Author
Cecil Aldin
Title
Dogs Of Character
Publisher
Bracken Books (London)
Year of Publication
1986 (first published 1927)
Pages
116
ISBN10
1851700498
Blurb
This book is about ordinary dogs – dogs of character. In particular it charts the lives of Cracker and Micky, one an Irish Wolfhound, the other a Bull Terrier.
With them as models Cecil Aldin plots a course for would-be dog owners and dog trainers. Where do you go to buy a dog? How do you set about training him or her? How do you cure bad habits? All these questions are answered.
But this book contains a great deal more. It is full of the most enchanting stories of dogs and the terrible things that happen to them. It tells of the dog that was run over but, because it was so full of the scraps stolen from the local dustbins, the car did no damage.
It tells of the dog who perfected the art of removing cakes from the cake stand. It tells of the exploits of Cracker and the Mongrel Dog Show. It is full of advice and stories told by a real lover of dogs and the advice is as true and revealing now as when the book was first published in 1927.
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Notes
The first edition of this book was published by Eyre & Spottiswoode (London) in 1927.
Author
Cecil Aldin
Title
Sleeping Partners
Subtitle
Cracker And Micky: Two Dogs With A Tale
Publisher
Souvenir Press (London)
Year of Publication
2000 (first published 1930)
Pages
32
ISBN10
0285635921
Blurb
Cracker: a comical white bull terrier with a fetching black patch over one eye. Micky: a huge Irish wolfhound Cracker's stooge and, more importantly, his mattress. These two irresistible characters were for many years the most famous dogs in the world, for they were the favourite models of Cecil Aldin, one of the best sporting artist of his time and supreme in his portrayal of dogs. Aldin's pre-eminence in this field was recognized fully in The Times obituary of 1935, which said "... there never has been a painter of dogs to hold a candle to him". In Sleeping Partners we find Cracker and Micky at rest, adopting hilariously inventive poses in order to achieve the most satisfying state of slumber.
Cecil Aldin with Cracker and Micky
Notes
The first edition of this book was published by Eyre & Spottiswoode (London) in 1930.
Author
Cecil Aldin
Title
An Artist's Models
Publisher
H. F. & G. Witherby (London)
Year of Publication
1930
Pages
80
Description
A charming work by Cecil Aldin, in which he discusses the various canine models he has used throughout his career, with 20 superb full-page sketches, including four plates featuring Cracker, Aldin's bull terrier.
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Author
Dr F.W. Andrew
Illustrator
Wesley Tavender
Title
The Story Of Klinker A Country Doctor's Dog
Publisher
Privately Published Publications (Toronto)
Year of Publication
1948
Pages
101
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Description
The story of a Canadian country doctor's bull terrier, Klinker, and his life in British Columbia's Okanagan district. Illustrated with charming black-and-white drawings by Wesley Tavender.
Author
Roberta Angeletti
Title
Vulca The Etruscan
Publisher
British Museum Press (London)
Year of Publication
1998
Pages
32
ISBN10
0714121568
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Reading Age
6–11 years
Synopsis
Robbie and his dog Pip are playing ball right next to that sacred and mysterious place – the Necropolis. A mighty kick from Robbie sends the ball flying over the hill and out of sight. Looking for it, the boy and Pip stumble across the entrance to a strangely painted Etruscan tomb. They go down the narrow, dark stairway and end up in a square room whose walls are covered with brightly-coloured paintings of vases, leopards and people in funny robes. Pip finds a pair of mysterious wooden pipes on the floor. Robbie plays them, bringing Vulca, a man in the wall painting, to life. Vulca admits he took Robbie's ball. In return, he gives Robbie and Pip a tour of the Etruscan tombs and introduces them to the other people in the wall painting. As a thank you, Robbie lets Vulca take the ball into the wall painting with him, to puzzle other modern visitors to the tomb.
Notes
Pip is a clearly white bull terrier and appears in almost every illustration in this picture book.
The book is credited to Roberta Angeletti, the illustrator. The author of the text is Beatrice Masini.
Author
Carmen Martín Anguita
Illustrator
Alicia Cañas Cortázar
Title
El Cumpleaños De Laika
Publisher
Editorial Everest (Madrid)
Year of Publication
2008
Pages
32
ISBN13
9788424158033
Blurb
Marta and her brother David are learning to live day by day, to feel their emotions and learn to manage them, and to control their impulses. The objective of this collection is to enhance the emotional development of children through everyday life and fantasy. It offers help, through creativity, when it comes to solving children's conflicts in the early years.
It's the birthday of Laika, Marta and David's dog. To celebrate, the children organize a party to which they invite their friends. The next day, the whole family will spend the day in the countryside. On the way, they see the people in the car in front throw something out the window. It turns out to be a puppy...
[Translated from the Spanish.]
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Notes
A story written in Spanish.
Both Laika and the puppy are bull terriers.
Author
Lucas Ashby
Title
Denny And Belle: Dog Detectives
Publisher
Independently published
Year of Publication
2018
Pages
60
ISBN13
9781724160119
Blurb
Belle hates that the new puppy, Denny, is getting all the attention now from her owners. She will do whatever she can to be the top dog at home again. One day an opportunity presents itself at the local dog show for Belle to be the hero. Can she save the day and regain her rightful place at home? Or will she learn to be fine with this new puppy?
Notes
Belle is a miniature poodle and Denny a bull terrier.
Author
Lucas Ashby
Title
Denny And Belle: Nine Lies
Publisher
Independently published
Year of Publication
2020
Pages
42
ISBN13
9798651566167
Blurb
Denny and Belle go with their family to the beach for the day. Once there, they encounter a cat that needs their help from a SHARK! Is the cat telling the truth or lying? They must get to the bottom of this to save the day…and eat a few snow cones while doing it!
Notes
Belle is a miniature poodle and Denny a bull terrier.
Author
Margaret J. Baker
Illustrator
Richard Kennedy
Title
Castaway Christmas
Publisher
Methuen & Co. Ltd. (London)
Year of Publication
1963
Pages
158
Synopsis
Three children, the family cat and the family bull terrier, Oliver Cromwell, travel to meet up with their parents at a rented country house for Christmas. They arrive before the floods but their parents are delayed, and are then unable to reach them. They struggle with no electricity, a limited food supply, staying in dry clothes and keeping cheerful as the water levels rise, but they are resilient and manage to work out how to keep themselves and the house safe.
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Author
K.F. Barker
Title
Just Dogs
Subtitle
Pen And Pencil Sketches
Publisher
Country Life Limited (London)
Year of Publication
1933
Pages
151
Description
Beautiful, gently humorous sketches in pen and pencil of all kinds of dogs, including on pages 73–77 Spots, an imagined conversation with the White Hope (a bull terrier) on the question of whether, unlike a leopard, a bull terrier can change its spots.
Notes
28 written pieces and 76 black-and-white sketches.
The author's full name is Kathleen Frances Barker.
