Animals
"I've known Bernard since just before the dawn of time - a really good lad and utterly barking mad. He has a wonderful sense of humour which is clearly reflected in his writing.''
Chris Tarrant
"...with a journalistic eye and ear acquired through his years in television, he reports with style and accuracy on small details and large events to make a vivid account of the life of a modern city and its environs."
The Catholic Times
"For anyone who relishes tales of man and beast this delightful book will be a real treat."
The Irish Catholic
The Knocknobbler
or the Dog-catcher of Worcester
Author: Bernard Cartwright
When Bernard Cartwright, aged 54 and with a wife and four children, was ‘shed’ from his high-powered job as a TV director, other work was hard to find.
Bernard felt he was going to the dogs - and he was!
Taking on the role of Dog Warden for the City of Worcester, he donned his rottweiler-proof suit and helmet, and patrolled the historic town looking for dogs in trouble.
There were barking dogs, biting dogs, dogs lost, abandoned, injured and abused. There was Rinty the sympathy dog, stuck under the floorboards, Tosca, the poodle with dreadlocks who terrified postmen, and the Mamelute that failed to drown Bernard’s Christmas swan.
Then there were the owners! Like the seductive Emily Wantuch, Natasha the gypsy princess, Zorba Athalos the troubled foulee and Mr Navelhazy, drunk in charge of a whippet. Some were kind, some cruel, some were mad, and some violent.
His journey through the life of Worcester, by turns hilarious, tragic and reflective, was also an inner quest for Bernard as he and his family came to terms with what had befallen them.
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Price: £8.99 |