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Red Dog (novel)
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Red Dog is a short novel
by Louis de Bernières
charting the life of a popular dog, a "Red Cloud Kelpie
" nicknamed Red Dog, in Karratha, Western Australia
. A movie based on the novel
was filmed in Australia in 2011.
Red Dog meets John, who is half Maori, at the Hamersley Iron Transport section after a salt company has moved in. Red Dog is very attached to John and they spend a lot of time together. As the town grows, more people come and befriend Red Dog. Nancy and Patsy come into the story. Nancy notices that Red Dog has been shot, she calls John and his friend and they choose to stop work to save Red Dog in case he bleeds to death. Red Dog undergoes an operation. Ellen is introduced. John then has an accident and dies.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by Louis de Bernières
Louis de Bernières
Louis de Bernières is a British novelist most famous for his fourth novel, Captain Corelli's Mandolin. In 1993 de Bernières was selected as one of the "20 Best of Young British Novelists", part of a promotion in Granta magazine...
charting the life of a popular dog, a "Red Cloud Kelpie
Kelpie
The kelpie is a supernatural water horse from Celtic folklore that is believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland and Ireland; the name may be from Scottish Gaelic cailpeach or colpach "heifer, colt".-Description and behaviour:...
" nicknamed Red Dog, in Karratha, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. A movie based on the novel
Red Dog (film)
Red Dog is a 2011 Australian family film directed by Kriv Stenders. The film is based on a true story from the novel Red Dog. At the 2011 Inside Film Awards Red Dog was nominated in nine categories and won seven, including Best Feature Film.-Cast:...
was filmed in Australia in 2011.
Part one
Red Dog covers the life span of a Red Cloud Kelpie, originally named Tally Ho. His owners are Jack and Maureen Collins. At a barbecue, Tally Ho doesn't return to the owners after they leave, and he goes away.Red Dog meets John, who is half Maori, at the Hamersley Iron Transport section after a salt company has moved in. Red Dog is very attached to John and they spend a lot of time together. As the town grows, more people come and befriend Red Dog. Nancy and Patsy come into the story. Nancy notices that Red Dog has been shot, she calls John and his friend and they choose to stop work to save Red Dog in case he bleeds to death. Red Dog undergoes an operation. Ellen is introduced. John then has an accident and dies.
Part two
Red Dog doesn't realize John has died so he goes out and looks for him. He spends time in a caravan park with Nancy and meets Red Cat. They eventually befriend each other despite their differences. Red Dog is suspected of having heartworm and has treatment for it. Red Dog then goes back to the caravan park and is noticed by the caretakers of the park. The Cribbages are portrayed as bad people, with Mr. Cribbage described as having a Hitler-like mustache. They decide to throw Nancy out because she lets Red Dog stay despite the park having a "no dogs" policy. Many people are then notified of the Cribbages wanting to kick out Red Dog and the locals threaten them away. The Last Journey then tells how Red Dog is poisoned by strychnine and has to be put down. Bill and Piotr (Peeto) find him and don't want him to suffer, but in the end they cannot shoot him. The vet who treated Red Dog in the past injects him with a painkiller and eventually he dies. The locals hold a funeral for Red Dog.See also
- Red Dog (film)Red Dog (film)Red Dog is a 2011 Australian family film directed by Kriv Stenders. The film is based on a true story from the novel Red Dog. At the 2011 Inside Film Awards Red Dog was nominated in nine categories and won seven, including Best Feature Film.-Cast:...
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