It turns out, Andrew is really good at
telling stories with words on paper as well on video. Of the mountain climb- ing expeditions with Olive and Mabel, he writes of a bucolic countryside that will leave travelers longing to travel again. He also brings in a practical view- point on climbing with his dogs, includ- ing tips on nutrition, equipment and awareness to the certain perils. “Suddenly, a forty-mile-an-hour
gale was howling in from the side with spindrift blasting us like gravel. Olive had turned entirely white on one flank, her ears flapping furiously and she made me aware, in no uncertain terms, that she was no longer enjoying the experi- ence. So, a mere eighty feet or so short of the top, we turned around. Knowing when to abandon a climb, even when so close to the summit, is one of the hardest, but most important calls an expedition leader has to be able to make. This expedition was small, but I still outranked Olive, and she was very much in my care.” Setting the tone for what’s to come,
the book’s foreword is written from Olive’s viewpoint. Cotter is constantly surprised by the joy his dogs bring him and the love he has for them. He tries to explain his belief as to why dogs have such a profound effect on us. “Dogs are our escape, our nearby
creatures of trust and love and all such good things. We unburden ourselves and they take it all in.” Favorite passage: It is on a walk
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that you realize how much your life really has changed as a dog owner. You see then that even if you thought you were in charge of them, it is quite the other way around, and you dance to their tune now.U
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