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The Dogs That Made Australia
- Narrated by: Guy Hull
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
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The Dogs That Made Australia
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Publisher's Summary
Hunter. Worker. Legend. The untold story of the dog's role in building a nation.
The Dogs That Made Australia pays tribute to the dogs that gave their all for our prosperity: the fearless hounds that saved fledgling colonies from famine; the courageous heelers and tireless collies that powered the rise of beef and wool; the tough little home-grown terriers that protected the homestead and garden; and the extraordinary police dogs, ahead of their time, loved by the nation. The selfless exploits of our heroic dogs are writ indelibly in our nation's heritage and identity.
The Dogs That Made Australia is a vivid and meticulously researched history of Australia told from the perspectives of the dingo and of the dogs that were imported and developed here, as well as the humans who loved, feared and worked them.
Critic Reviews
"A highly readable book about Australia's dog heroes and their contribution to Australia's development. This is a book for the ages. I loved every page!" (Tony Parsons, OAM, author of The Kelpie)
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- Anonymous User
- 07-06-2019
insightful
I found this book really engaging and informative with a dash of Aussie humour. Loved it.
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- Tameera Kemp
- 20-03-2020
Amaxing insight
I have a cattledog - this was really interesting to learn more about his history and the dogs that made Australia great 🐶
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- Michaela Di Mauro
- 06-10-2021
Lovely listen
Enjoyable book, like listening to your grandad tell an old story. Only downside is it felt slightly repetitive but other than that a lovely listen.
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- Josh
- 28-01-2024
A great read.
If you love dogs, love the history of dogs and love Australian breeds definitely worth a read.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-06-2023
EXCELLENT
Highly recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in working dogs. I learnt so much about the History of The Dogs That Made Australia - I found it incredibly informative and I am glad I chose to listen to it - absolutely loved it. And yes, I own a beautiful Border Collie!!
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- Ridesabikealot
- 08-10-2023
Mostly enjoyed
I greatly enjoyed the subject matter and learned a lot, getting a different perspective on Australian history. A few times though I found the authors assumptions about dogs, a bit over anthropomorphic and there were times when i found some assumptions he made about people etc well, interesting. But overall a great listen. Was sorry when it ended…
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- lincoln frok
- 13-04-2021
Aussie dog history
fantastic book. very thorough, informative and alround enjoyable read (listen). if you like dogs this is the book for you.
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- Robert Stockton
- 23-03-2020
A pure delight.
What an absolute piece of gold this book is! Inspired by my beautiful kelpie dog I wanted to know everything there was to know about the breed. I feel more than lucky to have found this book early in my search, as evidently, there is a lot of misinformation on the topic.
The historical research and critical thinking throughout this masterpiece is bloody fantastic! It is as Australian as can be, with the kind of lyrical humour that has characterised our great country and does not condescend one iota to the reader.
I actually don't think there is a single Australian from any walk of life that would not thoroughly enjoy this book (except for Robert Koleski, but then, he's long dead).
Thank you Guy, I'll be setting up an hour on the phone for your advice with my kelpie soon.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-01-2024
Entertaining and informative
Liked the straight forward storytelling but classic Australian humour wrapped up in a compact storyline. If you love dogs then you'll love this book.
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- Geoff
- 20-11-2018
Too much irrelevant information
There was too much time spent talking about irrelevant people, dates and places.
This took up a huge part of the book and was not necessary.
Disappointing.
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