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HIS FRIENDS ARE GOLDEN-AND VICE VERSA If dogs are mankind's best friends, surely it is only right to return their loyalty. And if mankind is among dogs' best friends, surely no dog ever had better friends than Richard S. Jackson of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and his family. Their adventures with several generations of canines are chronicled in Jackson's new book, appropriately entitled The Best of Friends-Adventures with Goldens and Other Family Members. If the reader is a dog-or even just a lover of dogs-The Best of Friends is a "must." Its thirteen very short tales recount the lives and antics of various four-legged members of a suburban family, beginning with Candy, a dachshund who found his way unbidden into the family bosom, and continuing with CC, a cuddly Golden Retriever who fit snugly into a Christmas stocking and who grew up to deliver a brood of seven male pups. One of the latter was Copper of West Street, a clumsy, large-footed charmer who loved his two-footed family even more than his fellow Goldens. Even normal humans will enjoy these tales of Jackson's extended family. The charming stories are written in a simple, straightforward style, with plenty of humor, affection, and daily annoyance that any pet owner will recognize. |
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About the Author Richard S. Jackson has enjoyed a widely varied career in print and broadcast media. After his Navy service in World War II, he became a freelance cartoonist ansd assistant editor with King Features Syndicate. He moved on to become Vice President of the raido and television department of the J.M. Mathes Advertising Agency in New York, and later became owner and editorialist of WBEC in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where he still lives with his wife and their dogs. |
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The Best of Friends 64 pages, paperback, $8.95 For ordering information, click here or phone (800) 662-8351 |