Top Dog

Top Dog

by Thelwell Norman (Author)

Synopsis

A hilarious canine compendium, essential for new and experienced dog owners alike. As all dog owners know, man's best friend is a complex bundle of appetites, instincts, and winsome wiles. Few first-time owners will realize, however, just what a responsibility they are taking on. So Norman Thelwell kindly provided them with this invaluable handbook full of advice on choosing, training, feeding, exercising, and caring for our four-legged friends. It also emphasizes the importance of protecting one's own interests - not to mention those of one's neighbours - for an ill-trained hound will soon develop a healthy disrespect for law and order. Here is a superb cartoon collection designed to give every dog owner a new leash of life in the canine world. From the business of choosing a puppy and the troubles of training to the foibles of different breeds, 'Top Dog' is an indispensable companion for all fans of man's best friend.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd
Published: 01 Aug 2002

ISBN 10: 0413762300
ISBN 13: 9780413762306
Book Overview: Norman Thelwell worked as a cartoonist for decades, and was the author of many collections including Angels on Horseback , Thelwell Country , Thelwell in Orbit , A Place of Your Own , A Leg at Each Corner , Thelwell's Riding Academy , Magnificat , Up the Garden Path , Compleat Tangler , Thelwell's Book of Leisure , This Desirable Plot , The Effluent Society , Penelope , Some Damn Fool's Signed the Rubens Again , Wrestling With a Pencil , Thelwell's Pony Panorama and Play it as it Lies .

Media Reviews
'The master English cartoonist ... a laugh a page' Publishers' Weekly
Author Bio
Norman Thelwell (1923-2004) sold his first drawing to Punch in 1950, and two years later became an important regular contributor. His books include Angels on Horseback , Wrestling with a Pencil , A Leg at Each Corner , Top Dog , Magnificat , The Cat's Pyjamas , Pony Panorama and Pony Cavalcade . Thelwell was born in Birkenhead. War service involved foot-slogging with the East Yorkshires and art editing an army magazine in India. He studied art at Liverpool, taught it for seven years in Wolverhampton then became a full-time cartoonist and a household name soon afterwards. For many years he lived with his wife and children in a Hampshire cottage within fly-casting distance of the River Test.