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Author
K.F. Barker
Title
Champion
Subtitle
The Story Of A Bull Terrier
Publisher
Country Life Limited (London)
Year of Publication
1936
Pages
159
Blurb
Champion is the life-story of a bull terrier who wasn't quite a bull terrier, and could never gain the right to a prefix as understood in the doggy world. His sire – alas! – was a collie, although his appearance followed that of his blue-blooded dam – a member of a family renowned for its fighting qualities. That was why 'Champion,' known in puppydom by the pedigree name of 'Fearnought', had to change it because he was by no means a champion fighter. But he was a 'champion' – in the sense known in the North – in other ways, as, for instance, when he defended the sheep against 'killers', and he was a champion friend to his owner, the ex-huntsman. This fine racy tale, illustrated with colour drawings by the author, will appeal not only to Yorkshiremen as a 'champion', but to all who have any knowledge of dog character.
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Notes
Illustrated with eight colour prints and multiple black-and-white drawings.
The author's full name is Kathleen Frances Barker.
Author
K.F. Barker
Title
Just Pups
Subtitle
Sketches In Pen & Pencil
Publisher
Country Life Limited (London)
Year of Publication
1937
Pages
154
Description
Just Pups is a charming book of sketches of puppies with amusing tales of their antics by the author of Just Dogs. Each sketch portrays the personality of the dog, caught whilst they were about their lawful, or unlawful pursuits.
Unlike Just Dogs and Dog Days there is no piece specifically about a bull terrier, but a bull terrier puppy is the subject of the sketches entitled 'You can't put one over on me'.
Notes
Illustrated with 75 pages of black-and-white drawings.
The author's full name is Kathleen Frances Barker.
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Author
K.F. Barker
Title
Dogs Days
Publisher
William Heinemann Ltd. (London)
Year of Publication
1938
Pages
147
Description
A dozen short stories describing the days in the lives of various dogs, including Mr. Bloggs—Carpenter, about a bull terrier, on pages 24–37.
Notes
Illustrated with 12 coloured plates and 62 full-page monochrome pictures.
The author's full name is Kathleen Frances Barker.
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Author
K.F. Barker
Title
Rogues' Gallery
Publisher
William Heinemann Ltd. (London)
Year of Publication
1939
Pages
138
Description
Dedicated to "To All Terriers Wheresoever They May Be", this is a collection of 20 stories about terriers, richly illustrated with black-and-white drawings, including on pages 33–47 The Miracle about the White Violet, a white bull terrier.
Notes
The author's full name is Kathleen Frances Barker.
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Author
Mike Baron
Illustrator
Fernando Calvi
Title
Buddy McGill #1
Subtitle
US Special Agent Transportation Security Administration
Publisher
Advent Comics (Capitol Heights)
Year of Publication
2021
Pages
24
Blurb
He's a TSA Agent, he's a super party animal, and his name is Buddy McGill! He is on the trail of a ruthless terrorist and will not stop until justice is served. With a case of suds and some brand new duds, he will give you something you can feel!
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Author
Mike Baron
Illustrator
Fernando Calvi
Title
Buddy McGill #2
Publisher
Advent Comics (Capitol Heights)
Year of Publication
2024
Pages
27
Blurb
The dog with the most returns in a brand new adventure! In his most dangerous assignment yet, Buddy must go undercover to stop a dangerous foreign organization from destroying America.
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Author
Arthur C. Bartlett
Title
The Sea Dog
Publisher
Cupples & Leon Company (New York)
Year of Publication
1927
Pages
299
Blurb
How this funny little pup (afterwards the dignified and self-reliant animal that he became) was rescued by a fishing schooner three miles from shore and the effect this incident had in the lives of several people are but threads in this compelling story.
Pieface – The Sea Dog – loved his calling, and his master learned from him what he probably never would have acquired had he not received "Pieface" as his only legacy when left to face the world alone.
On land or sea, the faithful dog, whether high bred or simply mongrel, can teach lessons of faithfulness and intelligence. Here then is the eternal story of a courageous dog and his young master.
Author
Arthur C. Bartlett
Title
Yankee Doodle
Subtitle
The Story Of A Pioneer Boy And His Dog
Publisher
W.A. Wilde Company (Boston)
Year of Publication
1935
Pages
316
Blurb
Yankee Doodle was a dog bred for courage and skill – the forerunner of the bull terrier. The story's setting is during the administration of Washington with an historical background, accurate and in accordance with recorded facts. It presents a living picture of our pioneer ancestors and the part that Enoch Pierce, the dog's young master, and Yankee Doodle himself played in the development of civilization and how through their partnership each helped the other to grow and reach full possibilities of life.
Notes
Contains one illustration by Harold Cue, a black-and-white version of the cover image.
This book was republished as a paperback (ISBN-13: 9781258172831) in 2011 by Literary Licensing, LLC.
Author
Bertus Beke
Title
Oh … Diese Bull Terrier! What A Horrible Dog!
Publisher
Kynos Verlag (Mürlenbach/Eifel)
Year of Publication
1985
Pages
178
ISBN10
3924008167
Description
A book of amusing cartoons portraying the character of bull terriers.
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Author
Bertus Beke
Title
Alles im Spiel! It's all in the Game!
Subtitle
Der Charakter des Bull Terriers gezeichnet von Bertus Beke
Publisher
Kynos Verlag (Mürlenbach/Eifel)
Year of Publication
1998
Pages
89
ISBN10
392400806X
Description
A second book of amusing cartoons portraying the character of bull terriers.
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Author
Carol Lea Benjamin
Title
The Wrong Dog
Publisher
Walker & Company (New York)
Year of Publication
2000
Pages
231
ISBN10
0802733484
Blurb
Sophie Gordon didn't let her epilepsy get in the way of her life as a teacher of deaf children. But her illness did teach her the importance of a good service dog. They're much more than pets, even more than companions, and some—a very few—seem to be able to sense when someone may be on the verge of having a seizure. Those dogs can warn the human, can be trained to fetch medications. They are as indispensable as they are rare. So, when a woman suggested that Sophie's service dog, Blanche, could be replaced when the time came, Sophie agreed to bring her dog to the Horatio Street Veterinary Practice. And now, that's why she's hired private investigator Rachel Alexander and Dash, her pit bull partner in detection: Everyone she's dealt with has disappeared and there's something they have to be told.
The mysterious woman said that Blanche would be cloned: The doctors at Side by Side were committed to making certain that people like Sophie would always have the help they needed. Unfortunately, the puppy they gave her didn't have what it takes and she wanted to let them know, not because she felt cheated, but because she didn't want anyone else to get a service dog that wasn't up to the job. Two days after meeting Rachel, Sophie was dead, apparently of a seizure, but it didn't take Dash's sensitive nose to tell that something didn't smell right and that the missing vets definitely needed further examination.
Notes
As is obvious from the cover illustration, Blanche is white bull terrier.
