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Trueboy: The story of a great dog
A dog story in which the animal, losing for a time home and master, learns to live in the wilds.
- GenresDogs
235 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1928
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Thomas C. Hinkle
53 books7 followersThomas Clark Hinkle, (June 12, 1876 – May 13, 1949) was an American novelist.
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July 15, 2024
This is a review of the 1956 Grosset and Dunlap hardback Famous Hinkle Dog Story edition. This has just one black and white illustration on the title page, and the usual illustration of two dogs looking at a cowboy campsite on the endpapers.
This was the third Hinkle dog book I've read. I like it a lot, but it's basically the same book as the other two, Bugle and Shag. (Note to UK readers -- at that time in America, Shag was an alternative name for Shaggy.) This follows the plot structure of Bugle, so if you've read that book, you've basically read this.
At least Trueboy isn't a Scottish staghound, like in the other two Hinkle dog books I've read. No, he's only part staghound. His father was part staghound and part Great Dane. His mother was a smooth coated collie. In appearance, he's somewhat like my goofy dog Smiley (aka Sillybutt). The shelter said Smiley was 4, 60 pounds, and a pit bull mix. Well, he must be mixed with Great Dane or staghound, since he grew to 95 pounds and knocks me over in a split second.
Trueboy is goofy, too, although he grows to 150 pounds. His puppy nature leads him to wander away from his beloved master at a crucial moment. He has to survive in the woods by himself, despite a nearby wolf pack.
There's a lot of violence here. This is a "nature red in tooth and claw" book. However, a puppy dies needlessly in Chapter two. Be warned. People also thought nothing of beating a dog with a whip or stick whenever a dog misbehaved.
There is a Native American character who is treated somewhat stereotypically, so that might bother some readers, too. There are zero women or girls in the book.
I might read another Hinkle dog book someday, but I kinda doubt that he ever deviated from his basic plot.
This was the third Hinkle dog book I've read. I like it a lot, but it's basically the same book as the other two, Bugle and Shag. (Note to UK readers -- at that time in America, Shag was an alternative name for Shaggy.) This follows the plot structure of Bugle, so if you've read that book, you've basically read this.
At least Trueboy isn't a Scottish staghound, like in the other two Hinkle dog books I've read. No, he's only part staghound. His father was part staghound and part Great Dane. His mother was a smooth coated collie. In appearance, he's somewhat like my goofy dog Smiley (aka Sillybutt). The shelter said Smiley was 4, 60 pounds, and a pit bull mix. Well, he must be mixed with Great Dane or staghound, since he grew to 95 pounds and knocks me over in a split second.
Trueboy is goofy, too, although he grows to 150 pounds. His puppy nature leads him to wander away from his beloved master at a crucial moment. He has to survive in the woods by himself, despite a nearby wolf pack.
There's a lot of violence here. This is a "nature red in tooth and claw" book. However, a puppy dies needlessly in Chapter two. Be warned. People also thought nothing of beating a dog with a whip or stick whenever a dog misbehaved.
There is a Native American character who is treated somewhat stereotypically, so that might bother some readers, too. There are zero women or girls in the book.
I might read another Hinkle dog book someday, but I kinda doubt that he ever deviated from his basic plot.
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