James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories

By: James Herriot

Narrated by: Christopher Timothy

Length: 3 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

This enchanting program collects some of the Yorkshire vet's favorite stories about one of his favorite animals, each tale as memorable and heartwarming as the last. Christopher Timothy, the star of television's All Creatures Great and Small, and acknowledged "voice" of Dr. Herriot, lovingly narrates this new collection of the good doctor's canine encounters.

Here are tales of golden retrievers and sheepdogs, beagles and dachshunds, purebreds and crossbreeds, and just plain mutts - and, of course, Tricki Woo, Mrs. Pumphrey's memorable Pekinese. Each tale is suffused with the humor, wisdom and humanity of one of the greatest storytellers of our time: James Herriot.

©1995 by The James Herriot Partnership (P)1996 by Audio Renaissance

Great stories for the dog lover

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, it was enjoyable to listen to and reminded of an old movie from the 1940's.

What did you like best about this story?

The dog's personalites

What does Christopher Timothy bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He is a highly skilled actor that truly enhances the story.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Good stories for all dog lovers

As a dog lover I can't help but love James Herriot's stories, he is a good writer and obviously a good vet – he knows what's truly important when treating a dog and dealing with their owners. He lets us into a bit of his world – getting to know these amazing dog personalities, as well as their humans.

The narrator did a truly great job, his read was a great listen.

The only thing that was off to me was the music that at times popped up in places that felt completely random and at one point inappropriate.

Other than tht a great listen! And I will most likely listen to it again at some point.

Pure Content

All of James Herriot's booms are sure to bring laughter and tears, a blessed combination.

Amazing dog stories

Loved how it’s read and the voices. Another great book by James H. You don’t need to have read his others books to enjoy this one.

mr. tricky woo.

I wish there had been more. It seemed to jump from farm to dog, where atd
are the other pets, chickens ducks... hunting and performance animals, hunting dogs ( Brittanys?) like show horses, show dogs, working the county fair,( that's fun, and work) Maybe the next book

Lovely

Grew up reading these stories, so there's some nostalgia bias here, but these are truly wonderful "people stories" with lots of animal heart to boot. Christopher Timothy (who played Harriot in the BBC series) does a fabulous job reading and handles the accents well. When I can't sleep I put this on and smile as the antics of Tricki and Roy distract me into slumber. This particular recording is good quality, unlike a few of the others of the same series here on Audible, which sound tinny and soft. I've recommended these stories to lots of people over the years and never known anyone to be disappointed.

So enjoyable

My husband and I chuckled and reminisced about some of our former dogs while listening to these stories.

Excellent Book, sound quality varies

This is a perfect companion to the favorite Cat stories!

Not sure if it was editing or the current audio file on Audible but periodically sound would get a lower thinner pitch, but usually come back up to Chris Timothy’s voice back to normal.

Timothy is the absolute best embodiment of James Herriot’s books, stories and the Television series “All Creatures Great and Small” (BBC).

The nice thing about these stories is they are stories from the original books, but with very little of the day to day life; and center on these particular high points of the dog stories.

Don’t let the sound quality put you off this Audible book, it would be 5 stars if some of the audio didn’t fluctuate.

Outstanding

A great book about the healing and love of dogs. Highly recommended and real life!

My new favorite story teller

I can listen to these tales over and over again. At first I didn't really "get it". But after a few chapters left me laughing to tears I went back to the beginning and enjoyed the stories so much. The narrator is a wonderfully endearing character brought to vivid detail by the audiobook reader.