Scout, the Christmas dog / by Andrew Sansom ; with illustrations by Clemente Guzman III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sansom, Andrew.

Contributor:

Guzman, Clemente.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sansom, Andrew.

Labrador retriever--Texas--Biography.

Labrador retriever.

Bird dogs--Texas--Biography.

Bird dogs.

Fowling--Texas.

Fowling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (33 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station [Tex.] : Texas A&M University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In December 2004, an aging black Labrador retriever on the first hunting trip of her long, good life spooked at the sound of gunshot and was lost amid the frigid rice fields of the Texas coastal prairie. For a week her owner searched for his old companion, knowing that her age and inexperience were stacked against her survival. When family obligations pulled him halfway across the country, sadness and gloom pervaded the approaching holiday. Then a freak snowstorm, a distant phone call, and a friend's lucky timing brought an unexpected reminder of the magic of Christmas. The regular feature Scout in "Texas Parks and Wildlife" magazine is named after this remarkable dog. Here is the true story of her winter adventure.

Contents:

Intro

I grew up on the Texas coast,

Scout came to me at Christmas

After he was gone,

Those two tiny puppies,

The differences in their personalities

Through the years,

Over the years,

Thanks to the cornucopia of water

The next morning

Suddenly, amidst all the excitement,

As we searched

I conjured up all kinds of images

Back in New Jersey,

In stunned silence.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-299-07114-7

1-60344-542-0

OCLC:

715188341