Love Martin Clunes, love dogs, loved his recent documentary about dogs - so all good. This book does tally with the tv programme about history of dogs but the bits I actually enjoyed best are his own personal history with dogs and his present day trials, tribulations and joys with them. Just one thing - I'd love to know how Mary is these days.
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I was very disappointed with this book as it is merely a greatly reduced precis of each tv episode. Not much help if you have a problem dog looking for the solution or training
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I was very disappointed with this book as it is merely a greatly reduced precis of each tv episode. Not much help if you have a problem dog looking for the solution or training
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No one else seems to have the cohones of this man, I applaud him, for both his tenacity, but also for his humor in the face of so much global misery, having recently seen his live show as well I have even more admiration for him, buy this book and admire the man that dares to go up against big business and Governments.
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Too many gardening authors take time out to wax lyrical about seasons and the joys of blackbirds and dew on your runner canes. Their books end up as a decent afternoon's read, but difficult to use when you're trying to work out what's going wrong with your kohlrabi.
This book is different. Veg are listed alphabetically with clear sections on selecting varieties, planting, looking after, harvesting and cooking, with a troubleshooting guide covering disease, pests, storage and the like.
No nonsense, everything you need and easy to find.
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Stephen's previous book, Walking Ollie, rekindled my long-lost love affair with reading. He has a style of writing that makes reading as comfortable and as pleasurable as laying in a relaxing warm bath. This style is as evident in Along Came Dylan as it was in Walking Ollie.
Whereas Walking Ollie was chiefly about how getting a particularly quirky dog affected the author, this title is more concerned with how getting a second dog, Dylan, affects his first dog, Ollie.
The antics aren't quite as funny as they were in Walking Ollie, but Stephen's acerbic look at people, particularly fellow dog-owning people, remains as funny as it ever has been.
Aside from the new dog, Dylan, we are also introduced to a few friends and acquaintances ... Read More:
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This is a very usefull book for those just thinking of or beginning to keep pet chickens, it gives a short guide to the most popular breeds, good housing advice, and also pointers on keeping your flock happy and healthy. The only downfall I think is that it falls short on advice on sexing your chicks, I would have found that really usefull as my hens hatched 5 this summer. However, I recommend this book to all backyard flock keepers!
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This is a great book for a new puppy owner. We bought it when we bought our puppy and followed its advice closely, particularly with regard to toilet training and general 'good manners' - issues like dealing with pack position, territory, food, toys, etc. We were kind but strict early on, just as the book recommends, and made sure that our puppy was put to bed in the same place, not allowed the run of the house, and not allowed on the furniture!
18 months later, we have a lovely dog - well-mannered, fun to be around, but happy and secure. And we let her on the sofa now because she's too cute to resist!
Nice book with lots of photos. Unfortunately the much of the information with regard to photos did not mention the breed of birds shown. I would have liked to have more detail in the captions. Some of the specific breeds mentioned had no photo at all. I wasn't interested in the chapter on crafts.
My husband preferred this book to "The Right Way to Keep Chickens" by Virginia Shirt because it was easier to absorb and photo's are much better than drawings. He said it was a good book, I am hard to please!
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