Red Dog
by Bill Wallace
2021-01-01 09:15:00
In 1998, Louis de Bernieres came upon a "splendid" bronze statue in an Australian boom town and immediately wanted to know more about this "Red Dog." He did not have to go far: everyone for hundreds of miles in every direction seemed to have a story ...
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In 1998, Louis de Bernieres came upon a "splendid" bronze statue in an Australian boom town and immediately wanted to know more about this "Red Dog." He did not have to go far: everyone for hundreds of miles in every direction seemed to have a story about Red Dog, a.k.a. Tally Ho, Bluey, Dog of the Northwest, and the Pilbara Wanderer.Red Dog had established his own transportation system, hitchhiking between far-flung towns and female dogs, in cars whose engine noises he'd memorized and drivers he'd charmed... his all-inclusive appetite was as legendary as his exploits ("it was because of women that he had acquired a taste for chocolate")...everyone tried to adopt him (one group of workers made him a member of their union and kept a timesheet for him) but he adopted only one man (whose love-life quickly began to suffer). Independent, clever, sly, stubborn, courageous and foolhardy, impatient with boredom and the boring, Red Dog endeared himself to (almost) everyone he crossed paths with. Readers of these delightful stories are certain to join the ranks of his great admirers.
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