Just Barbara My Story

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Summit Books, 1986. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The famous dog trainer tells the story of her life. Photos. 189 pp. In this utterly enchanting memoir, Barbara Woodhouse, the woman who catapulted to international fame as the world's most beloved animal trainer, tells the remarkable story of her life. "Even at an early age I preferred animals," writes Mrs. Woodhouse about her childhood near Dublin, where she grew up under the supervision of a series of governesses. Birds flew about the nursery, the children had two wonderful dogs (a large, rough Collie and a little black Pomeranian), and by her fourth birthday, Barbara rode her first pony. Two years later she broke in a donkey. At the Swiss boarding school from which she would flee, Barbara was only happy when she was riding.A black mark dot in on the bottom edge of book..