Bruce Postle, Farm Dog Bo Taking a Flying Leap up to a Hay Bale on the Back of a Truck, 1991, courtesy National Library of Australia.
Australians love dogs — big dogs, little dogs, fluffy couch potatoes and hardy working dogs. In fact, we have one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world.
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Australia’s Dogs by Katherine Kovacic — a vet turned author — is a celebration of the dog in Australian life, exploring the human-canine bond, and reflecting on the crucial role played by dogs in our life and work.
Through this amazing publication embark on an outback adventure with Francis Birtles and his various faithful canine companions or discover the incredible endurance of Mawson’s huskies in frozen Antarctica.
Readers can also learn more about Australia’s home-grown dog breeds that played a central role in the development of pastoral industries, as well as the iconic dingo and its place in Indigenous life, and the Australian ecosystem, today.
Australia’s Dogs is generously illustrated with images drawn from the rich collections of the National Library of Australia.
Some simply capture a photographer’s love for their own dog, while others tell epic tales of survival in harsh conditions, comment on an element of social history or record a significant moment.
As the incredible variety of images shows, the story of dogs in Australia is a subject that is historically significant, with a broad and enduring appeal.
Australia’s Dogs by Katherine Kovacic is published by NLA Publishing, RRP $34.99.
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Thanks to NLA Publishing we have two copies of this book to giveaway. For a chance to win a copy, send your name, address, daytime phone number and the answer to this question:What is the main ingredient in this week’s recipes? (page 18) by Friday, June 16 via either post to:Country Life ‘Aussie Dogs’ Competition, PO Box 8000, Shepparton, 3632; or email to: competition@countrynews.com.au — please include the word ‘Aussie Dogs’ in the subject line.
'Tis a Hot Day on Patrol and Water is Scarce, c.1935, courtesy National Library of Australia.
Frank Hurley, Tom Crean Rears an Antarctic Family, Shackleton Expedition, c.1915, courtesy National Library of Australia.
Boy and Dog in a Billycart Race Past other Children on a Suburban Street, Sydney, 1920s, courtesy National Library of Australia.
Children Form an Impromptu Guard of Honour for a Visitor to Canberra, 1958, courtesy National Library of Australia.
June Orford, Victorian Dingo Society Members and Dingoes at the World Environment Day Rally, Melbourne, 2004, courtesy National Library of Australia.
An Explorer with George the Huskie, Antarctica, c. 1955, courtesy National Library of Australia.
Win a copy of Australia’s Dogs by Katherine Kovacic.
Swimmer Bonnie Mealing with a German Shepherd Dog, 1930s, courtesy National Library of Australia.
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