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The Dastardly Book for Dogs

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Dastardly Book for Dogs

Contributors:

By (Author) Rex
By (author) Sparky
With Joe Garden
With Janet Ginsburg
With Chris Pauls
With Anita Serwacki
With Scott Sherman
Illustrated by Emily Flake

ISBN:

9780007319091

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

HarperCollins

Publication Date:

21st January 2010

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Gift books
Dogs as pets
Animals and society
Ethology and animal behaviour
Popular culture

Dewey:

636.700207

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

208

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 16mm

Weight:

190g

Description

Its time to jump out of the handbag and take control of the lead.
From the same kennel as The Dangerous Book for Boys, this hilarious doggy equivalent barks one simple question: What's happened to us! Designer dog beds Organic gluten free gourmet doggie biscuits Spa treatments Everyone likes to be pampered now and then but isn't there more to being a dog than wearing a mini cashmere sweater and riding around in a Louis Vuitton handbag

What about the simple pleasures of life feeling the wind in your fur, digging up the grass beneath your paws, smelling another dog's bottom Isn't that part of the great joy of being a dog

This book is for good dogs, bad dogs, and the millions of people who love them, either way, but owners will no doubt recognize their own lovable pets, and maybe themselves, in these pages. After all, so many people talk to their dogs, they might as well read to them, and learn a little something in the process.

Chapters include: Foul Smells Every Dog Should Roll In, What's Edible, How to Bury a Bone, Building a Bed out of Laundry, Escaping the Lead, Dogs in Literature, Courageous Dogs in History, Formal Rules of Fetch, Enhancing Your Walk and Amazing Bath Time Escapes.

The Dangerous Book for Boys tapped into a male desire to recapture a back-to-basics sense of fun. Now, a boy's sense of fun is perfectly fine, but a dog's sense of fun is hilarious. Leg-humping, bottom-sniffing and tail-chasing these are not just the bedrock of dog life; they are the bedrock of comedy.

Reviews

This goofy, gleeful guide to the dog life will tickle anyone with a soft spot for canines. Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

All 5 authors write for The Onion, the award-winning, US-based, parody newspaper published weekly in print and daily online. It features satirical articles reporting on international, national, and local news as well as an entertainment newspaper and website known as The A.V. Club. It claims a national print circulation of 599,000.

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