Tia Talks: My Dogs Talk, #1

By Lesley Osborn

Tia Talks — My Life in a Multi-breed Family is the Premier volume in the My Dogs Talk series by Lesley Osborn.

Tia Talks is a collection of humorous stories told by a beautiful English Setter about living with other dogs. And birds. And a horse, too. Tia shares events from her life at GREYSETT, a home in central Florida where Grandma and Aunt Lesley have a variety of breeds, all incorporated into one big happy family. Well, happy most of the time.

Tia is a funny storyteller. You'll chuckle as she sets the stage in each chapter and then describes the antics of the family members—the canines big and small, the little feathered ones, the big one with hooves, as well as the humans. You'll more than chuckle. Sometimes you'll laugh out loud as you read about Tia's life at GREYSETT.

The stories told by Tia are true. And as you might guess, "Aunt Lesley" is, of course, Lesley Osborn.

• Language: English
• Publisher: LCC nPrint
• Release date: Jan 2, 2023
• ISBN: 9798987480717

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Tia Talks

Tia Talks

My Life in a Multi-breed Family

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Lesley Osborn

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LCC nPrint

LCC nPrint

Publication Service of Lanham Creative Content

Fort Mill, South Carolina

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Copyright © 2022 Lesley Osborn

All rights reserved.

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ISBN 979-8-9874807-1-7 (ebook)

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No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without the prior written permission of the copyright owner, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review or quotes/excerpts published with attribution in non-commercial social media posts.

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Cover design by Gary J. Lanham

Contents

DEDICATION

PREFACE

AUTHOR’S INTRODUCTION

PROLOGUE

1 — BONJOUR

2 — I DARE YOU!

3 — THANKSGIVING VACATION

4 — BEGINNER’S LUCK

5 — THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

6 — DEPARTURE DAY

7 — A HURRICANE’S A COMIN’

8 — OCALA OR BUST

9 — DINNER FOR EIGHT

10 — NOW THERE ARE HORSES

11 — SHE’S HERE

12 — THE HOOF CROOK

13 — UPPERS AND DOWNERS

14 — COULDN’T KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT

15 — WHAT’S THIS

16 — STRETCH IS LOOSE

17 — YOU WANT THE BOTTLE?

18 — WALMART, CHARGE IT

19 — NO!!!

20 — THE OLD AND THE RESTLESS

21 — THE ZIPPER QUEEN

EPILOGUE

COMING NEXT — SOPHIE TALKS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

QR QUICK LINKS

ABOUT LOCC

A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM LESLEY

DEDICATION

Tia Talks — My Life in a Multi-breed Family is dedicated to my mother and father.

To my mom, who, for fifty years, bred and exhibited English Setters under the kennel name of Canberra.

And to my father, who, first and foremost, instilled in me the talent and love for writing. He often told his colleagues that putting up with all the many Tia’s in the household was cheaper than a psychiatrist for Grandma.

Credit also goes to the various members of the GREYSETT household and its changing complexion over the years. These characters have inspired this book.

Thanks for making this house a happy home.

PREFACE

Tia Talks began as a monthly column I wrote for the national newsletter of the English Setter Association of America.

Those were the days when many writers still used typewriters. Remember those? I was cutting edge and used a computer. A big one. And back then, everything relied on snail mail. So, I wrote my column and sent it on its way with the postman.

When I wrote Tia Talks, the newsletter was a paper version mailed to the membership. As many things change over time, so did that newsletter. Today it is digital.

As Tia aged, she had less interaction with the other canine members of our family. Her monthly column aged along with her until I decided to bring it to a close. Tia remained with us for a while longer until she peacefully crossed The Bridge.

As I wrote the column, I kept every printed page safe in