Luath, the cautious navigator, the young and gentle Labrador retriever, with a red-gold coat and a broad, noble head, rather suspicious of humans. An inquisitive Labrador retriever, friendly bull terrier, and courageous Siamese cat set out through the Canadian wilderness to find their owner in this truly “incredible” adventure.

A three-hundred mile journey through the Canadian wilderness, an area of “ endless chains of lonely lakes and rushing rivers,” where “half the year the country is blanketed with snow; and for weeks at a time the temperature may stay many degrees below zero.” That night they became immortal, had they known or cared, for the ancient woman had recognized the old dog at once by his color and companion: he was the White Dog of the Ojibways, the virtuous White Dog of Omen, whose appearance heralds either disaster or good fortune. The Spirits had sent him, hungry and wounded, to test tribal hospitality; and for benevolent proof to the skeptical they had chosen a cat as his companion—for what mortal dog would suffer a cat to rob him of his meat? He had been made welcome, fed and succored: the omen would prove fortunate.”The scene where Frank greets Kate upon her return home was extended to show Kate discovering the missing part of her note, calling an animal shelter, and speculating to Frank that the animals left to head home to Fresno before calling a park ranger. Fans of Old Yeller, Where the Red Fern Grows, and Shiloh will love this timeless classic about two dogs and a cat that embark on a journey to return to their owner and inspired the movie Homeward Bound. Lying awake in the dark that night,unable to sleep, he thought he would have given anything to feel the heavy thud on the bed that used to announce the old dog's arrival. How extremely unloving and intolerant he had felt so often , waking in the middle of the night to the relentless shoving and pushing of his undesirable and selfish bedfellow. The Incredible Journey offers wisdom and assurance for our own life journeys. When you accept a challenge against staggering odds and achieve success early on, it's easy to start believing the task isn't so hard, that ultimately your triumph is a foregone conclusion. This leads to carelessness, a sure path to destruction. Luath falls into that trap when he isn't cautious with the porcupine; the quills that pierce his face become a reminder that complacency is a death sentence in the Canadian wilderness. A grievous wound suffered because you took success for granted might never go away, and could derail your future. Never assume a happy ending is guaranteed, or you could wind up with a literal or metaphorical face full of quills that add great hardship to your journey. Tao's interlude with Helvi also exudes meaning; the girl and the cat need each other for a time, but a life together is not meant to be. Tao loves Elizabeth Hunter and has gone to astounding lengths to be with her; when the Siamese recovers enough to resume his odyssey, he leaves immediately, and Helvi doesn't intervene despite her heartbreak. Sometimes when we pass a length of time with a dear friend on life's trail, the crucial moment is recognizing when we should part ways so the relationship remains a positive memory. Losing a friend isn't easy, but doing so with grace is the best way to honor what you had.

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My only criticism is that in most pictures Bodger doesn't look like any Bull terrier I have known & illustrator softens the angular, exotic features of Tao the Siamese cat.