Jock of the Bushveld

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Jock of the Bushveld

Jock of the Bushveld   by Sir Percy FitzPatrick

ISBN 0-86852-058-6

As mentioned by MacMac in the Watering Hole's Q&A

"MacMac" wrote:
Wild Dog?: The canine you may have seen on the camera recently belongs to the owner of the lodge. This type of dog is known as a staffie. This is a very popular dog to have in bush or bushveld areas. Back in the day they were often used as hunting dogs, the most famous of which being "Jock of the Bushveld". If you can find his story somewhere, it is definitely worth the read.

Published in 1907 the book became a classic amongst animal stories. It's the story of Jock, a bull terrier, whose owner was a transport rider in the rugged and colourful days of the Transvaal gold rush. The days when big game roamed the land and each sunrise had it's own adventure.

One of those must reads, take it with next time you go on holiday

 

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It must be just me then because I found it totally boring and never finished it!

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One of my fav books when I was a child dreaming of Africa. I read it again  after I had visited the black continent and again I was impressed by it. A must, yes!

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Jock has become such a legend from this book, here you can read more about him

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jock_of_the_Bushveld

There were also two movies made about him. I have the oldest version which I was told to be the best one.

 

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