Author
Jessie T. Bennett
Title
The Dogs Of Coolyn Hill And Other Stories
Publisher
Orange Judd Publishing Co. (New York)
Year of Publication
1959
Pages
235
Description
A collection of stories about bull terriers, all of which mirror the sterling character and lovable personality which mark the bull terrier as an especially fascinating kind of dog.
Notes
Illustrated with 9 pages on black-and-white photographs.
The author was the first female President of the Bull Terrier Club of America.
Editor
Donna Berner
Title
Cavaliers And Clowns
Publisher
The Bull Terrier Club Of America
Year of Publication
1987
Pages
200
Description
An anthology of bull terrier literature and artwork compiled and produced by the Public Relations Committee of the Bull Terrier Club of America.
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Notes
Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, pictures and cartoons.
Cover art by Cynthia A. Morse.
Author
Aaron Beutel
Title
Jack The Dog
Publisher
The Five Mike Press (Balwyn, Victoria)
Year of Publication
1972
Pages
32
ISBN10
0867884428
Blurb
Jack the Dog was not allowed inside the Jones's house. He often wondered what it would be like in there.
One day, Mr and Mrs Jones went out, leaving the back door open. Here was Jack's big chance!
What he discovered was even more fun than he imagined…
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Author
Hilda Boden
Title
Two White Tents
Publisher
Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd. (Edinburgh)
Year of Publication
1959
Pages
90
Blurb
When Susan and her two brothers, not to mention Sam the bull terrier, go camping in Mr Judd's field little do they think their holiday is going to be so eventful. It was all Sam's fault, of course. He would develop a liking for Mr Derby's golf balls and also for Mr Derby's prize ducks. So when some ducks are actually stolen, naturally Sam was blamed. But you could hardly imagine Sam liking the taste of silver cups as well. ...
Author
Bill Boggs
Illustrator
Jacob Below
Title
The Adventures Of Spike The Wonder Dog
Publisher
Post Hill Press (New York)
Year of Publication
2020
Pages
288
ISBN13
9781642933765
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Blurb
The Adventures of Spike the Wonder Dog follows the zany exploits of Spike—a TV and social media sensation, lover, fighter, hero, and yes, an English Bull Terrier with a heart of gold and a wicked sense of humor. The madcap adventures he shares with Bud, his TV talk show host master, and the price Spike pays for fame, will have readers loving this one-of-a-kind character. They'll be crying and rooting for Spike on every page of this thoroughly engrossing comic novel.
Author
Bill Boggs
Illustrator
Jacob Below
Title
Spike Unleashed
Subtitle
The Wonder Dog Returns
Publisher
Post Hill Press (New York)
Year of Publication
2023
Pages
355
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ISBN13
9781637589847
Blurb
This laugh-out-loud novel could be called Games of Bones. Ensnared in a devious revenge plot, Spike the Wonder Dog unleashes his celebrated brand of absurdist humor, shrewd social commentary, and certifiably funny grievances at human shortcomings. Follow this cast of wacky characters as they dig up plot twists on popular culture scenarios, celebrities, and behind-the-scenes action in the world of entertainment.
Author
George Booth
Title
Think Good Thoughts About A Pussycat
Publisher
Dodd, Mead & Company (New York)
Year of Publication
1975
Pages
150
ISBN10
0396072097
Blurb
"Have you seen the latest Booth?" Such is the widespread appeal of cartoonist George Booth—whose art is described by his admirers in such affectionate terms as seedy, wacky, slap-dash, and old-fashioned—that devotees of The New Yorker and Playboy eagerly await his every contribution. Here are all the old favorites—plus some never before published—including that loony dog besieged by those dyspeptic cats, and the whole wonderful ragtag crew.
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Notes
George Booth often included a bull terrier in his cartoons and thus many of the cartoons in this collection include one.
Author
George Booth
Title
Rehearsal's Off
Publisher
Dodd, Mead & Company (New York)
Year of Publication
1976
Pages
128
ISBN10
0396073891
Description
A collection of George Booth cartoons.
Notes
George Booth often included a bull terrier in his cartoons and thus several of the cartoons in this collection include one.
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Author
George Booth
Title
About Dogs
Publisher
Abrams Image (New York)
Year of Publication
2009
Pages
128
ISBN13
9780810983618
Blurb
Cartoonist George Booth has spent four decades at the New Yorker constructing a universe so distinct, it would be immediately identifiable even without his signature on the bottom of the panel. In Booth's world a bare lightbulb dangles precariously . . . a frayed carpet barely covers the living room floor . . . flies buzz . . . a couple speak matter-of-factly . . . a man looks up from behind his newspaper. And somewhere, in the foreground or off to the side, a dog twitches involuntarily. In Booth's cartoons dogs act as a Greek chorus, serving as a proxy for the reader by pointing out the mundane absurdity of life that is obviously lost on their owners. This fortieth-anniversary collection highlights George Booth's best and funniest dog cartoons—with a special introduction by Bill Cosby.
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Notes
George Booth often included a bull terrier in his cartoons and thus many of the cartoons in this collection include one.
Author
Marsha Boulton
Title
Letters From Across The Country
Publisher
McArthur & Company (Toronto)
Year of Publication
1999
Pages
206
ISBN10
1552780988
Blurb
Bestselling author Marsha Boulton is back with a third volume of witty observations about life on the farm. Sometimes hilarious, often moving, Boulton brings a keenly observant eye to everyday rural life at Lambs’ Quarters.
Letters From Across The Country includes tales of Wally the Wonder Dog at puppy training school and making a one-time only appearance at a dog show; the rigours of trying not to smell as if you just came from the barn when in fact you have; and that soaring feeling of forgetting how old you are when you have the opportunity to leap from many bales of hay, among many others. Sit back and enjoy!
Notes
As is evident from the front cover, Wally the Wonder Dog is a brindle and white bull terrier.
Author
Marsha Boulton
Title
Wally's World
Subtitle
Life With Wally The Wonder Dog
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books (New York)
Year of Publication
2006
Pages
272
ISBN13
9780312379599
Blurb
When a puppy that fit into a baseball cap entered bestselling author and shepherd Marsha Boulton’s life, she had no idea he was really a rambunctious kid in a dog suit. Wally (named after the poet Wallace Stevens) became more of an experience than a dog from the moment he arrived at Lambs’ Quarters Farm. The spoiled, personality-loaded, soccer-playing pup quickly developed a penchant for high-thread-count linens, organic beef, and gourmet cooking. Life was good.
Then all hell broke loose. An intense legal battle engulfed Marsha’s partner, Stephen, and plunged the couple into a decade-long struggle. During that time, Marsha was also diagnosed with cancer. With his indomitable spirit and wild enthusiasm, Wally’s unrelenting appetite for life renewed the couple’s strength and gave them the perspective they needed to persevere. Whether playing class clown at puppy school or looking up the skirts of judges at dog shows, Wally the Wonder Dog ensured that serious laughter was a daily routine. Wally’s World is a raucous memoir, a roller-coaster ride with an irrepressible partner in paws who is impossible to forget.
