{"product_id":"the-dog-who-wouldnt-be-paperback","title":"The Dog Who Wouldn't Be - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFarley Mowat\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe uproarious true adventures of a dog who doesn't understand that he's a dog -- and the boy who loved him. Funny, heartwarming, and true, this is a classic story of a very imaginative kid and one very unusual dog. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFunny and poignant, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dog Who Wouldn't Be\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a lively portrait of an unorthodox childhood and an unforgettable friendship. Growing up in on the frontier of Saskatoon, Canada, the legendary adventurer and naturalist, Farley Mowat, received a gift from his mom: a dog she bought for four cents. Farley quickly named him \"Mutt.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMutt displayed skills at hunting and retrieving that were either pure genius or just plain crazy -- once going so far as to retrieve a plucked and trussed ruffed grouse from the grocer. Mutt also loved riding passenger in an open car wearing goggles and climbing both trees and ladders -- the perfect companion for a child with a love for animals and misadventures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published for young people, this is a memoir by the author \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNever Cry Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e that will delight dog lovers of all ages.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMowat and his family moved to Saskatoon in 1929. His father had (for reasons never completely explained) taken the position of librarian in this remote Canadian frontier town on the edge of a prairie enduring the ravages of the dust bowl, and set smack in a landscape \"that appeared to be in the last stages of dry rot.\" The journey was trying for his mother, but for Farley it was \"a land foreign to all my imagination, and one that offered limitless possibilities for new kinds of adventure.\" One adventure arrived at their doorstep that summer in the form of a black and white mongrel, snapped up for four cents by his enterprising and frugal mother, and was quickly named by Farley, to his father's chagrin, \"Mutt.\"\r \r Mutt turned out to be a game changer, a dog of formidable character. He not only possessed extraordinary skills as a retriever (once going so far as to retrieve a plucked and trussed ruffed grouse from the grocer), but was a determined cat-hater, skunk-baiter, and ladder-scaler. He was, in short, the perfect companion for a boy with a fertile imagination and a preternatural way with words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51985244455213,"sku":"9781567926125","price":19.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/YXBlSUcvM1VCSGxaazNadjhsRjJidz09.webp?v=1776113580","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-dog-who-wouldnt-be-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}