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Thursday 26 April 2012

The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour dog


The story of Streaker aka The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog has been a favourite ever since it was published in 1996. As a family pet with a fair bit of greyhound in her background, Streaker is the dog no-one wants to take for a walk.  She cannot walk at a reasonable pace, but takes off at top speed whenever she has the opportunity. So when Trevor is offered thirty pounds by his Mum to walk Streaker every day during the Easter holidays, he knows this is not just a bribe, it's danger money!  To add to Trevor's problems, he takes a bet that he will be able to train Streaker by the end of the holidays, or be prepared to take a bath in a very slimy green pond.

Trevor and his friend Tina try everything from roller-skates to mobile phones in their attempts to train Streaker. The end of the holiday is in sight and Streaker still cannot stay on the lead. The frog spawn filled pond is waiting, Trevor and Tina have one last big idea - this time, will it work? Read on and find out...

Jeremy Strong's story is very funny, all the things Trevor and Tina try to do to train Streaker go wrong. Instead of earning money, it looks like Trevor is going to be losing money this school holiday!

Have a look at Jeremy's website here www.jeremystrong.co.uk and keep a look out for the newest story about Streaker The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog Goes For Gold!