Louis de Bernieres first met Red Dog whilst attending a literature festival in Perth, Western Australia. He discovered the bronze statue outside the town of Dampier amidst the extraordinary countryside. The landscape was composed of vast heaps of dark red earth and rock poking out of the never-ending bush - Mars must have a similar feel to it. A few months later he returned to the area and spent two glorious weeks driving around collecting Red Dog stories and visiting the places this splendid dog knew. This is Red Dog's fascinating story.