tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post7621811603962056701..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Dog Novels for KidsSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-8081255933646249082017-03-05T09:20:19.484-08:002017-03-05T09:20:19.484-08:00There was a book about a half bobcat Half domestic...There was a book about a half bobcat Half domestic cat called "the half breed". Started with a guy throwing a sack full of kittens off a bridge over the Mississippi in Minnesota. The title kitten clawed his way out of the bag and survived. He ended up wandering around the Midwest and eventually drifted south along the Mississippi till he ended up in Arkansas where he was snared by some hill folk who fought him against other animals in an illegal fighting/gambling operation. There was a rather gruesome scene of the cat fighting a redbone hound in the pit and latching onto its belly and disemboweling said hound with its hind legs.thuglifebaldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397008178277530840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-53642448921158960882010-01-11T17:39:24.799-08:002010-01-11T17:39:24.799-08:00Jake said:
"Max Brand also wrote some good b...Jake said:<br /><br />"Max Brand also wrote some good books, not as big a fan of his traditional westerns which tend to be very cookie cutter dime novel, but he also salted things through with books on, or related more to animals that I recall really liking. One titled "Sled Dog Man" or something about a guy who lives in AK and is obsessed with creating the perfect sled dog via breed crossing. The protagonist gets roped in as his employee on a bet/dare and finds that he has produced the perfect sled dog, but they are untractable killers. Protagonist tames dogs and creates finest sled team ever."<br /><br />I read this book as a boy and want my sons to read it now. I can't find a Max Brand book by the name "Sled Dog Man" or anything similar by any author. Can anyone help me track down this book?Mr. Randhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225297405801228268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-15027879734880446932008-07-03T18:34:00.000-07:002008-07-03T18:34:00.000-07:00I believe the book your friend was looking for is ...I believe the book your friend was looking for is called "Big Mutt" it is by John Reese.<BR/><BR/>The main human character is a boy named Dwight. The wolves are called Saskatchewan cruisers. It was printed in 1965 or copyrighted then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-29926522789303974312008-02-03T20:13:00.000-08:002008-02-03T20:13:00.000-08:00i read that book too, with the dog in the car! i ...i read that book too, with the dog in the car! i think it is somewhere at my parent's house, but i can't remember the authoralec mcclurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588165680465917313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-81313226643827495792008-01-11T06:59:00.000-08:002008-01-11T06:59:00.000-08:00Does anyone remember a children's novel from the m...Does anyone remember a children's novel from the mid 1970's simply titled "Dog!"?? I remember getting this book as a child through Scholastic Books in elementary school. From what I remember it was about a lonely boy who finds a stray dog and nurses it back to health and hides it in an old abondoned car in the woods because his parents won't let him have a dog in the house. I loved this book as a child and would love to know the author and whether or not it's in print any more. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-65268873191268550032007-12-19T11:47:00.000-08:002007-12-19T11:47:00.000-08:00Well someone please tell me which books I actually...Well someone please tell me <I>which</I> books I <I>actually</I> remember! :-)Matt Mullenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198069782508775543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-78792260189425162662007-12-19T09:26:00.000-08:002007-12-19T09:26:00.000-08:00Matt Miller-- that is how Desert starts. Later he ...Matt Miller-- that is how Desert starts. Later he rescues the human hero from the bad dogs..<BR/><BR/>"It all becomes so clear why I was considered strange in school."<BR/><BR/>I think we ALL were (;-) But were there more of us "then"?Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-68969701181617683852007-12-19T08:33:00.000-08:002007-12-19T08:33:00.000-08:00Matt Mullenix-"Big Red" opens with a boy who lives...Matt Mullenix-<BR/>"Big Red" opens with a boy who lives with his father in a cabin back in the woods on a rich man's estate (on sufferance) rescuing a red setter who'd run away from an abusive trainer, then taking over the training of the dog. I don't recall one where the setter is getting beat up by the town dogs, but it might be Outlaw Red or something like it.mdmnmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191436711956580423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-90174316437716414242007-12-19T07:59:00.000-08:002007-12-19T07:59:00.000-08:00I thought Desert Dog was turned loose in the deser...I thought Desert Dog was turned loose in the desert, had to learn to survive as a wild animal and eventually formed a motley pack with other feral dogs of various breeds. <BR/><BR/>Last night I remembered the bloodhounds novels; I think they had "trouble" in the titles. A Nose for Trouble, Trailing Trouble, something like that. <BR/><BR/>And one about a beaver: Chip, The Dam Builder. <BR/><BR/>It all becomes so clear why I was considered strange in school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-67669114702732294152007-12-19T05:29:00.000-08:002007-12-19T05:29:00.000-08:00I meant "getting whipped" in above comment. ("Get...I meant "getting whipped" in above comment. <BR/><BR/>("Getting whippet" is what I did!)Matt Mullenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198069782508775543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-47727203897599071862007-12-19T05:27:00.000-08:002007-12-19T05:27:00.000-08:00I think Desert Dog and Big Red must be ones I reme...I think Desert Dog and Big Red must be ones I remember from childhood--- DD is about the guy who picks up a track greyhound and hunts with it? I remember that scene well but must have been 8 or so when I read it. Hmmmm, I have whippets today. Funny. :-)<BR/><BR/>And does Big Red open with a scene about a setter getting whippet (but holding his own) against three town dogs? Boy saves dog, makes friend for life? If so, that scene has stuck with me a long time.Matt Mullenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198069782508775543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-65145088553207472782007-12-19T02:02:00.000-08:002007-12-19T02:02:00.000-08:00You know, it's not quite the same genre as you men...You know, it's not quite the same genre as you mention here, but I enjoyed as a child reading and having read to me several of Hal Borland's books. <I>The Dog Who Came to Stay</I> and <I>High, Wide, and Lonesome</I> helped teach this suburban boy (and son of a farmer's son) something about dogs and death. And, of course, they're recommended on their other merits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-16342596199665938882007-12-18T20:42:00.000-08:002007-12-18T20:42:00.000-08:00Made a mistake and posted up above one comment. Li...Made a mistake and posted up above one comment. Like m.l. miller, I found quite a few Kjelgaard's in the school library. Found quite a few at home, too, as my mom was a fan. Beautiful copy of Desert Dog! "Big Red" was an often re-read favorite of mine. Hunting grouse, running a trap line, hunting deer, training a bird dog- very un-pc!<BR/><BR/>Reid- "Fire Hunter" has been expanded by science fiction author David Drake and reissued as "The Hunter Returns". Both publisher Jim Baen and author Drake were Kjelgaard fans. See http://david-drake.com/hunter.html<BR/><BR/>Steve: I remember reading "Hi Jolly" now that you mention it- that was a library book that I haven't thought of in a long time. Great books.mdmnmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191436711956580423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-23261596963163689362007-12-18T16:27:00.000-08:002007-12-18T16:27:00.000-08:00Somehow I don't find that surprising (;-)He was pr...Somehow I don't find that surprising (;-)<BR/><BR/>He was prolific-- I forgot Hi Jolly (Haji Ali) about the Arab kid who came over with the Army camels (more or less a true story).Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-77012633357096276502007-12-18T16:06:00.000-08:002007-12-18T16:06:00.000-08:00Well wouldn't you know - you guys all fondly remem...Well wouldn't you know - you guys all fondly remember Kjelgaard's dog books and his only book I remember reading is "Fire-Hunter" about a prehistoric man who invents the bow and arrow.Reid Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382498430164817928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-19325803053499684252007-12-18T14:59:00.000-08:002007-12-18T14:59:00.000-08:00My school library had a large section of Kjelgaard...My school library had a large section of Kjelgaard books which I loved as a kid. Many and interesting wild animals, dogs, frequent hunting and trapping--how could you go wrong. Favorites were Desert Dog, Lion Hound and Haunt Fox, about a particularly elusive fox and a boy's attempt to catch it. There was also one that was a cat novel (Swamp Cat), about a black cat on a muskrat farm (!). <BR/><BR/>I also loved the A.R. Harding books, little old books still published by the publisher of Fur-Fish-Game. They were outdated and far from literary masterpieces but covered fascinating ground for a nature- and hunting-obsessed kid. There were books on making deadfalls, wolf trapping, ferrets, fur farming and other cool (to me alone, judging from librarian reaction) topics. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if those books are even on the library shelves any more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com