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RFI: A Dog Lovers Guide To Sydney.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.

A Dog Lovers Guide To Sydney

I am collecting information, pictures, stories and personal anecdotes for a book project where all the royalties would be donated to a local dog charity.

Abstract
More and more people are including their dogs in their daily activities, shopping, vacations, and enjoy including their dogs in their weekend activities. It’s a common myth that dogs need a large backyard to play. Dogs in fact get attached to humans and long for our companionship. I personally see it best to take my dog with me wherever I go.

A Dogs Lovers Guide To Sydney will aim to reveal plenty of fun things to do with your dog in Sydney. Crammed with pictures, illustrations, maps and anecdotes the book is perfect for …

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Back on the Blog


© Dave Walker

Am back on the blog after a lengthy absence. Work, work, work and more work had schemed against my blogging efforts in the last few months but hopefully things will remain calm from now on, giving me more time to blog. I am working on the feature now. Should be online by next weekend.