<p>''The book of the year. THE book on dogs. And people.'' Andrew Dickens, <i>Newstalk ZB</i><br><br><i>Mike White began walking his SPCA-rescue huntaway, Cooper, at Wellington''s dog parks ten years ago, and since then has become part of a remarkable community of people and their pets.<br><br>Written with wit, wisdom and heartbreaking poignancy, How to Walk a Dog is a story anyone who has ever owned or loved a dog will relate to. You will laugh, you will cry, and you will learn some of the secrets of living with a dog.<br><br>Illustrated with drawings from acclaimed cartoonist Sharon Murdoch.</i></p>