The Kelpie
The Definitive Guide to the Australian Working Dog
$61.57
- Hardcover
720 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2021
Summary
The definitive guide to the Australian working dog.
Set to become the classic work on the breed for many years to come, Tony Parsons’ The Kelpie is the culmination of sixty-five years of experience in breeding and training Kelpies, while also researching their origins and promoting the breed worldwide.
This fully illustrated and authoritative work contains everything you might want to know about this renowned dog. Some of the many areas of Kelpie lore and practice cov…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761045677 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1761045679 |
| Author: | Tony Parsons |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Viking Australia |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 720 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 1.97kg |
| Dimensions: | 58mm x 438mm x 198mm |
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About The Author
Tony Parsons
A. D. (Tony) Parsons, OAM, worked as a professional sheep and wool classer, an agricultural journalist, a news editor and rural commentator on radio, a consultant to major agricultural companies, and an award-winning stud breeder of animals and poultry. He owned his first Kelpie dog in 1944, and in 1950 he established ‘Karrawarra’, one of the top Kelpie studs in Australia. In 1992 he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for his contribution to the propagation of the Australian Kelpie Sheepdog.
Since 1947 he wrote hundreds of articles, many for international publications. His previous books include The Australian Kelpie, The Working Kelpie and Training the Working Kelpie, now regarded as classic works on the breed. He also wrote four novels, including The Call of the High Country, Valley of the White Gold and Silver in the Sun.
Tony passed away on 20 July 2022 at the age of 91.
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