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Will You Take Me Home: The brave rescue dog from the puppy farm who became a movie star

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Will You Take Me Home: The brave rescue dog from the puppy farm who became a movie star

Contributors:

By (Author) Julie Tottman

ISBN:

9780751580099

Publisher:

Little, Brown Book Group

Imprint:

Sphere

Publication Date:

12th January 2021

UK Publication Date:

3rd September 2020

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Dogs as pets
Animal life stories
Animals and society
Filmmaking and production: technical and background skills
Dog obedience and training

Dewey:

636.7

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

288

Dimensions:

Width 126mm, Height 196mm, Spine 24mm

Weight:

229g

Description

'A moving true story that will pull at the heartstrings' - Woman & Home

The first book in the Paws of Fame series, which follows movie animal trainer Julie Tottman as she rescues, nurtures and transforms animals in need of a second chance into film stars.

Pickles the Yorkshire Terrier has just had her litter of puppies taken away from her - who knows how many litters she's delivered and watched the same thing happen to. She's been left behind in an overcrowded, noisy and dirty barn. She's very weak and her body is burning all over from a painful skin condition. This has been her life for six years and it will likely never change. Or will it

Julie is a young animal trainer for the movies and is looking for a Yorkshire Terrier for a new film she's working on with Colin Firth and Amanda Bynes. By chance, she hears of a puppy farm that has been raided by the authorities - the dogs were kept in appalling conditions and among them was a poor Yorkshire Terrier called Pickles. Julie doesn't know whether Pickles will be the right dog for the film, but she doesn't care: Pickles needs a safe home with love and care and Julie can give it.

Will Pickles recover from the traumas of her past Can she be the movie star Julie is looking for And will Julie be able to make it in the world of movie animal trainers Will You Take Me Home is the moving true story of one woman and her dog.

The second book in the Paws of Fame story - Rescue Me, about the abandoned Mastiff who went on to play Fang in Harry Potter - is available now

Reviews

A moving true story that will pull at the heartstrings * Woman & Home *

Author Bio

Julie Tottman has been rescuing and training animals for the movies for over 20 years. Her credits include Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Skyfall, Spectre, Chernobyl, Star Wars, Mamma Mia, Paddington, Marry Poppins Returns and Aladdin among hundreds of others. She is a major advocate for animal welfare and feels very lucky to have her dream job.

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