Diary of a Dog Walker: Time Spent Following a Lead

A British journalist muses on his life and canine-related topics while walking his dog, in this book inspired by his popular newspaper column.

If you are accompanied by a dog, you can talk to anyone, and anyone can talk to you—about anything.

After being dismissed from his job as a radio presenter, Edward Stourton had plenty of time to walk his English Springer Spaniel, Kudu, in London’s Battersea Park. Stourton found himself contemplating a variety of dog-associated questions like How well ...