The Dastardly Book for Dogs

图书信息

作者	Rex,Sparky,Joe Garden
出版社	Harper
ISBN	9780007483426
出版时间	2014-02-06
字数	18.7万
分类	Joe Garden,Harper,进口书,外文原版书,小说

读书简介

It’s time to jump out of the handbag and take control of the lead. From the same kennel as The Dangerous Book for Boys, this hilarious doggy equivalent barks one simple question: What's happened to us?! Designer dog beds? Organic gluten free gourmet doggie biscuits? Spa treatments? Everyone likes to be pampered now and then – but isn't there more to being a dog than wearing a mini cashmere sweater and riding around in a Louis Vuitton handbag? What about the simple pleasures of life – feeling the wind in your fur, digging up the grass beneath your paws, smelling another dog's bottom? Isn't that part of the great joy of being a dog? This book is for good dogs, bad dogs, and the millions of people who love them, either way, but owners will no doubt recognize their own lovable pets, and maybe themselves, in these pages. After all, so many people talk to their dogs, they might as well read to them, and learn a little something in the process. Chapters include: Foul Smells Every Dog Should Roll In, What's Edible?, How to Bury a Bone, Building a Bed out of Laundry, Escaping the Lead, Dogs in Literature, Courageous Dogs in History, Formal Rules of Fetch, Enhancing Your Walk and Amazing Bath Time Escapes. The Dangerous Book for Boys tapped into a male desire to recapture a back-to-basics sense of fun. Now, a boy's sense of fun is perfectly fine, but a dog's sense of fun is hilarious. Leg-humping, bottom-sniffing and tail-chasing – these are not just the bedrock of dog life; they are the bedrock of comedy.

目录

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface: I Didn’t Have This Book When I Was a Puppy

Things You Can Chase

Begging: A Primer

The Roots of Barks

Swimming

Courageous Dogs in History – Part One

A Connoisseur’s Guide to Shoes

Cats

Building a Kennel

How to Escape Humiliating Costumes

Epic Walks – Part One: The Land Bridge

Interpreting Commands

Poo: An Indelicate Discussion

Escaping Fenced-in Areas

Great Dog Battles – Part One

Questions About the World

How to Pick a Pill out of Peanut Butter

Foul Smells Every Dog Should Roll in

Literature

Constellations

Courageous Dogs in History – Part Two

How to Choose and Bury a Bone

Squirrels

What to Do During a Thunderstorm

Epic Walks – Part Two: The Argo

Riding in a Car

Dog Jobs

What’s Edible?

Territory – What It Is, Why It’s Yours and Why You Must Defend It at All Costs

The Origin of Parks

Sounds They Can’t Hear

Five Things Every Dog Should Have

The Formal Rules of Fetch

Great Dog Battles – Part Two

Bitches

How to Make Your Owner Look Like an Idiot

Living with the Creatures That Live on You

Bath Time

Pavlov

Making Toys out of Household Items

Finding Your Place in the Pack

Chase Dreams

Landmark Canine Performances in Cinema

Epic Walks – Part Three: Chelmsford

Building a Bed out of Your Owner’s Laundry

A Brief History of Dogs in Man Wars

Tracking

Courageous Dogs in History – Part Three: The Right Stuff

How to Ruin the Perfect Dinner Party

Creative Pee Stains

The Lost Art of the Pheasant Hunt

Training a New Human

Performing

Park Legends

The Greatest Scratching Position in the World

Dog Tags

Acknowledgements

About the Authors

About the Illustrator

Copyright

About the Publisher