The Philosophical Dog : -- 'Psalm' / by CK Stead -- 'The Dog in the Room' / by Judith 'White -- 'Partners, from Way Back' / by Vincent O'Sullivan -- The Canine Arrival : -- from 'The Life and Art of Lynley Dodd' / by Finlay Macdonald -- 'Olive' / by Michele Leggott -- from 'Anticipation' / by Tanya Moir -- 'Brochure Hounds' / by Courtney Sina Meredith -- Dog as Metaphor : -- 'White Dog' / by Owen Marshall -- 'Running Free' / by Judith White -- 'Who Says Old Dogs Can't Learn New Tricks?' / by Alison Wong -- 'Dogs' / by Lloyd Jones -- 'Pa'u-stina (I am da devil)' / by Tusiata Avia -- 'O Great Black Dog' / by Alistair Te Ariki Campbell -- The Laughing Dog : -- 'Spading the Dog' / by Joe Bennett -- 'Lost Dog' / by CK Stead -- 'The Road to Broke' / by Stan Woodhouse -- 'Busta' / by Tracey Tawhaio -- 'Free Rajah' / by Peta Rutter -- 'An Ode to Mighty Sid' / by Kevin Ireland -- The Working Dog : -- from 'Station Life in New Zealand' / by Lady Mary Anne Barker -- from 'Mackenzie' / by James McNeish -- from 'Wild Pork and Watercress' / by Barry Crump -- from 'Creature Comforts' / by Nancy Swarbrick -- Bad Dog! : -- from 'My New Zealand Garden' / by Emily White -- from 'The Whistler' / by Stephanie Johnson -- 'For a Bulldog' / by Fiona Kidman -- 'The Dog That Bit James Thurber' / by Sue Orr -- 'Wild Life at Hoopers Inlet' / by Diane Brown -- Dog Country : -- 'Bright' / by Paula Morris -- 'Lucky in Mercer' / by Steve Braunias -- 'Taonga' / by Tina Makereti -- 'Dog Years' / by Charlotte Grimshaw -- 'The Boys' / by Ian Richards -- 'Eruera and Ich' / by Stephanie Johnson -- The Departing Dog : -- from 'Captain Cook's Journal during his First Voyage round the World' by Captain James Cook -- from 'Memoirs of an Aristocrat' / by Alexander Home -- 'Little Eyes' / by Michele Leggott -- 'He Was a Pretty Good Dog' / by Joe Bennett -- 'At the Bay' / by Tracy Farr -- Final Words : -- 'The Anagrams of God' / by Joe Bennett -- Notes on Contributors -- Index of Titles and Authors -- from 'Lines for a New Year' / by Sam Hunt.
Summary:
"This collection includes both the old and new, and ranges over poetry, short stories and non-fiction. You'll meet Kevin Ireland's little hound Mighty Sid, Sue Orr's Lakeland terrier Buddy, and Michele Leggott's guide dog Olive. You'll learn about the early delicacy served up to Captain Cook, what the Cote d'Azur smells like to Charlotte Grimshaw, and Joe Bennett's advice that 'The correct way to teach your dog not to climb on to your bed is to sleep on the floor."--Back cover.
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