Another Day, Another Dog By Trevor Rowe Published by Authors On Line Ltd in paperback. ISBN: 0-7552-0263-5 75% of net profit to Cancer Research Trevor Rowe’s experiences as a house/pet-sitter – a relaxed (sometimes!) third career after long and rewarding years in the RAF and subsequent business adventures that I suspect drew heavily on those heady days – make marvellous light reading. This is the book for the short-haul airline traveller. It is one for the busy soul who can only afford perhaps an hour at a time – a book that can be picked up and put down without spoiling its pleasure. It is not a ‘page-turner’, nor a saga the reader sinks into and can’t bear to put down. It needs to be savoured – perhaps revisited from time to time. It is definitely one for that bookshelf of favourites. The author has that light touch of the gifted raconteur, a style that is conversational and spiced with often mischievous humour. His stories are alive with the good clean fun that dog-lovers especially will appreciate. They will smile, laugh aloud and – yes – weep the odd tear as they recognise the antics of their own much-loved animals and the joys and sadnesses of being a pet owner. Some of the tales are hilarious, some slightly scary, while some of the yarns thrown in to add a little spice are definitely hoary with age, but nevertheless still good for a laugh on this trip down memory lane. At times, Trevor’s descriptions of his temporary surroundings border on the lyrical, tempting readers to go and see for themselves the gentle beauty of the Ashdown Forest and Downs of Western Kent, the magnificent scenery of the Yorkshire Dales and – if that weren’t enough – the glories of sunsets in the Florida everglades. This is a book to relish and enjoy. It is a delightful read and I heartily recommend it. John W Timbers