Notes
As is evident from the front cover, Wally the Wonder Dog is a brindle and white bull terrier.
Author
Dorothea St. Hill Bourne
Title
They Also Serve
Subtitle
Animals Of The Fighting Services
Publisher
Winchester Publications Limited (London)
Year of Publication
1947
Pages
226
Blurb
This book tells the remarkable story of the animal and bird mascots of the Fighting Services and Civil Defense Forces of World War II, and of the almost unbelievable heroism which earned many animals and birds the award of the exclusive Dickin Medal—the Animals' V.C.
Several chapters are devoted to the stories of mascots who shared with our fighting men the dangers of campaigns on land and sea and in the air, and to those animals whose comradeship earned for them the love of many men and women engaged in the defensive battles of the Home Front.
Among the most dramatic chapters are those which describe the wonderful work of the rescue dogs who saved many lives after air raids, the war dogs who guarded our factories and airfields, the police horses of London, and the heroic pigeons of the National Pigeon Service.
The author, who is Organizing Secretary of the Allied Forces Mascot Club, has had access to material most of which has not hitherto been published. She has written a book—rich in humour, drama and human interest—that will fascinate and thrill every lover of animals and birds.
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Notes
Illustrated with 83 half-tone pictures.
Includes Bill (RN bull terrier) pages 89 and 96, James (RN bull terrier) page 96, Peggy (Army bull terrier) page 153.
Author
Sandra Boynton
Illustrator
George Booth
Title
Here, George!
Publisher
Little Simon / Simon & Schuster (New York)
Year of Publication
2018
Pages
32
ISBN13
9781534429642
Blurb
George is a big dog who likes to just sit around. But there's another side to George that even his family doesn't know about.
Notes
This is a board book for very young readers/listeners. The illustrator, George Booth, is a cartoonist famed for his work for The New Yorker, who often included a bull terrier in his cartoons.
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Author
Max Brand
Title
The White Wolf
Publisher
Dodd, Mead & Co. (New York)
Year of Publication
1961 (first published 1926)
Pages
334
Blurb
Tucker Crosden bred his dogs to be champions. Yet even by the frontiersman's brutal standards, the bull terrier called White Wolf was special. With teeth bared and hackles raised, White Wolf could brave any challenge the wilderness threw in his path. And Crosden had great plans for the dog until it gave in to the blood-hungry laws of nature. But Crosden never reckoned that his prize animal would run at the head of a wolf pack one day – or that a trick of fate would throw them together in a desperate battle to the death.
Notes
This book has been published several times. The first edition was published by G.P. Putnam's Sons (New York) in 1926.
Max Brand is a pseudonym for Frederick Schiller Faust, creator of, amongst others, Destry and Dr Kildare.
Author
Max Brand
Title
Red Fire
Subtitle
A Western Trio
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing (New York)
Year of Publication
2015
Pages
206
ISBN13
9781634504317
Blurb
In "Master and Man," Bobbie is a black man who can outride, outfight, and outshoot any white man in the mountain desert. His unwavering moral code serves as a model for his often cruel and dissolute white master.
"A Lucky Dog" is a tale of the desperate flight of a jewel thief named Hagger from the man he robbed. In Colorado, facing a battle with winter cold and snow, he comes upon an isolated cabin and its sole occupant, a weakened bull terrier left there to starve to death. The man and dog come to depend on each other—to a point where Hagger would make any sacrifice and endure any hardship just to keep the dog alive.
In the title story, "Red Fire," Paul Torridon, called White Thunder by the Cheyenne Indians, and his girlfriend, Nancy Brett, are being held prisoner by the Cheyenne because they believe he can cure illness and bring rain. While Roger Lincoln, a frontiersman who has known Torridon since the early days of his feud with the Brett clan, devises a plan for their escape, Torridon's captors take every precaution they can to keep him imprisoned, even if it means killing him rather than losing him.
Notes
A Lucky Dog first appeared in the 22 October 1927 issue of Street & Smith's Western Story Magazine. It appears on pages 69–117 of this volume.
Max Brand is a pseudonym for Frederick Schiller Faust, creator of, amongst others, Destry and Dr Kildare.
Author
Dr John Brown
Illustrator
Carton Moore Park
Title
A Little Book Of Dogs
Publisher
T.N. Foulis (London)
Year of Publication
1911
Pages
92
Description
A collection of dog stories with 24 in-text line drawings and 8 colour plates from water-colours, including About Wasp on pages 55 to 58. Wasp is "a dark brindled bull-terrier".
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Author
Tricia Brown
Illustrator
Jim Fowler
Title
Patsy Ann Of Alaska
Subtitle
The True Story Of A Dog
Publisher
Sasquatch Books (Seattle)
Year of Publication
2011
Pages
32
ISBN13
9781570616976
Sample illustration
Reading Age
5–8 years
Blurb
This is the true story of an English bull terrier who wanted to be nobody's dog … and ended up being everybody's dog. Patsy Ann arrived in 1930s Alaska with an independent streak as big as the territory. Given a good home with two loving young girls, Patsy Ann was much more interested in wandering through the hustle and bustle of this port town on the Inside Passage—a place with totem poles, smoked salmon, and people on the move. Follow this canine free spirit as she makes her way from tethered pet to official town greeter at the docks for every ship making a port of call.
Today, a bronze statue stands at the docks of Juneau commemorating everybody's dog, Patsy Ann.
Notes
You can find out more about Patsy Ann at https://patsyann.com/
Author
Anthony Buckeridge
Title
Rex Milligan Holds Forth
Publisher
Armada / William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. (London)
Year of Publication
1973 (first published 1957)
Pages
156
ISBN10
0006907113
Blurb
Rex Milligan's writing a book about Sheldrake Grammar and it's crammed full of incident. As, for example, the time Jigger's bull terrier, Ikey, gets into class. Old Birkie's sure he can handle it, but it's more a case of Ikey taking care of him! And when the Secondary Tech. capture their flag, it's up to Milligan to retrieve it. But how can he get past the boys guarding the gate? He has a plan that depends upon split-second timing—timing that runs amok!
Even the school play gets unexpected publicity when a monkey's given a walk-on part! Milligan's description of school life is certainly colourful—the manuscript must never fall into a master's hands!
Notes
This book has been published several times. The first edition was published by Lutterworth Press (London) in 1957.
Anthony Buckeridge is best known for his Jennings and Rex Milligan series of children's books.
Author
Sheila Burnford
Illustrator
Carl Burger
Title
The Incredible Journey
Publisher
Hodder And Stoughton (London)
Year of Publication
1961
Pages
152
Blurb
The story of three animals who, "boarded out", travelled home together two hundred and fifty miles across the wildest part of Canada: how Luath, a young golden labrador, Tao, a Siamese cat, and Bodger, an old bull terrier, set off to trek through the wilderness on their soft domestic paws.
