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Dog days in andalucia
Author: Jackie Todd
ISBN: 9781845969912
Publisher: Random House
Date First Published: 11/03/2011
Millions of people dream of turning their summer holiday into permanent reality. "Dog Days in Andalucia" is the heart-warming and inspirational story of an ordinary British couple.
Jackie Todd and her husband Stephen, who emigrated in 1997 to Frigiliana, a picturesque Spanish village in Andalusia, making a mighty impression on the village, its people and its surrounding animal population along the way.
THE STORY of dog days in andalucia
Charly was the first of what grew to be a large family of abandoned Spanish dogs taken in by Jackie and Stephen. It was love at first sight: the huge pale-green eyes, the ruffled tawny hair and the cute way he held his head to one side. What really swung it, though, was his feet being way too big for his body, his ears too big for his head and that, while trying to look brave, he was obviously terrified.
Charly was the first of what grew to be a large family of abandoned Spanish dogs taken in by Jackie Todd and her husband Stephen after they emigrated in 1997 to Frigiliana, a picturesque Spanish village in Andalusia. By the time Charly was four, something magical had happened: the people of the village had become close friends and the Todds' memories of their old lives were as weak as British sunshine.
Fourteen years on from that first arrival they have ten dogs and eight cats of their own and regularly foster tiny strays that need bottle-feeding until they can be found homes. In 2007, 123 puppies and kittens passed through their door; in 2008, it was 119; and, the tragic procession continues.
about the author
Jackie Todd retired early from her job in marketing for the design industry and emigrated to Spain with her husband, Stephen, in 1997. Aside from looking after their family of ten dogs and eight cats, she wrote for the Costa del Sol News and other local publications. She died in May 2010.