Friend For Life: The Extraordinary Partnership Between Humans and Dogs

Kate Humble

ISBN 10: 1472224981 / ISBN 13: 9781472224989

Published by Headline Publishing, London, 2016

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FRIEND FOR LIFE The Extraordinary Partnership Between Humans and Dogs. Kate Humble. Headline Publishing, London. 2016 First edition ISBN 9781472224989 310pp Illustrated Hardback. This mint unread copy is bound in cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine, tight, white, bright and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in mint condition. One mild February day in 2013, in the Welsh village of Devauden, Kate Humble unexpectedly fell in love. With a ginger and white Welsh sheepdog puppy. Learning how to train Teg to become a fully-fledged working sheepdog, Kate began to discover the extraordinary relationship that can be forged between a human and a dog when the two are working together in partnership. Inspired by that special connection, Kate wanted to find out more: how did this extraordinary animal evolve from predator to lifesaver? What happened to allow a fearsome hunter to be invited onto our sofas? So begins a journey that takes Kate from rural Wales, to the mountains of Afghanistan, a prison in Scotland, and a unique research centre in Austria. Meet Ex-Royal Marine Jon with his chocolate Labrador Jester; Marjory with her beloved ex-guide dog Mouse; Colonel Neil Smith and his retired IED detection dog Fire and many more people whose dogs have changed and saved countless lives by working together with their owners, handlers and human companions. Inspiring, eye-opening and heart-warming, Friend for Life is the story of how dogs became essential to our lives and why they really are man's best friend. Ref QQ3.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Friend For Life: The Extraordinary Partnership Between Humans and Dogs
• Publisher: Headline Publishing, London
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472224981
• ISBN 13: 9781472224989
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Mint
• Dust Jacket Condition: Mint

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Synopsis

There is one animal that is familiar to all of us, whoever we are, wherever we live. Even if we've never had direct contact with one, we will have seen one, or at the very least, heard one. For those of us who live in the western world it is more than likely that one sleeps in our house, possibly even on our bed. I'm talking of course, of the dog. Yet, this animal, which lives alongside five hundred million of us all over the world - as an invaluable partner and a trusted confidant - presents us with one great unsolved mystery: how did this relationship - the most complex and enduring of any between human and animal - start in the first place?

Kate Humble is a life-long animal lover. Now living on an idyllic farm in Wales, she has achieved her dream of surrounding herself with as many varieties as possible. But, as with many Brits, the dog has always held a special place in her heart. Here, she uses her journey with her sheepdog puppy Teg to frame her examination of this very special relationship. Written with warmth and love, and packed full of stories about rescue dogs, guide dogs, service dogs and medical dogs, this is a must-read for anyone with a four-legged friend.

About the Author

Kate Humble is a writer and broadcaster specialising in science, wildlife and rural affairs. Together with her husband she runs Humble by Nature, a rural skills education centre on a working farm near Monmouth in the Wye Valley. She lives in permanently muddy jeans on a smallholding in Wales.