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| | Guardian Unlimited Books | By genre | Observer review: Red Dog by Louis de Bernières |
 | | Red Dog is the semi-fictionalised biography of an extraordinary Red Cloud Kelpie - a tough, stocky, short-haired, pointy-eared breed of Australian sheep dog, descended from the Scottish collie - who became a legend in Western Australia during his short life (1971- 1979 RIP). |
 | | On a trip to Perth, for example, Red Dog is unimpressed by 'its bottle-brush and peppermint trees, its pretty yellow sourgrass, its military-looking Norfolk island pines, and its shiny modern buildings. |
 | | And if, as I do, you love Australia and a dog called Possum (for her startling resemblance to the Antipodean marsupial - though her nickname, funnily enough, is White Dog), de Bernières's short, very sweet 'biography' of a highly engaging animal is a particular treat. |
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