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Title London's number one dog-walking agency : a memoir / Kate MacDougall
Imprint New York : Wlliam Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]

LIBRARY / MAP CALL NUMBER STATUS MESSAGE
 Lindängen:Vuxen Facklitteratur (630-649)  636.7 MacDougall engelska    CHECK SHELF  
Edition 1st ed
Descript 352 pages 24 cm
Note "The irresistibly charming memoir of a young woman who started her own business as a dog walker for Londons busy, well-heeled dog lovers. A true love letter to London, dogs, and growing up. Aside from the odd biter or growler, the occasional bolter and the one dog who didnt want to walk, the canines were the easy part. They were a muddy, messy joy in all shapes, sizes and breeds, from greedy Labradors to pampered pugs and everything in between. It was the owners who were the real challenge, a giddy mix of the over-protective, the clueless, the eccentrics and the perfectionists. There is no rule book on how to navigate the obsessions of the London dog owner. A degree in human psychology would have been far preferable to any sort of animal qualification. Not that I had either … In 2006, Kate MacDougall was working a safe but dull job at the venerable auction house Sothebys in London. After a clumsy accident nearly destroyed a precious piece of art, she quit Sothebys and set up her own dog-walking company. Kate knew little about dogs and nothing about business, and no one thought being a professional dog walker was a good use of her university degree. Nevertheless, Kate embarked upon an entirely new and very much improvised career walking some of the citys many pampered pooches, branding her company 'London's Number One Dog Walking Agency.' With sharp wit, delightful observations, and plenty of canine affection, Kate reveals her unique and unconventional coming-of-age story, as told through the dogs, and the London homes and neighborhoods they inhabit. One walk at a time, she journeys from a haphazard twentysomething to a happily— and surprisingly— settled adult, with love, relationships, drama, and home ownership along the way. But, as Kate says, 'Its all down to the dogs' and what they taught her about London— and life." -- Provided by publisher
Subject MacDougall, Kate (Journalist)
Hundar
Djur och människor
Kvinnliga företagare
Human-animal relationships
Friendship
Dog walking
Dog walking -- England -- London
Dog walking.
Friendship.
Human-animal relationships.
Storbritannien -- London
England -- London.
Självbiografier
Autobiographies.
Autobiographies.
Memoarer
Classmark 636.70092
ISBN/ISSN 9780063059788 Inbunden
0063059789 (hardcover)
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