The Complete Book of Great Working Dog Stories

This Complete Book combines ‘Great Working Dog Stories’, ‘More Great Working Dog Stories’ and ‘Working Dogs, Stories From All Round Australia’.

People of the bush regard their working dogs as the nation’s greatest asset. Uncomplaining, tough, never needing to be fussed over, and hugely loyal, dogs rarely go on strike, don’t hit the grog, only occasionally answer back, never ask for a pay rise, scarcely take a sickie and are always ready with infectious enthusiasm to start the day!

Some 330 classic and original stories paying tribute to working dogs and written by Australia’s people of the land now appear in this one huge volume. Drawn from around 2000 entries received by the ABC Country Hour in a nation-wide competition, they take you on a vast farm tour of the country. The remarkable abilities and pivotal role working dogs play in rural Australia are revealed in tales of endurance, courage, intelligence and . . . lust.

Bumping along in utes, driving a tractor or riding the stock routes, you’ll meet and energetic bunch of canine characters working everywhere from the snow to the desert dust. While these cheerful workaholics might have us think it is they who run the farms and organise the stock, their owners tell a story of a bond of trust born out of long days spent together, through good times and bad.