Inspired by an upcoming Channel Ten television series (that has already been sold to various overseas territories, including the UK) TALES FROM A BONDI VET chronicles the daily life of Bondi Vet Dr Chris Brown.Chris is a country boy who grew up with a menagerie of pets and now, along with his failed farm dog, Rusty, has found himself working in a busy urban environment at Bondi caring for all creatures great and small.The book tells Chris's story along with the funny, zany and sometimes heartbreaking tales of his patients and their owners. Dr Brown is on call 24 hours a day for emergency calls, and a typical day for him can see him treat anything from dogs with cancer to a penguin with a cold.