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Further Adventures of Lad

Albert Payson Terhune

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It had been a dull morning for Lad. The Mistress was in town for the day. The Master was shut up in his study, hard at work. And, for once, he had not remembered to call Lad to a resting place on the study rug; before closing the door on the outside world. Alone and bored, the collie had wandered into the woods; in quest of possible rabbits to chase or squirrels to tree. Finding the sport tame, he started homeward. Midway down the drive, his supersensitive nostrils caught the whiff of alien humans on the Place. At the same time, he heard the raucous gabbling of several voices. Though his near-sighted eyes did not yet show the intruders to him, yet scent and sound made it ridiculously easy for him to trace them.

From early puppyhood, Lad had been the official guardian of the Place. He knew the limits of its thirty acres; from lake to highroad; from boundary fence to boundary fence. He knew, too, that visitors must not be molested as long as they . . . Read More

Community Reviews

More short stories about Sunnybank Lad, 1st & most beloved of Terhune's collies, set in New Jersey before World War I.

I like Terhune's writing. Each chapter like an episode of Lassie on TV that is neatly wrapped up at the end of the chapter.
This book is copyright 1922 and you feel that different era in various ways like t in some language and references. One story dealt with someone driving a 'runabout' going 50 m

For dog lovers everywhere! Although considered fiction, these are true stories of a collie named Lad who actually lived about 100 years ago. Labeled fiction because the story is told in third person as someone that was with Lad during his adventures and knew what his thoughts were. Such fun!

More human than dog!

As a young child of seven years, the first book I borrowed from the school library was "Lad a Dog." From the day I finished the book, I have loved animals, but always had a special place in my heart for dogs. Today, as I finished reading "The further adventures of Lad, I am a ret

I loved this book so much, if you chance to read this book please overlook some of the misspelled words and remember that this book was written many years ago. I am into these books for the love of the dogs. I've never wanted a collie dog as much as I do now. I'm sure I could never find one as wonde

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