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Title: James Herriot's Dog Stories by James Herriot ISBN: 0-312-43968-7 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 April, 1986 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.73 (15 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: James Harriot's Dog Stories
Comment: Dominic
James Harriot's Dog Stories
I am reading the book; Dog Stories, by a veterinarian, James Harriot. (James Harriot is a vet who wrote a book about his past experiences) James Harriot is an interesting writer and a kind and caring veterinarian. James Harriot has written many book's such All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Things Great and Small, and Cat Stories. James Harriot lives in Yorkshire, England. In the book that I am reading he deals with dogs from clipping nails to delivering puppies.
Two of James Harriots experiences were in chapter three, A Triumph of Surgery. The story is about a dog named Tricky Woo. Her owner is a very nice lady who feeds her dog way too much . Mr. Harriot has visited this lady many times about this problem. One day when James comes to the lady's house for a checkup, Tricky Woo is very fat like a football. S o Dr. Harriot takes the dog away and brings it to a barn with other dogs. For two weeks Tricky Woo runs around with other dogs and in no time she is in good shape. When he brings the dog back to his owner she is astonished because her dog is usually a fat dog that just sleeps and eats junk food.
Another story I would like to share is in chapter ten, Mrs. Donovan. The story is about and old lady who has this dog, Rex which she loves so much and the dog gets sick and Dr.. Harriot has to be the one to take her dog from her and put it to sleep. Mrs. Donovan was not mad because she didn't want her dog to suffer. Approximately a month later they find a dole yellow lab on the street. So Dr. Harriot and his colleague take it in and the name of the dog is Roy and they thought it sounded like Rex. So they took it to the Mrs. Donovan at first she didn't accept it, but then she stared at the dog and she took the dog. Approximately four months later Dr. Harriot saw the Roy and Mrs. Donovan at a baseball game. The dog was no longer a dark yellow dog but a golden yellow dog. Roy kind of replaced Rex but Mrs. Donovan thought as Rex and Roy of almost the same dog.
Overall I think James Harriot's books are well known is because he writes about not only sad stories but also about happy and weird stories. I would recommend this book to someone because it is an interesting book but it is very long.
Rating: 5
Summary: Not for dog lovers only
Comment: James Herriot's Dog Stories is written by a man who loves both people and animals. The descriptions of people, dogs, and his humble view of himself are an irresistable combination. The accuracy and wit with which he presents people's relationships with their dogs is priceless. When I read this book, I laugh at the eternal goofiness of dogs and also dog people! The sadder stories are written with a balanced view. This book is an amazing collection of short stories. Highly recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wags and Woofs - Aye, Dogs are Amazing Creatures
Comment: If you have any passion for animals at all, you will devour this book. It's so sweet and wonderful -- a masterpiece of 20th century literature.
Mr. Herriot was truly a gifted writer. His heart could be felt in every word -- he deeply cared for the animals he doctored over the years. Aside from the endearing tails (pardon the pun), he masterfully described the European countryside, the people who belonged to the pets, the pubs he frequented and his everyday astonishing feats of medical marvelry. Yet he was so humble and down-to-earth. His stories are either tear-jerkers or pant-wetters. More than once I found myself nearly crying during study period at college because I was laughing so hard.
Some of my favorite shorts were "The Card Over the Bed", "Tricki Woo", "Granville Bennett", "Have a Cigar" and "Mrs. Donovan" -- the latter being my favorite. (Mrs. Donovan was a crone who patrolled the streets of Darrowby trying to cure people's animals quite often causing strife for Mr. Herriot.)
The very best thing about this book, aside from it being a quick and easy read, is that the stories are broken up so that you can put it down at any time and come back to it without fear of having lost your place.
James Herriot was the master of animal literature. Never have I encountered a more tasteful writer who so accurately depicted the behavior of dogs. I am a huge animal lover having two cats and a dog of my own. I found amazing similarities between the antics of the dogs showcased in this book and my own golden lab, and reading it made me want to cuddle him closer.
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Title: All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot ISBN: 0312965788 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: James Herriot's Cat Stories by James Herriot ISBN: 0312113420 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 September, 1994 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Things Wise & Wonderful) by James Herriot ISBN: 0312966555 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Things Bright & Beautiful) by James Herriot ISBN: 0312966199 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Lord God Made Them All (Lord God Made Them All) by James Herriot ISBN: 0312966202 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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