The heartwarming, classic true story of a dog who didn't understand he's a dog-and the imaginative boy who loved him.
Funny and poignant, The Dog Who Wouldn't Be is a lively portrait of an unorthodox childhood and an unforgettable friendship. Growing up in on the frontier of Saskatoon, Canada, the legendary adventurer and naturalist, Farley Mowat, received a gift from his mom: a dog she bought for four cents. Farley quickly named him "Mutt."
Mutt displayed skills at hunting and retrieving that were either pure genius or just plain crazy-once going so far as to retrieve a plucked and trussed ruffed grouse from the grocer. Mutt also loved riding passenger in an open car wearing goggles and climbing both trees and ladders - the perfect companion for a child with a love for animals and misadventures.
