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PENNY’S READING NOOK
Penny has set up a cozy reading nook in a quiet corner of the house, “as far away from my home office as I can get’”, she said to Jamie. It’s got great big soft cushions and somehow feels like a very calm space. This is important for Penny because Jamie is always...
Kit Talks About Writing Elliott’s Story
Of all your dog characters in Reality Barks: Mutt to Mega-Star, which one do you have a real attachment to? I think it would have to be Charlie, who was in the pen next to Elliott's at the Dog Pound. Although he's unseen in a lot of the story, Charlie has a...
SUNNY, FUNNY AND SET (MOSTLY) IN SYDNEY
When a stray mutt is rescued from the Pound he never imagines he’s destined for celebrity! That’s REALITY BARKS, my first Rescue Dog’s Funny Story. When he was called Barney, Elliott was a scruffy country dog from Bathurst. He’s a bit secretive about how he got lost....
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Every Which Way But Home
Jolted from his cozy life when he accompanies his Boss, Ian, on an ill-fated trip, Barney is thrown into the unfamiliar world of Barranyup Dog Pound. Getting lost was his own fault – he's got nobody to blame but himself, as he admits. There's nothing worse for a dog than feeling sheepish!
Now that he's been incarcerated, the smart-arse young mutt must use his wits and his 'smarts' to survive this hostile environment.
Stunned and disappointed that Ian doesn't show to take him home, Barney's got to deal with his new situation. Can he learn to use the system under the guidance of Charlie, an ancient scarred Blue Heeler who takes him under his paw?
Or will it be "Bye, bye Cruel World" with Doc Soper's needle?
And then ... will there be life and love in a new home after the dog pound? Find out how it all happens in Every Which Way But Home, the humorous, yet touching, prequel to the Mutt to Megastar series.