Walking Ollie: Winning the Love of a Difficult Dog - Stephen Foster

The other week I was in a charity shop looking at their selection of books. I spotted one with a cute dog on the front cover which was called "Along Came Dylan" I have to admit I didn't read the blurb on the back cover, the picture on the front was enough for me to buy it. So I got home and started to read, it was then that I realised that it was a sequel to another book and I'd probably be better off reading the first book before I began this one. I began my hunt for the first book and managed to get a copy of it on Ebay for 99p + postage. The first book is called Walking Ollie or to give it it's full title "Walking Ollie, or winning the love of ...  Read the complete review

Having never owned a dog before and not having any particular interest in them, this was an odd book to pick up. If I'm completely frank, I'd never heard of the author but the basic idea of it, was not one that I'd come across before. Walking Ollie is written by Stephen Foster and is the story of how a man and his dog try to get along and cope when they are thrown together. The man trying and sometimes failing to win the love of a tough dog. It's a true book about how he and his partner take in Ollie when they see him in a rescue centre. Already a difficult way to start a new life. It shows the ups and downs of what it could be like to rehome a dog with ...  Read the complete review

Walking Ollie by Stephen Foster is yet another dog and owner story of which there are many around. This time the dog is Ollie a lurcher with a greyhound and saluki mix. Stephen Foster tells the true story of how he and his partner adopt Ollie from a rescue centre and so begins the start of a difficult relationship. Ollie finds it difficult to adapt to his new life and Stephen finds it difficult to establish a bond with Ollie and becomes frustrated by Ollies lack of obedience to him compared to other members of the family. The book describes their struggles to adapt to living with each other and the misunderstandings between them. The book shows the ...  Read the complete review