Cattle Dogs in Canberra
Published on 27. October 2025
Book
Hardback
126 pages
978-1-923589-34-6 (ISBN)
Description
WomBog and VishVash are two Australian Cattle Dogs.
WomBog is a boy 'blue' cattle dog or 'blue heeler'. He is a bit of a mischief, a slow walker and is quite brainy. He is very laid back. He could do stuff but then again he might not. WomBog has epilepsy which means he gets seizures, but he takes medicine to help him live a great life. He loves cuddles, swimming and chasing his frisbee. He is the oldest.
VishVash is a girl 'red' cattle dog or 'red heeler'. She is a BIG mischief and ALWAYS wants to play. She loves balls, sticks and toys. And if there's a hooman to throw them well, VishVash lives for those times. She is a little bit muscly, very fast and
adores her walks and swims.
This is the first of many books about the adventures of WomBog and VishVash who will visit all sorts of places around Australia. They will write about their adventures and the places they visit so that children everywhere around the world can learn about this very special country and two very special Australian Cattle Dogs.
In this book, WomBog and VishVash visit Canberra, the capital of Australia.
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Series
Language
English
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 10 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-923589-34-6 (9781923589346)
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Person
After spending 20 years as an infantry officer in the Australian Army, Pat became an executive consultant with his own company fixing projects and business problems, and still does. Much of this book was written over ten years ago when he lived in Canberra. Unfortunately, it fell into a long pause as he got consumed with work and his family got consumed in their own lives. But with the arrival of grandchildren and with both WomBog and VishVash getting older, he decided to resurrect it as a gift to his grandchildren and other family members so they can learn about two very special personalities who have brought incredible joy to his family for a long time. Pat lives with his wife on a small rural property in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland that permits both WomBog and VishVash to charge around like pork chops and silly sausages, play in the dam and explore the paddocks and the bush.