The first book of October Jones' internet sensation Texts From Dog, containing over 100 brand new texts.

In April 2012, English animator Joe Butcher discovered he could send text messages to HIMSELF on his mobile phone. Naturally, Butcher decided that the best use for this feature would be to send passive aggressive messages to his fictional alter ego October Jones, under the guise of Cooper, his British Bulldog. A classic tale of Man & Dog for the gadget driven internet generation.

After taking screenshots of his canine conversations, Butcher posted them to his 10,000 Twitter followers, then created a Tumblr, which attracted over 80,000 followers in a month. Now the further exploits of Dog and his weary owner have been brought together in this hilarious book, which includes over 100 texts not seen on the website.

'Brilliant' - Mark Gatiss (Writer/Actor; BBC's 'Sherlock', 'Doctor Who' and 'The League of Gentlemen')

'Texts From Dog' is my new favourite thing" - Graham Linehan (Writer; 'Father Ted', 'Black Books', 'The IT Crowd')

About the Author

Joe Butcher (October Jones) was born and raised in Birmingham, England. Ironically, he spent most of his childhood terrified of dogs.

Joe developed a keen interest in visual storytelling at school, and he attended the University of Wolverhampton where he came away with a shiny first class degree in animation.

Joe eventually landed a job at a small media company in Derby, where to this day he designs learning software for kids.

He has recently worked on animation projects for the BBC, as

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