Lad A Dog, Albert Payson Terhune
Lad A Dog, Albert Payson Terhune
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Lad: A Dog

Author: Albert Payson Terhune

Narrator: John Rayburn

Unabridged: 7 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/23/2021

Synopsis

This is a collection of heart-warming short stories about a courageous rough collie that lived in what was called the Place on Sunnybank Farm near Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. Lad was a real-life dog, but author Terhune took liberties to tell fictional tales about his favorite pet.These became vital parts of classic literature that captured dog-lover imaginations for more than a century as even the fiction had an intense feeling of reality. As owner of the actual location, Terhune was referred to as the Master and his wife as Mistress. Both of them had the fondest of feelings for Lad, who died at about age sixteen. Terhune wrote, “Yes, Lad was a ‘real’ dog, the greatest dog by far I have known or shall know.”Buried on the grounds, Lad’s granite marker reads, “LAD, Thoroughbred in body and soul.” Join us as we listen to these wonderfully sentimental stories.

About Albert Payson Terhune

Albert Payson Terhune (1872–1942) was an American author, dog breeder, and journalist. The public knows him best for his novels relating the adventures of his beloved collies and as a breeder at his Sunnybank Kennels, the lines of which still exist in today’s collies.

About John Rayburn

John Rayburn is a veteran of over sixty years in broadcasting. He served as a news/sports anchor and show host, and his TV newscast achieved the largest share of audience figures of any major-market TV newscast in the nation. John is a member of the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame. He is well suited to bring fascinating stories to life concerning the people, places, and things that combine to present lively observations of our day-to-day lives.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pam on June 05, 2013

I loved this book as a child and I love it now! It made me adore collies. I've owned cocker spaniels, English springer spaniels, brittney spaniels, red-bone coonhounds, and a variety of mutts, but no collies. My next dog will be a collie! It's fun to see how I react to this book almost the same way......more

Goodreads review by Erma on November 28, 2015

This will be revisited at some point, but it came up as a GoodReads recommendation, and I wanted to share my memory of this book. I read my pop's old paperback copy of this, and encountered my first (traumatizing) experience with old paperback book-binding glue. It was tragic. I was 9, and not at fa......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on August 17, 2021

When I was a kid, the library had two hardcover editions of this book. I would read one copy, take it back, exchange it for the next. I read this book so many times I could recite it. I read his others as well, but this one, and this dog, remain a favorite. As an adult, I bought the book myself and......more

Goodreads review by Terry on February 07, 2024

My mother read this book to us when we were kids — probably late 1950s.......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on October 09, 2015

I read this book as a child, in 4th grade. I loved the heroic Collies of Sunnybank.......more

Quotes

“Lad is a character who has poked his muzzle into a million hearts, and new generations of dog lovers will also appreciate his loyalty and courage.” Amazon.com, editorial review

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