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Farewell, Miss Julie: Or The Spoiled-Rotten Bird Dogs

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Oh, 'Farewell Miss Julie' certainly did bring back memories. Bob and I not only flew together with United Airlines, but we are also very good friends and remain so today. We have hunted quail, dove, and grouse, with Pretty Boy and then Julie, along with my English Setters 'Windy' and then 'Peaches'.

Reading this book was like reliving all those wonderful afternoons hunting or just telling tales over dinner. Bob writes just as he speaks. Its like reading Mark Twain. You are right there. I highly recommend this book to everyone.

This book is a heartwarming tale of a beautiful, spiritually complex man surrounded by fittingly loving, amiable and resourceful companions. While is is certainly a uplifitng tribute to the dogs Julie, Pretty Boy, Beegee, etc., it is also a paean of love from the author to his wife, a proper Virginia upbringing, the frontier spirit, the value of friends and trust in one's fellow man. The many stories themselves are precious; the manner in which they are told makes them completely priceless. Mr. Tinlsey's writing style brought back very fond memories of first reading William Faulkner's The Bear, another terrific tale of hunting and coming of age. I say "coming of age" because, in this book, both the author and Julie come to a maturity that can only be gained by learning one lesson of living at a time. The beauty of the process is that Mr. Tinsley and Julie came to this state together. Neither could have achieved it without the other - and both knew and appreciated that fact. Only a Southerner could have written this book. Southerners who have not entirely forgotten the nobility of respect for the land and its creatures that once was the Southern character will read this book with the sweet nostalgia that arises from remembering our good roots.

Anyone who has ever loved (and lost) an animal will enjoy Robert S.Tinsley's book, "Farewell, Miss Julie: or The Spoiled-rotten Bird Dogs." As I read this well-written collection of short stories about a dog and "her man," I seemed to share in their adventures--roaming the Virginia wilds and California mountains. Julie, a Llewellin English setter is beautifully depicted on the book's cover, illustrated by artist Teresa Farley of Savannah, Georgia. Julie should have her paw print on the Hollywood walk of fame, because she clearly emerges as a "super star" in Tinsley's book. Her life, death and the family whose hearts she owned, added my own heart to the collection. I give the book an enthusiastic five stars, and recommend it for animal lovers, lovers of the great outdoors and those who don't mind shedding a tear or just enjoying a good belly laugh.

We own an English Setter, so this book was very relatable for us and a very touching recount of life with a setter. I laughed and cried.

This is a great book for anyone who loves hunting dogs, or a Setter. It is heartwarming, at times hilarious, and very well written. - Beth VA

If you have ever shared your love with a dog and had it returned 100 fold, then this book is for you. I never knew Julie but, as you will learn, she is a very good writer. I have known Bob since 1958. We were both Navy Pilots and flew for the same airline.

I never told Bob about loosing my dog Madison. I didn't know how to. It wasn't necessary that I tell Bob of my feelings, as you will see from reading this wonderful book, he already knew.