walking Ollie: Winning the Love of a Difficult Dog
Author Stephen Foster
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
Year published 2007-03-01
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.