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At Sunnybank, a collie's love means standing guard when danger comes close to home.
In Albert Payson Terhune's Further Adventures of Lad, a rough collie watches over a country home beside a lake. The Master trusts him as a partner and friend. The Mistress receives his devoted protection. Across eleven separate tales, ordinary home life brings tests of courage, patience and judgment.
Sunnybank is Lad's small kingdom, but its peace is not beyond threat. Strangers, rivals and the wild bring fresh challenges. With his mate Lady and his young son Wolf sharing his life, Lad has much to care for. These adventures explore loyalty through what a dog chooses to do, again and again.
What you’ll discover
- A home worth guarding Enter Sunnybank's house and grounds, where familiar places give Lad's duties their meaning.
- Courage with good judgment Follow a noble collie whose strength lies in patience as well as bravery.
- Devotion shown through deeds See Terhune's idea of loyalty take shape in Lad's repeated choices to protect.
- A family of collies Meet wise, kind Lady and young Wolf, growing beneath his father's example.
- A fresh test each time Enjoy self-contained tales that move between the warmth of home and the demands of danger.
Who will love it
You will love this if you love dogs, steady loyalty and animal heroes. Readers who enjoy warm country life, quick adventures and a hero with a soul will find a true friend in Lad.
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- A puppy becomes a watchdog in one night
- Lad's courage answers a village panic
- Picnic trespassers meet a collie and a plot
- Love for Lady drives Lad into danger
- Trouble follows Lad by car and at home
- Lady's dangerous game tests Lad's devotion
- A camping trip brings a bear encounter
- An old dog learns a new habit
- What the tales add up to, and how they are told
Who’s who
- LadA mahogany and white collie with tiny white forepaws, he guards the Place, protects the weak and wants only to be near his two human gods.
- The MistressLad's first and dearest human, she loves him with gentle firmness and is the one he most wants to please.
- The MasterThe head of the household and Lad's second god, he trusts the dog's judgment and speaks with wry humor.
- LadyA graceful, moody gold and white collie, Lad's mate, who loves to race cars and brings out all his patience.
- WolfLad and Lady's fiery son, lively and quick to fight, he grows up in the Place under his father's teaching.
- BruceA calm, magnificent sable collie who joins Lad's household and shares the work of guarding in the later years.
- CyrilA spoiled eleven-year-old guest who enjoys tormenting the patient Lad.
- SonyaA frail seven-year-old worker's daughter.
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Las nuevas aventuras de Lad
by Albert Payson Terhune · 1922
A lonely collie puppy welcomes a burglar as a playmate in the dark.
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Can a puppy catch a burglar just by playing a game? In Further Adventures of Lad, Albert Payson Terhune follows Sunnybank Lad, a mahogany and white collie, through sixteen years at a lakeside home in New Jersey.
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A puppy becomes a watchdog in one night
Lad arrives at the Place, a lakeside home in North Jersey, as a young collie bought to scare off burglars. The Master expects a fierce giant and has built a kennel with a chain strong enough to hold a bull. Instead a small, bright puppy steps into a patch of sunlight on the veranda and chooses the Mistress as his own.
Lad learns each rule after a single scolding. But nights on the veranda leave him lonely. On a hot August night, a stranger creeps toward the living-room window. Lad hopes for company. He follows without barking, eager for a game.
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What is Further Adventures of Lad about?
It follows Sunnybank Lad, a collie living at a lakeside home in New Jersey, through eleven stories from his puppyhood to his old age. He guards the house, rescues friends and protects the weak.
Is Lad a real dog?
Yes. Lad lived at Terhune's home, Sunnybank, and the author says in his preface that hundreds of visitors traveled there to see the dog's grave. The stories turn his life into adventures.
Who are the Mistress and the Master?
They are the two people Lad adores and calls his gods. They are never named, and their house is called the Place. The narrator calls them the Master and the Mistress. The Mistress is Lad's first love.
The author
Albert Payson Terhune
1872–1942 · American novelist and dog writer
Albert Payson Terhune (1872–1942) was an American writer and journalist born in Newark, New Jersey. He lived at Sunnybank, his family's home in Wayne, New Jersey, where he bred collies. He wrote books about dogs, including Lad: A Dog (1919) and The Heart of a Dog (1924).
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