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Author: Steve Duno
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
ISBN: 978-0-312-60049-5
A wonderful combination of humour and heartbreak. This is a testament of Duno and Lou’s outstanding friendship. To have read such a tale leaves me inspired and rest assured to have the knowledge of how remarkable and heroic dogs can be
Author: Steve Duno
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
ISBN: 978-0-312-60049-5
Click Here To Purchase Last Dog on the Hill: The Extraordinary Life of Lou
Steve Duno is a veteran pet behaviourist who has trained thousands of dogs and a good number of cats. He currently lives in Seattle with his family and an ever-changing assortment of rescued pets.
The story of Lou, a Rottweiler mix, is one of those stories that stays with you long after the last page. Last Dog on the Hill is such a brilliant tale told with enthusiasm and humour.
Duno recalls his first meeting with Lou, which happened on a trip out , when he stumbled across a pack of Rottweiler mix puppies. All the puppies ran up a grassy hill except one, that turned towards Steve and changed his life. This bright little pup would turn out to be Lou, the dog that would comfort those in need, teach ASL to kids, master a vocabulary of nearly 200 words and help hundreds of aggressive dogs to be saved from euthanasia.
Lou was everyone’s friend, but to Steve he was just a “dog-brother.” Together, they shared 16 wonderful years of each other’s company and proved you can have the Lassie relationship you so badly craved as a child.
Duno and his faithful K9 friend even had a host of fun games they’d play together, including Hide and Seek.
Lou proved to be highly intelligent and so quick on his legs that he’d pretty much outrun all dogs he met. If ever there was a superhero in a dog Lou would fit that criteria.
Lou astonished every person who crossed paths with him. After all, how many dogs have learnt sign language?
As this book demonstrates, he loved kids, they loved him and for what better reason? Lou could perform tricks at a drop of a hat and was a generally good dog to be around, brightening everyone’s day.
This is a tale which will make you laugh and cry. You will be telling your friends all about Lou and insisting “read this book.”
A wonderful combination of humour and heartbreak. This is a testament of Duno and Lou’s outstanding friendship. To have read such a tale leaves me inspired and rest assured to have the knowledge of how remarkable and heroic dogs can be.
Read this you will not be disappointed.