“donald mccaig”

Alternately comical, melancholic, pragmatic, and poetic, Donald McCaig's collection A Useful Dog offers a delightful exploration of the simple yet rich relationship between dogs and humans. Having cast aside urban life in the 1970s in favor of working and living on a sheep farm in Virginia. McCaig h... More

According to a Scottish saying, "There is no good flock without a good shepherd, and there is no good shepherd without a good dog." Eminent Dogs, Dangerous Men is the story of Donald McCaig's search through rural Scotland for just the right sheepdog to bring back to his farm in West Virginia. McCaig... More

As Nop's Hope begins, Penny Burkeholder is on the road in her battered pickup, earning what money she can on the sheepdog trail circuit with her only friend in the world, her dog Hope, a remarkable border collie. After a hard and dangerous journey, Penny arrives at the national ?nals in Wyoming, whe... More

"Nop's Trials held me in fascinated suspense to the last page. It is poignant, authentic, and beautiful. This story of a man's dedication to his dog is as gripping as any thriller."--James Herriot "An adult novel for animal lovers that does justice to both its human and canine characters . . . with ... More