A little girl wants her friends to come over to her house to play, but they won't come. The little girl, Jade, has a dog. Should Jade's friends be afraid of her dog, Buck? In the end, Buck becomes a girl's best friend.

The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.

Herein are 16 illustrated stories and adventures about “White Tail the Dear” who lives in the woods and who is a friend to “Bumper the White Rabbit.” This is a companion volume to “Bumper the White Rabbit” which also contains 16 illustrated stories of Bumper and his friends. All boys and girls who love reading and who love animals should become acquainted with Bumper the white rabbit, with Bobby Gray Squirrel, with Buster the Bear, and, of course, with White Tail the deer, for they are all brave and fearless in danger, and so lovable that you won’t lay down any one of the books without saying wistfully, “I almost wish I had them really and truly as friends and not just storybook acquaintances.” That, of course, is a splendid wish; but none of us could afford to have a big menagerie of wild animals, for that’s just what you would have to do if you brought the books to life. White Tail and Bumper have many friends, such as Mr. Blind Rabbit, Fuzzy Wuzz and Goggle Eyes, his country cousins; and Bobby Gray Squirrel had his near cousins, Stripe the chipmunk and Webb the flying squirrel; while Buster was favoured with an endless number of friends and relatives. If we turned them all loose from the books, and put them in a ten-acre lot—but no, ten acres wouldn’t be big enough to accommodate them, perhaps not even a hundred acres. The 16 stories and adventures of Bumper in this volume are: I White Tail Jumps Stepping Stone Brook II Father Buck’s Failure III Young Black Buck’s Challenge IV Father Buck’s Decision V Young Black Buck’s Challenge To A Race VI Downy The Woodpecker Brings Startling News VII A Race With Puma And Timber VIII Mrs. Puma And Timber Fight IX Young Black Buck Has An Accident X White Tail’s Magnanimous Act XI White Tail’s Adventure In The Camp XII White Tail Escapes XIII White Tail Hears Unpleasant News XIV Choosing A New Leader XV The Great Combat XVI White Tail Made Leader Of The Herd So come out into the woods with me, and let us listen and watch, and I promise you it will be worthwhile. This volume is sure to keep you and your young ones enchanted for hours, if not because of the quantity, then the quality of the stories. They will have you and your loved ones coming back for more, time and again. ============ KEYWORDS/TAGS: White Tail the Deer, bumper the White Rabbit, Puma, Owl, Stepping Stone Brook, Jump, Father Buck, Failure, Young Black Buck, Challenge, Decision, Race, Downy The Woodpecker, Startling News, Puma, Timber, Fight, Accident, Magnanimous Act, Kindness, selfless, Adventure, In The Camp, Escape, freedom, Unpleasant News, Choose, New Leader, Great Combat, Leader Of The Herd, Alpha Male, Washer, Raccoon, Buster, Brown Bear, Mother Wolf

Thrown a bone—by a killer Holly Winter’s a Dog’s Life columnist in the wrong side of thirty, a canine-loving detective sniffing our crime and corruption on the streets of Cambridge. Holly is a dog’s best friend—and murder’s worst enemy. . . . If your name is Holly Winter, Yuletide can be a real female dog. When a local vet and a pampered pet suddenly disappear, Holly scents hemlock amid the pine and mistletoe and follows the tracks of a purebred killer. To get a leg up on the mystery, Holly takes her two Alaskan malamutes and hunk veterinarian Steve Delaney into the exclusive Cambridge Dog Training Club and back out onto the dangerous streets of the city. She won’t quit until she muzzles a rare breed of two-time killer because—when it comes to dognapping and sudden death—Holly has a short leash for murder. . . .

Around the late 1870s red deer from the Scottish Highlands were transported to New Zealand and released into both Islands for the purpose of the odd bit of sport and know doubt for a bit of variety to the pot. Under total protection for eighteen years the numbers increased along with the spread and by the 1930s the population had become beyond the ability of the Acclimatisation Society to contain the rapid expansion. The Internal affairs department took over the task from 1930 to 1956, and then the DPF, Department Protection Forest division of the culling. During the war with no hunting pressure the deer in the bush and high country had become enormous herds beginning to do some serious damage. Under the control of the Internal affairs department hunters were sent into the back country with pack horses, ex-army 303 Lee-Endfields and endless supplies of 303 ammunition. The hunters were required to take the deer skins and were paid an expense of ten bob per skin. After about 1955 tail tallies were taken, the price per tail from ten bob to a couple of quid depending on the area being hunted. Young men from all around the globe and all walks of life were drawn to the adventure of being paid (not a lot) to hunt in some of New Zealands remotest country. As the hunting became more challenging with the deer expanding into the remotest area of the country the forest Service set up a training camp for hunters in a remote Wairau Valley called Dip Flat. Three months of extensive training was under taken by prospective hunters who had first past a selection course. Days were spent on the range learning basic fire arm skills, first aid, cooking, river crossings, and all the skills needed to be able to work for long periods on your own. Over the three months trainees were assessed as to the type of hunting areas they were best suited for, mountain, country, bush or more open country, then sent to blocks all around the country. However the job was partially suited to the individual loner type or bloke who tended to rely on himself and is aware of his own capabilities and some people are just not at ease working and living for long periods alone. There is no accounting for it; its just the way it is so although having passed through Dip Flat, hunter turnover was still an average of three to four months.