Will You Take Me Home?: The brave rescue dog from the puppy farm who became a movie star

by Julie Tottman

Overview

'A moving true story that will pull at the heartstrings' - Woman & Home

The first book in the Paws of Fame series, which follows movie animal trainer Julie Tottman as she rescues, nurtures and transforms animals in need of a second chance into film stars.

Pickles the Yorkshire Terrier has just had her litter of puppies taken away from her - who knows how many litters she's delivered and watched the same thing happen to. She's been left behind in an overcrowded, noisy and dirty barn. She's very weak and her body is burning all over from a painful skin condition. This has been her life for six years and it will likely never change. Or will it?

Julie is a young animal trainer for the movies and is looking for a Yorkshire Terrier for a new film she's working on with Colin Firth and Amanda Bynes. By chance, she hears of a puppy farm that has been raided by the authorities - the dogs were kept in appalling conditions and among them was a poor Yorkshire Terrier called Pickles. Julie doesn't know whether Pickles will be the right dog for the film, but she doesn't care: Pickles needs a safe home with love and care and Julie can give it.

Will Pickles recover from the traumas of her past? Can she be the movie star Julie is looking for? And will Julie be able to make it in the world of movie animal trainers? Will You Take Me Home? is the moving true story of one woman and her dog.

The second book in the Paws of Fame story - Rescue Me, about the abandoned Mastiff who went on to play Fang in Harry Potter - is available now

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780751580082
Publisher:	Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date:	09/03/2020
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Julie Tottman has been rescuing and training animals for the movies for over 20 years. Her credits include Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Skyfall, Spectre, Chernobyl, Star Wars, Mamma Mia, Paddington, Marry Poppins Returns and Aladdin among hundreds of others. She is a major advocate for animal welfare and feels very lucky to have her dream job.

Table of Contents

Prologue: Out of the Darkness 1

1 Starting from Scratch 9

2 Casting Call 16

3 A Twist of Fate 22

4 To the Rescue 28

5 Puppy Love at First Sight 35

6 Homeward Bound 41

7 Road to Recovery 48

8 Risky Business 57

9 Dog Days 63

10 A Special Bond 71

11 Social Animal 78

12 Starting School 86

13 Practice Makes Perfect 94

14 Working Like a Dog 101

15 Crowd Control 107

16 Fight or Fright 117

17 A Living Nightmare 127

18 Facing the Fear 133

19 The Final Countdown 141

20 Girls on Film Set 147

21 Action! 157

22 A Star is Born 166

23 Going Out with a Bang 173

24 Home Truths 183

25 A Walk to Remember 189

26 What Pickles Did Next 195

27 Out in the Cold 203

28 Field Research 213

29 Lost and Found 219

30 Amazing Pickles 229

31 Hollywood Smile 237

32 The Impossible Question 247

33 Time to Say Goodbye 255

Epilogue 260

How to Spot a Puppy-Farm Dog 266

Editorial Reviews

A moving true story that will pull at the heartstrings—Woman & Home

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