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First paperback edition published in 2005
Emily Can & her dogs was first printed under the title Flirt, Punk & Loo
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Carr, Emily, 1871-1945
Emily Carr & her dogs
Previously published under title: Flirt, Punk & Loo.
ISBN 1-55054-764-X (bound) 1-55365-095-6 (pbk.)
1. Carr, Emily, 1871-1945. 2. Old English sheepdog—British Columbia—anecdotes. 3. Kennel owners—British Columbia—Biography. I. Carr, Emily, 1871-1945. Flirt, Punk & Loo. II. Title. III. Title: Emily Carr and her dogs.
ND249.C3A3 2002 636.737 C2001-911652-7
Library of Congress information is available upon request.
Design by Rose Cowles
Cover drawing by Emily Carr from Billie’s Calendar,
courtesy of the British Columbia Archives
Printed and bound in Canada by Friesens on acid-free paper
Distributed in the U.S. by Publishers Group West
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council, and the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) for our publishing activities.
The stories in this book first appeared as the section entitled “Bobtails” in the book The House of All Sorts by Emily Carr.
Billie’s Calendar is reproduced courtesy of the British Columbia Archives.