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Bruce
Albert Payson Terhune
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Albert Payson Terhune was a journalist but is probably best known as a breeder of dogs, in particular collies at his Sunnybank Kennels. Bruce charts the story of an unwanted puppy who becomes loved by the mistress of the family. He then becomes enlisted as a carrier dog in World War 1, completing heroic tasks and coming home a war hero.
Albert Payson Terhune was a journalist but is probably best known as a breeder of dogs, in particular collies at his Sunnybank Kennels. Bruce charts the story of an unwanted puppy who becomes loved by the mistress of the family. He then becomes enlisted as a carrier dog in World War 1, completing heroic tasks and coming home a war hero.
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Dear Sir:
"Six months ago, my son bought a dog from the Rothsay Kennels. It was a she-dog, and his ma and I didn't want one around. So I put it aboard a freight-car on the sly. My boy went sick over losing his dog. He has never rightly got over it, but he peaks and mopes and gets thinner all the time. If I had known how hard he was going to take it, I would of cut off my hand before I would of done such a thing. And my wife feels just like I do about it. We would both of us have given a hundred dollars to get the dog back for him, when we saw how bad he felt. But it was too late. Somehow or other it is most generally too late when a rotten thing has been done.
"To-day he went again to the Rothsay Kennels to ask if she had come back. He has always been hoping she would. And they told him you have her. Now, sir, I am a poor man, but if one hundred dollars will make you sell me that dog, I'll send it to you in a money order by. . . Read More
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I intend on reading all of Albert Payson Terhune’s dog books (28?) and Bruce is the second dog book after Lad: A dog. Published in 1920. It is a book on a dog that will become a World War One war hero, of course after winning dog shows to become a champion first.
Love great old books, and I liked how
I enjoyed this story of canine heroism, even though I found some things highly unbelievable.
I understand that Collies are originally herding dogs, and are highly trainable, making excellent courier dogs, but don’t have the temperament to be attack dogs.
Untrained dogs are unlikely to ‘go for the th
BTW, I think Amazon mixed up the cover of this book. Bruce is about an extremely smart and loyal collie who served as a messenger dog in World War I. Terhune mentions the cruelty people inflict upon dogs as an educational tool -- like in Black Beauty or Beautiful Joe -- but he doesn't dwell on it. I
Bruce starts out as a gangly pup who grows into a large, handsome, and very intelligent collie. World War I is underway, so Bruce’s owners, who can't serve themselves, donate him to the war effort. He is trained as a courier dog, which means that he carries messages back and forth in dangerous circu
Wonderful story
Bruce is the story of a Collie that is timeless. He starts out a gangly pup that doesn't seem to understand what is expected of him. Eventually Bruce ends up as a courier dog saving a lot of soldiers. There is more to the story but I don't want to give it away. I'd read it close to 55
Although I had read this book before, I had forgotten that the majority of Bruce's career was not as a show dog, but rather as a courier-dog in the trenches of World War I. While Terhune's writing is more episodic than that of a long novel, it is still an excellent story and a fascinating look at a
I read this long ago when my mother gave me her Terhune books. As a child I focused on the story of Bruce: how the dog grew up and then became a war dog. Written between World War I and World War II, there was only one war, The Great War.
As an adult, I got the added level of the story about the war
Before reading Bruce by Albert Payson Terhune I didn't know much about the author other than that he had been well known for his dog stories. I like dogs so when I came across this book I gave it a try.
It was published in 1920, and to be quite honest, it shows its age. The frantic flag waving can be
I remember reallying Terhune's books when I was young. The one that sticks out is Lad: A Dog. I didn't recall whether I had read this one or not. I hadn't.
I kind went hot and cold with this one or maybe it should be cold and hot. There were parts I just wasn't that thrilled with. But at some point B
The vocabulary in Terhune's books is challenging compared to today's 5th grade reading level. A sweet collection of stories about Bruce, a giant of a collie who overcomes an unattractive puppyhood to be a heroic courier dog in WWI.