Last Dog on the Hill : The Extraordinary Life of Lou

English

ISBN: 0312569394

EAN: 9780312569396

Category: Pets / Dogs / General/Nature / Animals/

Publisher: St. Martins Press

Release Date: 07/20/2011

Synopsis: The moving story of the authors adopted Rottweiler mix, Lou, a free-thinking heroic dog who changed his life foreverBorn of guard dogs on a secret marijuana farm in Mendicino County, Lou truly was one dog in a million. On the winter day that the ailing, tick-infested feral pup was rescued by Steve Duno, neither dog nor man had a clue as to what they were getting into, or where the relationship would lead. Last Dog on the Hilltells the story of an indigent young Rottweiler mix who, after abandoning his pack and the hills of his birth, went on to change the lives of hundreds of people and dogs, including the authors, whose career as a behaviorist and writer was made possible through Lous extraordinary intelligence and heart. Lou won the respect of gang members, foiled an armed robbery, caught a rapist, fought coyotes and kidnappers, comforted elderly war veterans and Alzheimer patients in their finaldays, taught ASL to kids, learned scores of unique behaviors and tricks, amassed a vocabulary of nearly 200 words, helped rehabilitate hundreds of aggressive dogs and saved them from euthanasia. He was also a clown, consummate performer and Steves best friend for sixteen years. His story will make readers laugh and cry in equal measures.

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Last Dog on the Hill : The Extraordinary Life of Lou

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.95 inches

Width: 5.48 inches

Length: 8.27 inches

Weight: 11.99 oz

Pages: 336