This is my own book
published in September 2015 and I am pleased, and proud, to share two reviews
received so far.
The book is the second stage of a major project
that will lead to the writing the full biography of Berenice Walters, the Dingo
Lady. The past three years I have spent my spare time
sorting, filing, cataloguing and digitising her records as well as
corresponding with dingo advocates and reading to update information. Proceeds
from the sale of this book go directly to research costs for the full biography.
For further information about the
“Dingo Lady Project”: Website: www.dingolady.com.au, Dingo
Lady Facebook, Dingo
Lady Blog. For the Love of a
Dingo is available in Australia though the website and internationally through Amazon
Reviewed by Kane Guy, Author
and Dingo Advocate
‘For the Love of a
Dingo’ is a book straight from the heart. Eloquently woven through the lives of
both Berenice Walters and Pamela King the book is a window into the world of
living with dingoes. At a time when keeping dingoes was not only shunned, it
was illegal, Berenice had a connection and a respect with the animal that
defied any of those considerations.
Through the
beautifully penned interactions of Berenice, her family and her friends with
her dingoes, the book presents the many facets of dingo behaviour, as well as
the incredible bonds formed between this animal and its chosen family group.
Pamela shares her
love of the animal through stories of her connection with Berenice and her
experiences with her and the dingoes at Bargo Dingo Sanctuary. It reveals the
mutual respect these ladies shared. A respect that would eventually lead Pamela
to delve into the archives of Berenice’s work after her passing. Realising the
importance of Berenice’s work, Pamela set about sharing the life of this
amazing women through the pages of this book. A book that would have otherwise
never seen the light of day.
For the Love of a
Dingo is educational, it is entertaining and well worth the read. It is a truly
unique view into the world of the original and only Dingo Lady.
Reviewed by April Gilly for
Readers' Favorite
For the Love of a
Dingo by Berenice Walters and Pamela Jean King is the tale of Berenice Walters
and three of the dingoes that she either bred or welcomed into her home.
Berenice always had a fascination with dingoes and when she was presented with
a pup, she couldn't turn it away. Dora became her first dingo and through trial
and error and applying knowledge she'd gained by breeding cattle dogs, Berenice
was able to train Dora to be a respectable and friendly house guest. Napoleon,
or Nap, was one of Dora's pups and quickly became the love of Berenice's life.
Nap had just as many accomplishments as Dora and had his own personality quirks
and ways of doing things. Snowgoose, or Snowy, is the third dingo tale told in
For the Love of a Dingo. Snowy's story is told by Pamela Jean King and is
simply about Snowy's accomplishments and how she came to be the mother to one
lone pup.
For the Love of a
Dingo by Berenice Walters and Pamela Jean King is very educational and goes to
show that pit bulls aren't the only misunderstood breed in the world. The dingo
is Australia's most misunderstood and wrongly persecuted breed because few
people took the time to get to know the breed, how to work with them and
"domesticate" them. With rich imagery and sweet stories that show why
Nap was so beloved by Berenice, For the Love of a Dingo is heart-warming and heart
breaking at points. With well-placed pictures to help show what is being
described, I felt like I was right there with Berenice and Nap as he asked for
his tea or when he reclaimed his chair!
