by Mike Darton (Author)
An irresistible pot-pourri of canine facts, embracing the essential, the trivial, the intriguing, and the extraordinary. The perfect coffee-table collection to paw through at random, herein you will discover such treats as dog epigraphs; the origins of dog names; an international guide to the word dog; the oldest dog; weights and breeds; Aesops fabled dogs; and the story of the dogs on the Titanic. It is, in short, the perfect companion for your perfect companion.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 96
Edition: 1
Publisher: Ivy Press
Published: 20 Oct 2008
ISBN 10: 1905695705
ISBN 13: 9781905695706
Mike Darton is a writer and editor with a passion for words, a love of animals, and a fascination with animal-related words and phrases. His previous published titles include the collection of canine-inspired words and phrases Dog the Wag, and the dogcentric parody of Schott's Original Miscellany, the inimitable A Dog-Lover's Miscellany.