No human being can ever say for certain how an animal thinks, but there will be very few men or women who will not know in their hearts that Bodger, Tao and Luath would have thought and acted just like this. Each animal is distinct from its fellows in the way it looks, moves, behaves – Bodger, bred to fight and endure, Tao, pampered but hard, Luath, gentle and civilised, who led his companions. All three were very much part of the author's household in Canada, and it was their remarkable behaviour and understanding of each other which inspired her to write this book. The journey on which she sent them is of course imaginary, but out of a multitude of real incidents, Sheila Burnford has created a masterpiece which demands a total suspension of disbelief.
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Notes
Illustrated with 12 black-and-white drawings.
This classic children's book has been republished several times subsequently.
The story was turned into a 1963 Walt Disney movie of the same name, directed by Fletcher Markle. The 1993 remake (Homeward Bound - The Incredible Journey) miscasts Bodger.
Author
Sheila Burnford
Illustrator
Cécile Curtis
Title
The Fields Of Noon
Publisher
Hodder And Stoughton (London)
Year of Publication
1964
Pages
159
Description
A collection of 10 autobiographical essays on a variety of topics, each with an accompanying black-and-white illustration, including on pages 147–159 William describing the last day of life and the death of a beloved bull terrier.
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Author
Kurt Busiek
Illustrator
Benjamin Dewey
Title
The Autumnlands Volume One
Subtitle
Tooth And Claw
Publisher
Image Comics (Berkeley)
Year of Publication
2015
Pages
184
ISBN13
9781632152770
Blurb
They needed a savior. They got a soldier.
When a secret conclave of wizards brings a legendary hero back from the forgotten past to save their dying world, they get a champion unlike anything they expected, and trigger a crisis none of them may survive. From New York Times bestselling writer Kurt Busiek (ASTRO CITY, MARVELS), rising-star artist Benjamin Dewey (I WAS THE CAT, TRAGEDY SERIES), and award-winning colorist Jordie Bellaire, THE AUTUMNLANDS begins an epic tale of survival and adventure in a violent world of wizardry, disaster, brutality, and hope.
Notes
The narrator of the tale and a principal character is a young wizard Dunstan/Dusty, who is a bull-terrier-headed humanoid.
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Author
Kurt Busiek
Illustrator
Benjamin Dewey
Title
The Autumnlands Volume Two
Subtitle
Woodland Creatures
Publisher
Image Comics (Berkeley)
Year of Publication
2017
Pages
184
ISBN13
9781632157133
Blurb
The lights in the sky bring death.
Stranded in the mountains, the Great Champion and the young dog-wizard Dusty discover gods, goatelans, living statues, oracular crows and dangerous secrets about the history of the Autumnlands. From New York Times bestselling writer Kurt Busiek (Astro City), star artist Benjamin Dewey (Tragedy Series), and Eisner-winning colorist Jordie Bellaire (Injection), The Autumnlands: Woodland Creatures continues an epic tale of survival and adventure in a perilous world of wizardry and wonder.
Notes
The narrator of the tale and a principal character is a young wizard Dunstan/Dusty, who is a bull-terrier-headed humanoid.
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Author
Rick Anthony Campagne
Title
My Name Is Jake
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Year of Publication
2012
Pages
24
ISBN13
9781500408503
Description
This is the first of a series of five books in which the author imagines his bull terrier, Jake, doing different things as if Jake were human. It is illustrated with watercolours by the author. In this volume Jake is depicted as a human baby and school age child.
The author with Jake
Author
Rick Anthony Campagne
Title
My Name Is Jake: Volume 2
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Year of Publication
2013
Pages
24
ISBN13
9781500694630
Description
This is the second of a series of five books in which the author imagines his bull terrier, Jake, doing different things as if Jake were human. It is illustrated with watercolours by the author. In this volume Jake is depicted undertaking a number of summer recreational activities with his dad.
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Author
Rick Anthony Campagne
Title
My Name Is Jake: Sporting It
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Year of Publication
2014
Pages
24
ISBN13
9781500700898
Description
This is the third of a series of five books in which the author imagines his bull terrier, Jake, doing different things as if Jake were human. It is illustrated with watercolours by the author. In this volume Jake is depicted trying out various sports.
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Author
Rick Anthony Campagne
Title
My Name Is Jake: Support Our Troops
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Year of Publication
2015
Pages
24
ISBN13
9781519421944
Description
This is the fourth of a series of five books in which the author imagines his bull terrier, Jake, doing different things as if Jake were human. It is illustrated with watercolours by the author. In this volume Jake is depicted as a member of each part of the US armed forces and the author provides information about each.
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Author
Rick Anthony Campagne
Title
My Name Is Jake: We All Serve Someone The Choice Is Yours
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Year of Publication
2016
Pages
24
ISBN13
9781533662354
Description
This is the fifth of a series of five books in which the author imagines his bull terrier, Jake, doing different things as if Jake were human. It is illustrated with watercolours by the author. In this volume Jake is depicted taking on various jobs and professions and the author provides information about each.
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Author
Vice-Admiral Gordon Campbell, V.C., D.S.O.
Illustrator
Peter Fraser
Title
Dog Nelson, A.B.
Subtitle
Being The Naval Adventures Of Dog Nelson
Publisher
Frederick Warne & Co. (London)
Year of Publication
1938
Pages
91
Description
This delightful children's book narrates the adventures of a bull terrier who served aboard a Royal Navy armoured cruiser. It is richly illustrated with four full colour plates and extensive black-and-white text drawings.
The Author's Note records: "The stories told in this book are all true. Nelson came to me as a puppy on board my ship in 1906, and died in 1919, after a long naval career on board H.M.S. Cumberland, which I then commanded."
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Author
Isabelle Carmody
Title
Night Gate
Subtitle
The Gateway Trilogy Book One
Publisher
Yearling / Random House (New York)
Year of Publication
2000
Pages
255
ISBN13
9780375830174
Blurb
Rage Winnoway's closest friends have always been her four dogs: Bear, Billy Thunder, Elle, and Mr. Walker. Rage's mother lies in a coma, and Rage is determined to find a way to wake her. She sets off for the hospital, and the dogs and the neighbor's goat tag along. When the devious firecat talks Rage into going through a magical gate, the animals go too. The gate changes the animals—they are now more bear, boy, warrior, and gentleman than dog or goat. Rage and her transformed friends find themselves stranded in Valley, a land of mythical beasts, fugitive witches and a dark city whose magic may be dying. They embark on a quest to save the world of Valley—a journey that Rage begins to believe will somehow save her mother.
Notes
As is apparent from the cover illustration, one of Rage's dogs (Elle) is a bull terrier.
Author
Carol Carrick
Illustrator
Donald Carrick
Title
Big Old Bones
Subtitle
A Dinosaur Tale
Publisher
Clarion Books (New York)
Year of Publication
1989
Pages
32
ISBN10
0395615828
Reading Age
2–6 years
Blurb
On a trip out West, Professor Potts collects some unusual bones and takes them back to his laboratory. Dinosaur fans of all ages will enjoy the professor's comical attempts to put the big old bones together the right way—and will applaud his colorfully ingenious results.
