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03276aam a22004458a 4500 001 A129617EC5F511E3BFBBA6E9DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20220331010500 008 131023s2013 cou 000 0aeng 010 $a 2013038579 020 $a 1938486366 020 $a 9781938486364 (pbk.) 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-usm-- $a n-usm-- 050 00 $a QH31.S16 $b A3 2013 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 084 $a NAT049000 $a PET004000 $a SPO022000 $a NAT049000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Salwey, Kenny, $d 1943- 245 14 $a The dogs and I : $b true tails from the Mississippi / $c Kenny Salwey. 260 $a Golden, CO : $b Fulcrum Pub., $c 2013. 263 $a 1310 300 $a p. cm. 520 $a "Join Kenny and the dogs who have been his companions over the past fifty years. In this collection of stories, readers will delight in dog days on the farm herding cows and along the Mississippi trapping and fishing. Rover the mutt, Pepper the rat terrier, and many more will guide you through these humorous, warm, and adventure-filled stories that are a must for dog and outdoor lovers everywhere.Folks like to say they train their dogs. As far as I'm concerned, my dog trains me about as much as I train him. I just can't help it; that's the way it always seems to go. So, my friend, over the course of my life, I have had many animal friends, both wild and domestic. However, none can compare in terms of companionship, lovingness, faithfulness, and, yes indeed, friendship to that of the noble dog.Kenny Salwey is the last of a breed of men whose lifestyle has all but disappeared in this fast-paced, high-tech digital world. For thirty years, this weathered woodsman eked out a living on the Mississippi River, running a trapline, hiring out as a river guide, digging and selling roots and herbs, and eating the food he hunted and fished. Today, Salwey is a master storyteller, environmental educator, keynote speaker, nature writer, and advocate for the Upper Mississippi River. "-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "Join Kenny and the dogs who have been his companions over the past fifty years. In this collection of stories, readers will delight in dog days on the farm herding cows and along the Mississippi trapping and fishing. Rover the mutt, Pepper the rat terrier, and many more will guide you through these humorous, warm, and adventure-filled stories that are a must for dog and outdoor lovers everywhere. 5x6.5, 160 pages, trade paper"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Salwey, Kenny, $d 1943- 650 0 $a Naturalists $z Wisconsin $v Biography. 650 0 $a Dogs $x Behavior. 650 0 $a Human-animal relationships. 650 0 $a River life $z Mississippi River Watershed. 650 0 $a Country life $z Mississippi River Watershed. 651 0 $a Mississippi River Watershed $x Social life and customs. 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a PETS / Dogs / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SPORTS & RECREATION / Hunting. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a NATURE / Regional. $2 bisacsh 941 $a 2 952 $l FYPI314 $d 20180605012212.0 952 $l VSPC034 $d 20140923010421.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A129617EC5F511E3BFBBA6E9DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search