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020			_a9780063059788 _q(hardcover)
020			_a0063059789 _q(hardcover)
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092			_aMACDOUGA K. _bM137
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aMacDougall, Kate _c(Journalist), _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aLondon's number one dog-walking agency / _cKate MacDougall.
246	1	4	_aLondon's number one dog-walking agency : _ba memoir
246	3		_aLondon's #1 dog-walking agency
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bWilliam Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, _c[2021]
264		4	_c©2021
300			_a352 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"The irresistibly charming memoir of a young woman who started her own business as a dog walker for London's busy, well-heeled dog lovers. A true love letter to London, dogs, and growing up. "Aside from the odd biter or growler, the occasional bolter and the one dog who didn't want to walk, the canines were the easy part. They were a muddy, messy joy in all shapes, sizes and breeds, from greedy Labradors to pampered pugs and everything in between. It was the owners who were the real challenge, a giddy mix of the over-protective, the clueless, the eccentrics and the perfectionists. There is no rule book on how to navigate the obsessions of the London dog owner. A degree in human psychology would have been far preferable to any sort of animal qualification. Not that I had either..." In 2006, Kate MacDougall was working a safe but dull job at the venerable auction house Sotheby's in London. After a clumsy accident nearly destroyed a precious piece of art, she quit Sotheby's and set up her own dog-walking company. Kate knew little about dogs and nothing about business, and no one thought being a professional dog walker was a good use of her university degree. Nevertheless, Kate embarked upon an entirely new and very much improvised career walking some of the city's many pampered pooches, branding her company "London's Number One Dog Walking Agency." With sharp wit, delightful observations, and plenty of canine affection, Kate reveals her unique and unconventional coming-of-age story, as told through the dogs, and the London homes and neighborhoods they inhabit. One walk at a time, she journeys from a haphazard twenty-something to a happily--and surprisingly--settled adult, with love, relationships, drama, and home ownership along the way. But, as Kate says, "It's all down to the dogs" and what they taught her about London--and life. "-- _cProvided by publisher.
600	1	0	_aMacDougall, Kate _c(Journalist)
650		0	_aHuman-animal relationships. _985860
650		0	_aFriendship. _932691
650		0	_aDog walking. _9168985
650		0	_aDog walking _zEngland _zLondon.
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