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Notes
Professor Potts is assisted throughout by the family dog, a tri-colour bull terrier, who appears in almost all the illustrations.
Author
Jonathan Carroll
Title
The Land Of Laughs
Publisher
Millennium / Victor Gollancz (London)
Year of Publication
2000 (first published 1980)
Pages
241
ISBN10
1857989996
Blurb
For schoolteacher Thomas Abbey there was no writer to equal Marshall France, a legendary author of children's books who hid himself away in the small town of Galen and died of a heart attack at the age of forty-four. Tom and his girlfriend Saxony, wanting to write France's biography, arrive in Galen, where they discover the writer's fiercely protective daughter Anna is waiting for them. Before long, they realise that this idyllic little town and its inhabitants – both human and animal – are not quite what they seem: France's magic has spread beyond the printed page...
Notes
Bull terriers are the mascots of Galen, the town in which the novel is principally set.
This book has been published multiple times. The cover art for every edition seems to feature a bull terrier.
Author
Jonathan Carroll
Title
Outside The Dog Museum
Publisher
Macmillan & Co. Ltd. (London)
Year of Publication
1991
Pages
244
ISBN10
0356195899
Blurb
Harry Radcliffe is a brilliant prize-winning architect – a very witty and remarkable man. He is also a self-serving opportunist, ready to take advantage of whatever situations – and women – come his way. After all, "geniuses" are allowed to do anything.
But now Harry is being wooed and pursued by the extremely wealthy Sultan of Saru, who wants him to design a very special building. For the Sultan has one towering passion – dogs. And, fearing imminent assassination, he wants to build the ultimate reverential monument in the form of a billion-dollar Dog Museum.
Harry is profoundly uninterested in anything so bizarre...yet he has reached a strange point in his life, the aftermath of a recent divorce, an inexplicable nervous breakdown and the complexities of juggling with the affections of two strongminded women.
Then occurs a devastating earthquake, and suddenly the way seems clear. On his arrival in Saru he learns that the Sultan is no more, but his son wants the project to continue...not now in the Arabian desert, but in a remote corner of the Austrian Alps.
Once work begins, Harry's interest and then obsession grow, for this will be his ultimate triumph. But little does Radcliffe realise what he is now in the process of creating. As the powers of magic weave themselves around him, the implications of this strange undertaking grow ever more ominous and astounding...
From a world-renowned master of fantastical fiction and sheer inventiveness, a novel to provoke the mind and haunt the imagination.
Notes
A white bull terrier named Big Top is an important character in this story, named the best novel of 1991 by the British Fantasy Society.
Author
Angela Carter
Title
The Magic Toyshop
Publisher
Virago Press (London)
Year of Publication
2006 (first published 1967)
Pages
200
ISBN13
9780860681908
Blurb
This crazy world whirled about her, men and women dwarfed by toys and puppets, where even the birds were mechanical and the few human figures went masked . . . She was in the night again, and the doll was herself.
One night Melanie walks through the garden in her mother's wedding dress. The next morning her world is shattered. Forced to leave the rural home of her childhood, she is sent to London to live with relatives she has never met: gentle Aunt Margaret, mute since her wedding day; and her brothers, Francie, whose graceful music belies his clumsy nature, and the volatile Finn, who kisses Melanie in the pleasure garden. Brooding over all is Uncle Philip, who loves only the puppets he creates in his workshop, which are life-sized – and uncannily life-like.
The Magic Toyshop established Angela Carter as one of the most imaginative and original writers of the twentieth century.
A still from the 1987 film adaptation
Notes
First published by W. Heinemann Ltd. In 1967, The Magic Toyshop was Angela Carter's second novel.
Melanie's London relatives' pet dog is an elderly white bull terrier, who, along with his portrait, "executed with incredible precision" by Uncle Philip, features in several scenes in the book and in the 1987 film adaptation directed by David Wheatley.
Author
René B. Chamerois
Title
Chroniques D'un Garde Du Corps, De Son Pinscher, De Son Bull Terrier Et De Son Chat Défunt
[Chronicles Of A Bodyguard, His Pinscher, His Bull Terrier And His Late Cat]
Publisher
Independently published
Year of Publication
2023
Pages
150
ISBN13
9798391753568
Blurb
For those "indelicate" readers who have not yet read "Chroniques d'un garde du corps et de son chat", or "L'odyssée limbique de Renatus Lourcin", I feel obliged to provide a brief introduction to the story that follows.
Steve Bartolonote is a private detective, bodyguard and owner of a Parisian agency as steampunk as its owner.
Working for and with him are Yelena, his ex but also, often, his constant companion, and mother of his son Arsene, Showy, a web prodigy lured by adventure and the ever-present mystery in Steve's life, and finally, in order of arrival in the novel, Elodie, steampunk Black Sabbath devil, communications specialist, poached from Mandarine and intermittent companion of the geek on duty.
Steve drives an Excalibur, among other things, worships Jules Verne, carries a Derringer in the pocket of his long embroidered coat, a coachman's hat tilted swaggeringly over his ear, very slim striped pants and ankle boots with buckles, gears and other copper decorations.
Steve is in eternal mourning for Jefferson, his white sphynx, who died in his arms after years of life and adventures (which I recommend, see above).
But has Jefferson really gone to the feline Eden?
It's worth asking (same advice as above).
But, I'll leave you to your choices and reflections, the steam locomotive whistle that serves as the agency's doorbell has just sounded its long, smoky call, Steve comes down to the office to welcome this new "client".
[Translated from the French.]
Notes
A story written in French.
Author
Victoria Chess
Title
The Costume Party
Publisher
Kane/Miller Book Publishers (La Jolla, California)
Year of Publication
2005
Pages
24
ISBN10
1929132875
Reading Age
8+ years
Blurb
The rainy season can be long and boring, no matter your age, or your breed. Luckily for Nico, Fanny, Claude, Daisy and Rose, Madame Coco has remembered the perfect way to pass the time. They'll have a costume party! A costume party with snacks, beverages, and a prize for the best costume, of course! Who will win? And what (or who) will be the prize?
A rainy-day tale for dog lovers, dress-up fanatics, snack eaters, and anyone who has ever looked out a window and said, "It's raining cats and dogs!"
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Author
Ginnette Chicoine
Title
God Sent A Dog
Publisher
Dorrance Publishing Co. (Pittsburgh)
Year of Publication
2021
Pages
44
ISBN13
9781648041280
Blurb
After a number of years showing dogs, Ginnette Chicoine kept being asking [sic] who taught her. When she told the truth that she sought God for instruction, people were skeptical. Now, Chicoine delves deep into her past, taking us through her harrowing childhood and the dogs who got her through each heart wrenching moment. Her faith in God brought her childhood dogs to her, aiding her in surviving through the abuse she experiences and moving forward to a life of joy, with man's best friend at her side.
