Review: "A Wonderful Tail Which Never Stops Wagging"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 20, 2014
This is a very amusing story of a woman who has raised her family and is tired of the life she is living.  She gets herself a Bearded Collie puppy she names Sam, and moves to West Wales on the Atlantic coastline. As all puppies, Sam is an adventurer and he'll tell this story his way! Early warning signs that Sam will be a challenge is when he escapes from the parked car through the wind wing window and also when arriving at the new cottage by jumping into the toilet and needing help getting out. The reader should know that the Bearded Collie enjoys much exercise, and that they are happy-go-lucky dogs and may not be suitable for fastidious homes as they like to track through mud, splashing through water, and loves to share the splashes and mud upon his beloved owner.  If you are up to such playfulness and love to hike as the author does, he may be the dog for you.  Sam is this type of dog and he also thinks of himself as a security dog as he discovers ponies roaming in front of the cottage one night.  Once Sam has completed his series of vaccinations, he's allowed to run on the beach and turf with a neighboring dog, Seb, who teaches him some lessons.  Sam has instincts of herding sheep, but not HIS sheep.  That could lead to lots of trouble but Mum comes to the rescue as always.  Sam is talented in that he can communicate with the ponies, and when he's invited to Mum's new friend, Barbara's home, he can see her husband sitting in his favorite chair ... even though he's been dead for a month!But this story is not only about Sam's adventures, but also about Mum making new friends in her new serene, peaceful environment which she hopes will give her the impetus to get her novel she's writing finished.  It's also a story of a man, Morgan, who comes into her life, a fine man, thoughtful and caring.This story is excellently written with 'humour' (because she's British), and Sam has been stellar in his narrations of this wonderful story.  People who love dogs are so fortunate as soon they learn so much from their dog(s) ... they are God's gift to mankind.  Read this story and enjoy the beach, the ocean, the forests, the chases and fun.  Highly recommend.