Winner of Dog Writer's Association of America Best Book: Rescue or Adoption and Dogwise Best Book Award in 2017.
From award-winning writer and photographer Joseph Robertia, Life with Forty Dogs is a collection of the funny, fascinating, and sometimes heartbreaking stories of the life-changing canine commitment he and his family made.
When Robertia and his wife, Cole, first entered the world of dog sledding in Alaska, they had never expected to have their household grow up to forty dogsprimarily rogues, runts, and rejects from other kennels. But quickly they found their lives inextricably intertwined with each dog they rescued as they learned each ones unique character and personality and how irreplaceable each was for their team and for their family.
This book is an invitation to understand the essence of life with forty dogs in its entirety and, through that comprehension, to truly appreciate what Robertia sees every day. Not everyone can sacrifice their spare time, salaries, and sanity to get to know so many charactersfrom the well-mannered to the wilybut Life with Forty Dogs will reveal the endless adventures and misadventures that come to those like Robertia and his family who have dedicated themselves to their furry companions.
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"I could not put [ Life with Forty Dogs] down and finished it in less than a day, even with going into work! As someone who rescues huskies in the lower 48 (California, to be exact), the topic of sled dogs is near and dear to my heart. Thank you for thoughtful stories - some of which were laugh-out-loud funny, others brought tears to my eyes. A great read for anyone who loves dogs, especially rescue dogs." --Jane Cordingley, www.NorSled.org Honest dog stories told with lots of heart, guaranteed to win yours over from the start as it did mine! Robertia tells the truth about dog mushing and points the way towards making the sport humane and less about speed and money. He models how to put humanity and compassion at the forefront, not only for the sake and love of all dogs but to ultimately make us better people. Andrea Thalasinos, author of Fly By Night, Traveling Light, An Echo Through the Snow
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Advertising: Iditarod program ad.
Events: Author events in Alaska.
Materials: ARCs.
Online: Featured on www.graphicartsbooks.com and Facebook fan page.
Promo: Indie Advance Access, Goodreads, and LibraryThing giveaways.
Publicity: Interviews with author based on events and timely news hooks.
Reviews: Targeted features and reviews in national trade and special interest, dog, pet rescue, Iditarod and regional media.
Sales: Special sales marketing to Alaska Travel Industry Association members.
Tradeshows: PNBA, BEA, ALA.
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For the past fourteen years Joseph Robertia has been an award-winning writer and photographer. He spent more than a decade as an outdoors reporter at the Peninsula Clarion newspaper and currently writes for the Sports & Outdoors section of the Alaska Dispatch Newsthe state's largest newspaper. In recent years he has freelanced as a professional journalist with articles and photographs published in Alaska Magazine, Mushing Magazine, Salmon Trout Steelheader, and in Alaska 50: Celebrating Alaskas 50th Anniversary of Statehood, just to name a few. Along with his wife, he has mushed dogs with his kennel fielding teams in the 1,000-mile lditarod, Yukon Quest, and more than thirty other races.
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