Author
Caroline Jayne Church
Title
Bathtime With Woof
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books (London)
Year of Publication
2007
Pages
10
ISBN13
9780747586791
Reading Age
2–4 years
Blurb
Bathtime is so much fun with Woof! Curious little hands will love touching and feeling and pressing and squeezing something new and exciting on every page.
Notes
This is one of four touchy-feely board books featuring Woof.
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Author
Caroline Jayne Church
Title
Playtime With Woof
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books (London)
Year of Publication
2007
Pages
10
ISBN13
9780747586807
Reading Age
2–4 years
Blurb
Playtime is so much fun with Woof! Curious little hands will love rubbing and feeling and pressing and stroking something new and exciting on every page.
Notes
This is one of four touchy-feely board books featuring Woof.
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Author
Caroline Jayne Church
Title
Bedtime With Woof
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books (London)
Year of Publication
2007
Pages
10
ISBN13
9780747586814
Reading Age
2–4 years
Blurb
Bedtime is so much fun with Woof! Curious little hands will love touching and feeling and pressing and stroking something new and exciting on every page.
Notes
This is one of four touchy-feely board books featuring Woof.
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Author
Caroline Jayne Church
Title
Teatime With Woof
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books (London)
Year of Publication
2007
Pages
10
ISBN13
9780747586821
Reading Age
2–4 years
Blurb
Teatime is so much fun with Woof! Curious little hands will love touching and feeling and pressing and stroking something new and exciting on every page.
Notes
This is one of four touchy-feely board books featuring Woof.
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Author
Babette Cole
Title
Truelove
Publisher
Jonathan Cape (London)
Year of Publication
2001
Pages
32
ISBN10
0224047175
Blurb
Truelove is a dog who has had his wet, loveable nose put out of joint by the arrival of a new baby in the house. He tries his best to attract his owners' attention, but finally gives up and leaves home. Soon he falls into bad company and is forced to return shamefaced. His owners are delighted to see him, and his slightly dodgy new friends, of course. The text is made up of a series of aphorisms about love, while the illustrations depict the little dog's own experiences. The combination is sometimes ironic, sometimes sincere, but it is always hilarious and the book is full of warmth and understanding.
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Author
Lonnie Coleman
Title
King
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Book Company (New York)
Year of Publication
1967
Pages
177
Blurb
Dusty, sun-splattered lanes, a swimming hole, secret cigarettes, camping out with your dog as companion, carrying ten cents' worth of ice home on a string so that it swung deliciously against your knee – all these golden memories of a country childhood are here, as background to the laughter and tears of very real people.
The boy – who is the nameless hero of this book – knew King was his dog even before the bull-terrier puppy was born. And until, as a young man, the boy went off to war he and King were never far apart. Together they enjoyed the bitter-sweet life a small Georgia town before the Depression. Together they experienced a way of life that has almost vanished in today's frenzied tempo.
Together they witnessed the eccentric romancing of Miss Sallie Moultrie – who might be the prettiest, most charming teacher since Mary Poppins, but whose conduct would shock that lady. Together they saw how prejudice destroyed their Negro friend, Hubby. And they learned, and the boy grew up and grew away.
King is a wonderfully told story and a warm, colorful portrait of a disappearing America which will long be remembered through books like this.
Author
Stompin' Tom Connors
Illustrator
Brenda Jones
Title
Bud The Spud
Publisher
Nimbus Publishing Ltd. (Halifax)
Year of Publication
2002 (first published 1994)
Pages
24
ISBN13
9781551094298
Blurb
Here is Stompin' Tom Connors' famous and irresistible song about potatoes, in lively storybook form. Travel with Bud as he steers his rig down the highway with a load of "the best doggone potatoes that's ever been growed." A Canadian classic, by a legendary folk hero.
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Notes
In this picture book version of the 1969 song of the same name by Stompin' Tom Connors, Bud is accompanied on his travels by his dog, a white and red bull terrier.
This book was first published by Ragweed Press (Charlottetown) in 1994.
Author
Catherine Cookson
Title
Mary Ann And Bill
Publisher
Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers Ltd. (London)
Year of Publication
1974 (first published 1967)
Pages
172
ISBN10
0552093971
Blurb
Mary Ann never wanted to take on Bill in the first place. She had all too shrewd an idea of what it might involve, but both her husband, Corny, and the twins, David and Rose Mary, were so keen to have the little bull-terrier puppy that in the end she was pretty well forced to give way to them.
At first Mary Ann's feelings towards this new addition to the household were of pure hatred. And who could blame her? To have your entire sitting room chewed up is hardly an endearing beginning. But Bill was not alone in disturbing his mistress's peace of mind. A leggy blonde had appeared on Corny's horizon, and Mary Ann found to her dismay that even her beloved husband was as other men in being susceptible to temptation...
Notes
The first edition was published by Macdonald (London) in 1967.
Author
Catherine Cookson
Title
Bill And The Mary Ann Shaughnessy
Publisher
Doubleday / Transworld Publishers Ltd. (London)
Year of Publication
1991
Pages
153
ISBN10
0385401639
Blurb
Setting off on a holiday aboard a borrowed cabin cruiser, The Mary Ann Shaughnessy, brothers Jonathan and Malcolm Crawford and their friend Joe argue in vain against taking the family's battle-scarred and troublesome bull terrier with them. For Bill, due in court soon over an unfortunate 'misunderstanding' with the postman, is sure to cause them problems. And problems are the last thing any of the boys want from their holiday – especially Joe, who has been very upset since his mother left home.
But the boys are very glad to have Bill on board when they sail right into an adventure – one in which their very lives are to depend on the plucky dog's courage and spirit.
A dramatic and exciting tale, filled with memorable characters, in particular Bill, a loyal and indomitable bull terrier who is prepared to fight to his last breath to help his young masters.
Notes
This is one of Catherine Cookson's children's books. Although the cover illustration portrays Bill as a Staffordshire bull terrier, in the book itself he is a brindle (English) bull terrier, based on Cookson's own bull terrier, also named Bill.
Author
Catherine Cookson
Title
Rosie Of The River
Publisher
Bantam Press / Transworld Publishers Ltd. (London)
Year of Publication
2000
Pages
254
ISBN10
0593044908
Blurb
When Fred Carpenter suggests to his wife, Sally, that they should take a boating holiday on the Norfolk Broads, she is filled with trepidation. Nevertheless she summons her courage and they and their bull terrier Bill set off with Fred at the helm of Dogfish Three.
Sally's misgivings are soon justified, as a series of disasters, human, nautical and canine, threaten to ruin their holiday. Then everything changes as they make friends with the boating fraternity and encounter the remarkable fifteen-year-old Rosie, whose family history stirs their curiosity and sympathy. As a result, Fred and Sally decide to support Rosie's efforts to better herself – and are rewarded when she finds love and happiness.
Although entirely fictional, Rosie of the River was inspired by Catherine Cookson's own experience of holidaying on the Norfolk Broads with her husband Tom. It is yet another example of the prodigious talent of Britain's best-loved author.
