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Dachshunds
Dachshunds

Dachshunds

The Long and the Short of Them

PETS

96 Pages, 8 x 4.75

Formats: Cloth

Cloth, $14.95 (US $14.95) (CA $19.95)

Publication Date: October 2020

ISBN 9781910258279

Rights: US & CA

Pimpernel Press (Oct 2020)

Price: $14.95
 
 

Overview

An upbeat miscellany focused on that long-bodied, short-legged furry friend, the dachshund

A lighthearted introduction to that universally popular pet, the dachshund. Written in a peppy, journalistic style, it includes facts and figures, top tips from experts and owners, case studies, many featuring famous owners (dachshunds has been beloved companions of celebrities from Napoleon to David Hockney, by way of Picasso, J.F. Kennedy, and Christopher Lloyd) or Instagram dog stars. Chapters include: Heritage; How to choose; Training; Life with a dachshund (health, exercise play, kit); List of useful contacts, organizations and groups.

Reviews

"Absorbing and entertaining." —The Garden on The Generous Gardener


"These very personal encounters, each rendered in little more than a thousand words, like miniature paintings, tell us so much." —Hortus on The Generous Gardener


"A perfect present for anyone who has ever smiled at a passing sausage dog, ie everybody who isn't actually dead. Sweet, comical and hugely cheering." —India Knight, The Sunday Times


"Both informative and humorous, it contains stories about celebrity Dachshunds and reports from 'Dachsy' homes." —Your Dog Magazine 

Author Biography

Caroline Donald has been the gardening editor of the Sunday Times since 2000. A writer and editor with a particular interest in the cross-pollination of the arts, she has also curated successful talks at the Somerset outpost of the international art gallery Hauser & Wirth and at Messum's, Wiltshire. She is the author of The Generous Gardener.