The Boy Who Talked to Dogs
A Memoir
New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, 2014.
Format: Book
Description: xiv, 223 pages ; 24 cm
Growing up in Gerryown, Ireland, Martin McKenna was an outcast, from a dysfunctional family, bullied by friends and neighbors. He runs away from home and is adopted by six feral dogs. Camping out in barns, escaping from farmers, and learning to fend for himself by caring for his new friends, Martin discovers a different kind of language, strict laws of behavior, and strange customs that define the world of dogs. More importantly, his canine companions help him understand himself.
Contents:
Two dogs and ten humans -- Irish weather -- Always at the bottom -- The railway culvert -- Stupid boy -- Padraig O'Rourke's barn -- Outsiders -- The Garryowen Horse Fair -- Tige's enchantment -- Supreme boss of all the dogs -- Fight back or give in forever -- My patch -- Dirty war -- Sterner stuff -- Getting wilder -- Joining the human world again.
Subjects:
McKenna, Martin (Dog trainer)
Dog trainers -- Ireland -- Biography.
Dogs -- Behavior therapy.
Dogs -- Training.
Human-animal relationships.
Human-animal communication.
McKenna, Martin (Dog trainer)
Dog trainers -- Ireland -- Biography.
Dogs -- Behavior therapy.
Dogs -- Training.
Human-animal relationships.
Human-animal communication.
ISBN:
9781629144337
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY McKenna, Martin | Sandhills Indoors | Biography | In |