A dog in a million
By: Hazel Carter
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: Chivers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Bath
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9781408456682; 9781408456699
Subjects: Newfoundland dog; Dog owners; Biography; Human-animal relationships; Service dogs; Training; Large type books
Description: Hazel Carter's home-help tidies the house, does the washing and helps with the cooking, and the only payment she requires is a nice big bowl of dog food at dinner time ... When Hazel was debilitated with crippling back problems, she found herself unable to look after the house so she used her skills as an animal behaviourist to teach Connie, her seven-month-old Newfoundland, how to do the work instead. Connie picks out items of dirty clothing from the laundry basket and places them inside the washing machine. When the washing cycle is over, Connie transfers the clean clothes to the tumble dryer. Hazel could leave Connie to complete the entire task unsupervised; if only Connie understood that dark colours must not be washed with whites. Connie also works in the garden, brings in the shopping and is happy to do anything from carefully carrying a basket of eggs to pulling Hazel along in a boat ...
Notes: Originally published: London: Preface.