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One winter's afternoon, Stephen Foster walked into a dog re-homing centre with the intention of picking up a retired greyhound. Instead, he acquired an abandoned lurcher pup. Foster's knowledge of dogs was so vague that he had to look up 'lurcher' in key reference work "The Giant Book of the Dog", to find out what sort of animal was coming to join the family. His research counted for little: the new arrival did not conform to any known breed standard, or indeed any standard whatsoever that might be considered dog-normal. "Walking Ollie" is a hilarious - and often heartrending - account of one man's attempt to turn a psychotic wild animal into something resembling a domestic pet.
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"Foster's wryly perceptive book perfectly illustrates the truism that the only thing wrong with dogs is their owners."
-- Times Literary Supplement, June, 2006
An intriguing meditation on fame and posterity. A thoughtful novel that stands out in a world of identikit publishing. -- New Statesman, August 30, 2007
Ollie is a joy. So is reading about him. Walking Ollie is the best book about a dog for years. -- Guardian, April 22, 2006
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-- Times Literary Supplement, June, 2006
An intriguing meditation on fame and posterity. A thoughtful novel that stands out in a world of identikit publishing. -- New Statesman, August 30, 2007
Ollie is a joy. So is reading about him. Walking Ollie is the best book about a dog for years. -- Guardian, April 22, 2006
Stephen Foster is the author of the short story collection, It Cracks Like Breaking Skin, and the novel Strides, about love and trousers. She Stood There Laughing, his account of a season following Stoke City, was one of the bestselling sports books of 2004, topping charts in the press and online at Amazon.
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- PublisherShort Books
- Publication date2007
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- ISBN 13 9781904977889
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