Lad: A Dog by Albert Payson Terhune

Lad, a courageous and dignified 80-pound collie, lived in The Place. The Place was thick with woods, abounding with squirrels to chase, and a cool lake in which to plunge -- a beautiful kingdom -- and Lad was its undisputed king. Lad's loyalty to his chosen Master and Mistress knew no bounds. The stories in this book are all about Lad. Some will make you laugh out loud, some will make you cry. And when the book comes to its conclusion, you will know one thing for sure -- that Lad was a dog with a soul . . .

Stichley's Rating:
With summer break coming up for many kids I have been trying to put up more books that are directed towards kids.  This was another book that I loved as a kid.  Lad came out before Lassie ever did and was one of my first introductions to the Collie breed. The main reason I fell in love with the book was my cousins had a collie who was named Lad that I adored, though I adored every animal I came across as a kid.  These stories of Lad were first published in a magazine so each chapter can easily be taken separately making it easy to read and put the book down and run off to do something else.  The stories are fun, for the most part.  There are several other books that have been written by Terhune so if you enjoy this you can read more about his collies.

Instances of Swearing:

• Hell: 3
• God is used 16 times but not as a swear word