When Jon took on a troublesome two-year-old Border Collie inA Dog Year, it turned his sedate life upside down and culminated in a move from suburbia to a rural farm.

But the contrary Collie - incredibly loyal but incredibly misbehaved - never settles down. Jon tries everything, obedience training, changing his name from Devon to Orson, even acupuncture, and it all helps a little, but not enough.

Together Jon and Orson chase sheep across high meadows, wade through snow, bask by a roaring stove and struggle to keep faith in each other. A story of great joy and heartbreak, inA Good DogJon faces the most difficult decision any dog lover has to make ...

Jon Katz has written for theNew York Times, theWall Street Journal,Rolling Stone,GQand other magazines as well as having a regular column about dogs and rural life for online magazine Slate. He has written sixteen books, includingSunday TimesbestsellersA Dog YearandA Home for Rose, and co-hosts an awardwinning radio showDog Talk. His website is www.bedlamfarm.com.

A heartbreaking tribute to a difficult dog, by the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dog Year and A Home for Rose