Walking Ollie ebook | Stephen Foster | 9781907595240

One winter’s afternoon, Stephen Foster walked into a dog re-homing centre with the intention of picking up a retired greyhound. Instead, he acquired an abandoned lurcher pup. Foster’s knowledge of dogs was so vague that he had to look up ‘lurcher’ in key reference work The Giant Book of the Dog, to find out what sort of animal was coming to join the family. His research counted for little: the new arrival did not conform to any known breed standard, or indeed any standard whatsoever that might be considered dog-normal. Walking Ollie is for anyone who has ever loved a dog - a hilarious and touching account of one man's struggle to turn a decidedly difficult animal into something resembling a domestic pet.

Stephen Foster is the author of two bestselling books about his life as a dog owner, Walking Ollie and Along Came Dylan, both published by Short Books. He has published a short story collection, It Cracks Like Breaking Skin and two novels. She Stood There Laughing, his account of a season following Stoke City, was one of the bestselling sports books of 2004. He lives in Norwich with his partner and two lurchers that he tamed himself.