Hunting Elf, a doggone Christmas story [NOOK Book]

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Overview

A puppy for Christmas? What could be better! Dan McCoy and his capable wife June find out when Santa gives them a frolicsome hairball named Elf, a Silky Terrier with champion bloodlines and the table manners of Groucho Marx at a Hunter S. Thompson New Year’s Eve party. He’s also on the wish list of nefarious dognappers who want to steal him as part of a murderous plot to win Westminster’s “Best In Show.” Elf foils everybody’s plots, though, and brings Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to a tumultuous halt in the process. Hunting Elf is a comedic canine Christmas adventure.
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Overview

A puppy for Christmas? What could be better! Dan McCoy and his capable wife June find out when Santa gives them a frolicsome hairball named Elf, a Silky Terrier with champion bloodlines and the table manners of Groucho Marx at a Hunter S. Thompson New Year’s Eve party. He’s also on the wish list of nefarious dognappers who want to steal him as part of a murderous plot to win Westminster’s “Best In Show.” Elf foils everybody’s plots, though, and brings Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to a tumultuous halt in the process. Hunting Elf is a comedic canine Christmas adventure.

Editorial Reviews

Harvey Karp
Drawing on his life in a house with several champion show dogs - his wife breeds and shows Bichon Frises — Mr. Donelson filled the novel with experiences recognizable by anyone who has ever raised a puppy. Elf lifts his leg in all the wrong places, chews on everything from an heirloom Oriental carpet to the CATV cable, and has an uncontrollable urge to dig up and eat delicacies like kitty paté, which gives a whole new meaning to the term “doggie breath.”
Liz Peters
Dave Donelson tells the story of Elf, a Silky Terrier puppy with uncontrollable wanderlust and a posse of murderous dog fanatics in hot and hilarious pursuit. The novel is based on the escapades of a real pup named Elf, who ran away from Donelson's Mamaroneck, NY, home a few days before he was to be a Christmas gift. Donelson turned the story into a fictionalized account of a puppy owned by hapless Dan McCoy, who didn't want a dog in the first place.

Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940012819697
  • Publisher: Donelson SDA, Inc.
  • Publication date: 7/2/2011
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Pages: 259
  • Sales rank: 562,029
  • File size: 734 KB

Meet the Author

Dave Donelson’s world-roving career as a freelance journalist has led to writing and photography assignments for dozens of national publications. In addition to Hunting Elf, he's also the author of Heart Of Diamonds, a novel of scandal, love, and death in the Congo. His Dynamic Managers Guides and Handbooks are based on his work with hundreds of business owners and managers as well as his own experiences as a successful entrepreneur.

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