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Cotter started his broadcasting career at Scot FM, a commercial radio station based in Edinburgh, in 1997.
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He's been a dog-obsessive since infancy (coming to it naturally, from parents who raised what seem like herds of sheepdogs). When the pandemic came along, his job of traveling the world came to a halt, and he spent a lot of quality time with his two Labrador Retrievers, Olive and Mabel. Andrew Cotter masterfully blends the story of his dogs and how they became an internet sensation with descriptions of their pre-covid climbs of the Scottish peaks, his own story of traveling the world, and how much the world changed over the course of 2020.
Olive and Mabel are still alive and well, still bringing much joy to a world that has desperately needed a positive distraction during a global pandemic. We have some history about Labradors, a few stories about other famous dogs get woven into the story, and we learn a lot about Cotter's character. It was at BBC Radio that he began his commentary career, in both rugby and golf covering The Six Nations and Rugby World Cup as well as the Masters Tournament, The Open Championship, [8] the U.
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Shoutout to Andrew for making the audiobook feel like Olive and Mabel were there the whole time, definitely listen to this one if you can.
I first learned about the Olive and Mabel YouTube videos from Canadian author Louise Penny in one of her spring 2020 newsletters and, when viewing, was reduced to tears of laughter at a time when we were all seeking a bit of joy in our Covid-lockdown days. They let the other dogs have their day, living by the canine equivalent of the sporting credo that ‘form is temporary, class is permanent’.
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Fortunately, that was merely an opener, and the book briskly moves to what we all really care about--his life through dogs. And the love and affection they give back to us, which is in no way related to us providing a near-constant supply of food and walks. I am currently on holidays from work (yes, I still do that thing which is a necessary evil) and my grown daughter incredulously said to someone on Christmas Day that ‘Mum has taken a month off work to read’! I love them all, including Run With Me and Intermission, where first Olive and then Mabel wore a camera to give us a dog's eye view of time with The Boss.For future readers it will be an interesting snapshot of when the world stopped and none of us were quite sure if and when it would start again. I’ve recently had part of my soul ripped out via this same loss, and I’m so glad the feeling of emptiness has been put into such beautiful words. He is not complaining about this, he is being matter of fact about it and wondering if he has been exploiting his dogs, which was not his intention at all. Now the antics of Scots sport broadcaster Andrew Cotter and his two pet labradors have been turned into a book. You can find them on the author's YouTube channel mrandrewcotter (alas, Goodreads doesn’t allow outside links).
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Besides, I appreciate the lack of mawkishness in this book — rather difficult to avoid while you are talking about your beloved pets. He is a private person, a loner at heart, and an honest man: a thinker who has been able to stay grounded during this rush of celebrity for the family. Since 2013, Cotter has been part of BBC Sport's commentary team for athletics, working on several European Athletics and World Athletics Championships, as well as The Olympic Games.
In 2003 he began commentating on golf for BBC Television, [9] covering the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship, [10] as well as other events on the European Tour. You learn all about his life as a child, and how he came to have such a strong connection with dogs.
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