Creature Chronicles
Tales with of without 4-legged friends
3rd Edition
Published on 1. December 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-3-8187-3472-5 (ISBN)
Description
From a TV career to a pack of dogs
His mother wants a daughter, his father a successor for the workshop - for Ralf Alef it is the start of a difficult childhood and youth. What saved him was his affection for animals. He was particularly fond of dogs. Even years later - working in television with show stars such as Jürgen von der Lippe and Hape Kerkeling - the thought of a life with animals remains with him. When he resigns at the drop of a hat to work as an animal filmmaker and dog trainer, many people think he is crazy. And indeed, all beginnings are difficult ...
Amusingly and with a good dose of self-irony, the author tells of failures and resurrections and of a turbulent life with dogs, cats, geese and horses: of escapee king Berry, gentle Sandra and other companions, of chases on motorways, the first puppies from two of his own litters and heartbreaking farewells.
An emotional declaration of love for life with animals
His mother wants a daughter, his father a successor for the workshop - for Ralf Alef it is the start of a difficult childhood and youth. What saved him was his affection for animals. He was particularly fond of dogs. Even years later - working in television with show stars such as Jürgen von der Lippe and Hape Kerkeling - the thought of a life with animals remains with him. When he resigns at the drop of a hat to work as an animal filmmaker and dog trainer, many people think he is crazy. And indeed, all beginnings are difficult ...
Amusingly and with a good dose of self-irony, the author tells of failures and resurrections and of a turbulent life with dogs, cats, geese and horses: of escapee king Berry, gentle Sandra and other companions, of chases on motorways, the first puppies from two of his own litters and heartbreaking farewells.
An emotional declaration of love for life with animals
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Nach meinem Musikstudium in Wien und einer Karriere als Musiker entdeckte ich meine Leidenschaft fürs Filmen. 1992 kam ich zum Fernsehen, wo ich als Autor und Realisator für verschiedene ARD-Formate arbeitete. Unter anderem wurde ich mit meinem Team von Geld oder Liebe mit dem Grimme-Preis ausgezeichnet. 2001 gründete ich die Plattform Dogtale Movies, die sich auf Tierfilmproduktionen spezialisiert hat. Ich forschte 18 Monate bei der Gesellschaft für Haustierforschung, der Eberhard-Trumler-Station, über das Leben von Straßenhunden. Mittlerweile habe ich mehr als 800 eigene Videos veröffentlicht und hatte das Vergnügen, mit vielen Experten zusammenzuarbeiten. "Wissen schützt Tiere", das ich von Dorit Feddersen-Petersen übernommen habe, ist zu meinem Leitmotiv geworden.