Author
Marilyn Cosgrove
Illustrator
Bruce Whatley
Title
Shiner
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (Sydney)
Year of Publication
1990
Pages
22
ISBN10
072950915X
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Blurb
This the true story of Shiner, a lovable, gentle bull-terrier. She is pictured here with her owners, and Edie, a new addition to the family.
When Shiner mysteriously disappeared, George and Pat feared the worst. Heartbroken, they searched everywhere for their beloved pet, refusing to give up hope.
Author
Eugene Cowles
Title
Maera And His Master
Publisher
The Standard Press (Louisville)
Year of Publication
1935
Pages
192
Description
A volume of stories based on the author's formative years in rural Kentucky, portraying the importance of a dog in a child's life. The language used is of its time and employs terms that are no longer acceptable when referring to African Americans throughout the text.
It is illustrated with 19 black-and-white plates of photos and drawings.
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Author
Molly Coxe
Illustrator
Pamela Silin-Palmer
Title
Bunny & The Beast
Publisher
Random House (New York)
Year of Publication
2001
Pages
36
ISBN10
0375804684
Blurb
Welcome to the land of fairy tails!
Acclaimed artist Pamela Silin-Palmer and author Molly Coxe present the classic story of Beauty and her Beast afresh in Bunny and the Beast. Each page reveals animals in fantastic costumes who inhabit a lush landscape filled with magic, danger, and passion. Rabbit fairies and foggy troubadours, nose-twitching sisters and a bewhiskered, well-meaning Papa, all accompany our heroine—the joyful, prancing Bunny—as she discovers the meaning of true love. And, of course, there is the Beast—a rugged bull terrier whose bark is much worse than his bite. Children will love following the amusing twists of this romantic tale of transformation, while savoring the witty and whimsical detail of the rich paintings. This beauty of a book proves that one is never too young (or too old!) to revel in the glories of a truly sumptuous picture book.
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Author
Coyote
Illustrator
Éric Cartier
Title
Diégo De La S.P.A.
Publisher
Fluide Glacial (Paris)
Year of Publication
2005
Pages
48
ISBN10
2858154236
Blurb
Diégo... A dog full of humanity. A dog that can talk but learns to be quiet. From the depths of his cell, he hopes... for a good master or rather a mistress, a little love, a few caresses... don't hesitate, he is waiting for you. Adopt him, he already loves you. But above all, above all, don't forget... Never tell him he's too fat.
Notes
Coyote is the nom de plume of Philippe Escafre.
This is the first of three graphic novels, written in French, about the adventures of Diégo, a bull terrier who resides in a S.P.A. (La Société Protectrice des Animaux) refuge.
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Author
Coyote
Illustrator
Éric Cartier
Title
Diégo De La S.P.A. 2
Publisher
Fluide Glacial (Paris)
Year of Publication
2005
Pages
48
ISBN10
2858154503
Blurb
Here is the return of Diégo the S.P.A. dog. He continues his adventures, always looking for masters who will want to adopt him. But it must be said that he is sometimes a little difficult, a bit touchy and a little cur, Diégo! Because, yes, it is he who chooses his masters rather than the other way around. A dog filled with humanity, he does not even lack speech even if he quickly learns to be silent. Diégo's lucidity makes him a character that is both funny and tender, insolent and endearing.
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Notes
Coyote is the nom de plume of Philippe Escafre.
This is the second of three graphic novels, written in French, about the adventures of Diégo, a bull terrier who resides in a S.P.A. (La Société Protectrice des Animaux) refuge.
Author
Coyote
Illustrator
Éric Cartier
Title
Diégo De La S.P.A. 3
Publisher
Fluide Glacial (Paris)
Year of Publication
2007
Pages
48
ISBN13
9782858154999
Blurb
He comes back faster than a ball. Here is Diégo from the S.P.A. again, a crazy dog detached from everything, but endearing, with a ready tongue and an impeccable bandana. The smooth-talking canine always welcomes applicants to the Fleury-Méroupette S.P.A., each application being the opportunity for new adventures in which the hopelessly romantic pooch runs on his legs while maintaining a lofty view of human failings: he fondly remembers his ex-mistress who he hopes (in vain?) will return.
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Notes
Coyote is the nom de plume of Philippe Escafre.
This is the third of three graphic novels, written in French, about the adventures of Diégo, a bull terrier who resides in a S.P.A. (La Société Protectrice des Animaux) refuge.
Author
D.W.T. Crompton
Title
A Commonplace Book About Bull Terriers
Publisher
Published privately
Year of Publication
1999
Pages
37
Description
The author describes the book as follows in the Introduction:
"I have always delighted in being with dogs, particularly terriers and especially bull terriers. Over the years I have kept a file about bull terriers and I decided I would mark the millennium by compiling a commonplace book about them from the contents of the file.
"I hope you will enjoy browsing through this little volume and that you will experience the company of the bull terrier's spirit if not the actual presence of the dog. As I write now, Jimmy is curled up in a leather armchair, breathing contentedly with one wary eye open to watch over me."
Author
Count Nils Fredrik Cronstedt
Translator
Frederic Whyte
Title
Grip And I
Subtitle
Our Adventures In Nigeria
Publisher
Jonathan Cape Ltd (London)
Year of Publication
1924
Pages
128
Description
This is a story of adventure in Nigeria with a thoroughbred bull terrier (Grip) as the hero. Grip is saved from death by his new owner, Count Nils Cronstedt, and returns the favour by saving Cronstedt multiple times during his stay in West Africa as Commander of H.M.S. Heron and Assistant Marine Superintendent in Northern Nigeria.
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Author
A.S. Croyle
Title
When The Song Of The Angels Is Stilled
Publisher
MX Publishing (London)
Year of Publication
2015
Pages
370
ISBN13
9781780927336
Blurb
It is Spring, 1874, and twenty-year-old Sherlock Holmes is a lonely, mopey, friendless Oxford student. He attends classes and spends countless solitary hours conducting chemical experiments, reading, and playing his violin. Suddenly, his life changes because of a serendipitous moment on campus. While walking on the grounds of the university and practicing fencing moves with his foil, he encounters Victor Trevor and his sweetheart, Poppy Stamford, younger sister of the man who will one day introduce Sherlock to Dr. John Watson. Having just attended the final rowing contest of Eights Week, Victor and Poppy are also walking with her bull terrier. When the dog decides he doesn't like the looks of Sherlock, he sinks his teeth into Sherlock's ankle. This dog bite incident becomes a life-changing event for all of them. Through his new friendship with Victor Trevor and encouraged by Victor's father to use his genius for detective work, Sherlock discovers his uncanny abilities and a constellation of unfamiliar emotions as he and Poppy are thrust not only into a dangerous investigation into England's notorious baby-farming industry but into the perilous realm of young romance. Be an eyewitness to the emergence of how Sherlock became the man and the legend we know today.
Notes
This story is narrated by Poppy Stamford, owner of Little Elihu, the bull terrier who bites the ankle of a young Sherlock Holmes.