Tina : the dog who changed the world
Publication Information
London, United Kingdom : HarperElement, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2025.
Physical Description
310 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Summary
Hope taught me the meaning of life, Tina taught me the meaning of love. It's not everyday you meet a golden retriever in Thailand. When Niall came across a dog shackled to a short chain and in a poor state of health something reminded him of his personal battle with addiction. He knew he had to rescue her immediately--golden retrievers are rare in Thailand--but there was just something about this dog in particular that told him she was destined for more. He named her Tina, and what she did next is an incredible tale of survival, hope and love. Despite her terrible treatment at the hands of humans, she refused to distrust them or feel sorry for herself, and only opened her heart wider--always with a grin (yes dogs can smile) and a reassuring wag of her shaggy yellow tail. From the minute Tina was free of her chains, she got on with what needed to be done, inspiring a dog hospital to be built and named after her and helping dogs from all over the world--whether they're street dogs from Thailand or rescue pups in Montana. The movement behind Tina has not stopped. This is her story.--Publisher description.
Contents
- Prologue
- The retrieval of our golden girl
- -- What the hell is the bloat?
- My own road to recovery
- Tina : meet Niall, Jumbo and Snoop
- Buster's story
- Sterilising and social media
- Living her best life
- When bad news hits us hard
- A double blow
- All in for Tina
- In the eye of a media storm
- A supermodel comes to the land (sort of)
- Rock 'n' roll star
- Niall goes to Hollywood
- When we slam dunked a nasty tumour
- Charity begins at home
- 'Twas the night before Christmas...
- Welcome to the land of dogs
- When Bill burst into town
- Alba and her 14 beautiful sunsets
- Who are you?