Lucky Dog by Mark Barrowcliffe

Any book that prominently features a dog is a good book in my books. Get that dog a-talkin' and, well, it's a nice novelty now and then but I wouldn't read many of those books. Barrowcliffe does a fine job in creating a storyline and situations that bring about some clever passages, both with and without the dog's presence. He does appear to be fond of dogs. I don't know if there's anbody out there who could write a full-length novel of this type who wasn't fond of dogs, no matter how great the idea. All in all, I'd rate this as a lighthearted book with some areas of depth.

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a dog is honesty

He was right, I knew. A dog doesn't act honestly, a dog is honesty.
-- Lucky Dog by Mark Barrowcliffe

The best line (of many great lines) in the book. While it makes me think of my first dog - coincidentally named Lucky - it also makes me think of my eight-month-old son, who is nothing but pure honesty. He knows no other way. That'll last forever, right?!

child control

'Let me see Santa!' said Sebastian.

'If you disturb him he won't leave his gifts,' said John who, after God knows how many years of training as an analyst, had seemingly just woken up to the child control possibilities of Father Christmas.
-- Lucky Dog by Mark Barrowcliffe

With our little monkey butt almost ready to walk, the days and years ahead are going to be glorious.