James Herriot's dog stories
A detailed Summary of James Herriot's dog stories
This was a wonderful, passionate book about, well, James Herriot's favorite dog stories. They
were all true, some funny, some inspirational, and some sad. I have picked out some of my
One of my all-time favorites is "Roy: From rags to riches." It's about a young, almost
full-grown golden retriever, badly neglected and almost dead that was found in an old shack. An
old gypsy woman who had just lost her terrier to a car accident claimed him when they were
about to put him to sleep. For a month they were not seen anywhere, until the day she brought
him outside. He was pure gold, healthy and loved. Although Dr. Herriot didn't do anything, it
was obvious why this made it into the collection.
Another great one was "Jock: Top dog." Jock was a Border Collie living out on a farm. By
tradition, he would always chase people's cars down the long lane up to the farm. It was one of
his biggest joys in life. But the farmer bought one of the healthiest bitches in the area, and she
had puppies with Jock. With both of the parent's health and vigor, they began to outpace Jock,
even in his art of car chasing. But once they were sold and gone, Jock was still Top Dog.

A triumph of surgery." His name really says it all - a
This book, however had some good and bad aspects to it (all writers are human). Two of
that animals have no souls, so she's afraid that her pets won't go to heaven with her.
idea of man's dominion over the earth, and manifest destiny and all of that. It makes you think
dog books should at least try. James Herriot's other titles explain this-All Things Wise and
happy, friendly mutt who was always getting into mischief. He would rummage through trash
looked grim for Brandy, but then miraculously he gradually got better. But old Brandy was never
people who wouldn't enjoy this book.
although the vocabulary is a little British, but what do you expect. James Herriot is one of my
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Approximate Word count = 851
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
Category: English
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