Journal Entry 1 by tontowilliams from Fareham, Hampshire United Kingdom on Saturday, November 04, 2006

One winter's afternoon, Stephen Foster walked into a dog re-homing centre with the intention of picking up a retired greyhound. Instead, he acquired an abandoned lurcher pup. 

Journal Entry 2 by tontowilliams from Fareham, Hampshire United Kingdom on Saturday, November 18, 2006

Setting this up for a bookring, participants so far:

Vespa (UK)
Spike1972 (UK)
Wilksie (UK)
Jalna (UK)
Iojima (France)
MrsPotage (UK)
tontowilliams (UK)<= It's here (back home)!

Any problems with the ring, please either PM or email me (tontowilliams@gmail.com) 

Journal Entry 3 by tontowilliams from Fareham, Hampshire United Kingdom on Monday, November 20, 2006

On it's way to Vespa. 

Journal Entry 4 by Vespa from Weymouth, Dorset United Kingdom on Sunday, December 17, 2006

Whoops, sincere apologies as I appear to have forgotten to journal this when it arrived.
A funny light-hearted book, which was just what I needed after the dark depressing book I had just finished. I had some sympathy with Stephen Foster as we too have one of those pig-headed stubborn creatures, who delights in ignoring my husband until he virtually explodes at which stage she quivers and quakes as if he beats her every day.
Now on it's way to Spike 

Journal Entry 5 by spike1972 from Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Saturday, December 23, 2006

Arrived safely yesterday. 

Journal Entry 6 by spike1972 from Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Monday, January 22, 2007

I started this a day or so ago.

ETA 21/3/07

I've only just realised - through looking through my shelf - that I didnt' do a JE after I'd read this to say what I thought, and as it's a while ago now, I don't remember much other than I did enjoy it on the whole. 

Journal Entry 7 by spike1972 from Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Sorry for the delay. All being well, this will be posted to Wilksie today. 

Journal Entry 8 by wilksie from Sheffield, South Yorkshire United Kingdom on Thursday, February 15, 2007

Arrived this morning, thank you Spike :-)
I'm looking forward to reading this. 

Journal Entry 9 by wilksie from Sheffield, South Yorkshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 20, 2007

This was a nice, short, enjoyable read about a man and his dog. It was amusing but not laugh-out-loud funny and I did admire the author’s persistence in looking after and loving Ollie. Perhaps this book should serve as a warning to anyone tempted by a rescue dog – they might end up with one as dim and nervy as Ollie! Luckily he was beautiful, graceful and loveable as well :-)

Posting on to Jalna as soon as I get an address. 

Journal Entry 10 by jalna from Wrexham, Wales United Kingdom on Friday, February 23, 2007

Journal Entry 11 by jalna from Wrexham, Wales United Kingdom on Saturday, March 03, 2007

Journal Entry 12 by Iojima from Nyons, Rhône-Alpes France on Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Received today, thank you. 

Journal Entry 13 by Iojima from Nyons, Rhône-Alpes France on Wednesday, March 14, 2007

As a read, it was very enjoyable. As a dog owner who was as ignorant as Foster when I got my first dog, he made me cringe. I was grateful Foster learned *something* about his dog by the end, but I do hope he gets an education before he gets the next one. Maybe he'll train it properly. He and the dog will get along much easier and faster.

Off to MrsPotage. 

Journal Entry 14 by MmePotage on Sunday, March 25, 2007

Thank you IoJima for sending this book which I'm hoping to read fast before continuing the ring. The pic of the dog doesn't look that much like a lurcher!

I wondered if you or anyone else who likes dog books of this ilk might have read Roy Hattersley's book about Buster, which is priceless? Buster, a dog of character who made it into the newspapers courtesy of some prissy journalists and IIRC, a royal goose. Sadly I released my copy some time ago. I'll keep an eye out for another and do a ring if I find it...
Lovely postcard (one of my favourite of his paintings) :-) esp this time of year! Have always meant to try to do a copy of it... thanks 

Journal Entry 15 by MmePotage on Friday, August 31, 2007

I'm so sorry... Ollie was found in a moving house box... I thought I had send him on months ago... my profound apologies

he is winging his delightful way back to tontowilliams and making little lovely doggy hnoises. i loved ollie, there was so much of him in other dogs of my acquaintance, and so much to love.

Thank you for the ring, tonto :-) 

Journal Entry 16 by tontowilliams from Fareham, Hampshire United Kingdom on Saturday, September 01, 2007

Received back from Mme Potage.