Download or read book Another Good Dog written by Cara Sue Achterberg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2015, Cara Achterberg’s Pennsylvania farm became a haven for Operation Paws for Homes, which rescues dogs from high-kill shelters in the rural south and shuttles them north to foster homes. Nine puppies arrived with less than a day’s notice; a heart-worm positive dog; a deeply traumatized stray pup from Iraq; and countless others who just needed a gentle touch and a warm place to sleep. The stories of these remarkable dogs—including an eighty-pound bloodhound who sang arias for the neighbors—and the joy they bring to Cara and her family (along with a few chewed sofa cushions) fill the pages of this touching and inspiring book.When asked how she can possibly say goodbye to that many lovable pups, Cara says, “If I don’t give this one away, I can’t possibly save another.” Filled with humanity and hope, Another Good Dog will take the reader on a journey of smiles, laughs, and tears—and lead us to wonder how many other good dogs are out there and what we can do to help.
Download or read book Adventures in Dog Fostering written by S. Corley Riccio and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-10-02 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short stories about the challenges of daily life fostering dogs with a local animal rescue group where the author and her husband live in North Alabama. The stories are brought to life with photographs of each the dogs they have fostered over a two year time period from when they first began fostering. The stories capture the hilarious and sometimes incredibly destructive behavior of dogs who have had little or no guidance on how to be a well behaved family member. The author sheds light on the relationship her own dogs build with each foster that comes into their home and her attempts at making each foster more adoptable by teaching basic doggie manners. She shares insight to the side of fostering that can make you laugh one minute cry happy tears the next. A portion of proceeds from the sale of this book will go to support local animal rescue efforts.
Download or read book Mutual Rescue written by Carol Novello and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moving and scientific look at the curative powers--both physical and mental--of rescuing a shelter animal, by the president of Humane Society Silicon Valley. MUTUAL RESCUE profiles the transformational impact that shelter pets have on humans, exploring the emotional, physical, and spiritual gifts that rescued animals provide. It explores through anecdote, observation, and scientific research, the complexity and depth of the role that pets play in our lives. Every story in the book brings an unrecognized benefit of adopting homeless animals to the forefront of the rescue conversation. In a nation plagued by illnesses--16 million adults suffer from depression, 29 million have diabetes, 8 million in any given year have PTSD, and nearly 40% are obese--rescue pets can help: 60% of doctors said they prescribe pet adoption and a staggering 97% believe that pet ownership provides health benefits. For people in chronic emotional, physical, or spiritual pain, adopting an animal can transform, and even save, their lives. Each story in the book takes a deep dive into one potent aspect of animal adoption, told through the lens of people's personal experiences with their rescued pets and the science that backs up the results. This book will resonate with readers hungering for stories of healing and redemption.
Download or read book My Old Dog written by Laura T. Coffey and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2015-09-18 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “No Dog Should Die Alone” was the attention-grabbing — and heart-stirring — headline of journalist Laura T. Coffey’s TODAY show website story about photographer Lori Fusaro’s work with senior shelter pets. While generally calm, easy, and already house-trained, these animals often represent the highest-risk population at shelters. With gorgeous, joyful photographs and sweet, funny, true tales of “old dogs learning new tricks,” Coffey and Fusaro show that adopting a senior can be even more rewarding than choosing a younger dog. You’ll meet endearing elders like Marnie, the irresistible shih tzu who has posed for selfies with Tina Fey, James Franco, and Betty White; Remy, a soulful nine-year-old dog adopted by elderly nuns; George Clooney’s cocker spaniel, Einstein; and Bretagne, the last known surviving search dog from Ground Zero. They may be slower moving and a tad less exuberant than puppies, but these pooches prove that adopting a senior brings immeasurable joy, earnest devotion, and unconditional love.
Download or read book Dogtripping written by David Rosenfelt and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Rosenfelt's Dogtripping is moving and funny account of a cross-country move from California to Maine, and the beginnings of a dog rescue foundation. When mystery writer David Rosenfelt and his family moved from Southern California to Maine, he thought he had prepared for everything. They had mapped the route, brought three GPSs for backup, as well as refrigerators full of food, and stoves and microwaves on which to cook them. But traveling with twenty-five dogs turned out to be a bigger ordeal than he anticipated, despite the RVs, the extra kibble, volunteers (including a few readers), and camping equipment. Rosenfelt recounts the adventure of moving his animal companions across the United States with humor and warmth, and tells the tale of how he and his wife became passionate foster parents for rescue dogs, culminating in the creation of the Tara Foundation and successfully placing several thousand dogs with loving families. An NPR Best Book of 2013
Download or read book Tiny But Mighty written by Hannah Shaw and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *A New York Times Bestseller* #1 National Bestseller Indie Bestseller From Kitten Lady, the professional kitten rescuer, humane educator, animal advocate, and owner of the popular Instagram @kittenxlady comes the definitive book on saving the most vulnerable—and adorable—feline population: newborn kittens. Hannah Shaw, better known as Kitten Lady, has dedicated her life to saving the tiniest felines, but one doesn't have to be a professional kitten rescuer to change—and save—lives. In Tiny but Mighty, Hannah not only outlines the dangers newborn kittens face and how she combats them, but how you can help every step of the way, from fighting feline overpopulation on the streets to fostering unweaned kittens, from combating illness to combating compassion fatigue, from finding a vet to finding the purrfect forever home. Filled with information on animal welfare, instructional guides, and personal rescue stories of kittens like Chloe, Tidbit, Hank, and Badger—not to mention hundreds of adorable kitten photos—Tiny but Mighty is the must-have kitten book for cat lovers, current-and-future rescuers, foster parents, activists, and advocates.
Download or read book The Rescue Dog Bucket List written by Alexandra T. Kleinkopf and published by Cider Mill Press. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “You’ll appreciate this wise and thoughtful book for its abundance of excellent advice and ideas for enriching the life of your rescue dog (and your own). But you’ll love it because it has such heart and soul.” —Peter Zheutlin, New York Times bestselling author of Rescue Road Every dog deserves the best life possible, regardless of his or her past. The Rescue Dog Bucket List will inspire dog owners to celebrate their best friend, with hundreds of ideas for special treats, fun activities, and exciting adventures to embark upon together. With heartwarming photographs throughout, as well as real-life stories about adopted dogs and the special experiences they’ve shared with their new families, this is the perfect book for anyone who loves their pup. Get ready to make incredible memories with your new companion, with the help of this perfect gift for every dog owner.
Download or read book Ruby the Foster Dog written by Jimmy Wayne and published by BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be a star that shines for others. Abandoned in an animal shelter, Ruby, an adorable mixed breed puppy with an underbite, wonders if a family will ever adopt her. When a goofy looking, scruffy-faced man stops by the shelter, he adopts Ruby. Mr. James is not the family she was expecting—but could he still be the answer to her prayers? Mr. James (known as Jimmy Wayne to his country music fans) is walking halfway across America to raise awareness for the thousands of foster children who desperately need our help. Ruby realizes that she’s not so very different from these kids: she’s scared and alone. If she doesn’t have help, she can’t have hope either. But Mr. James wants to change all that, for her and for every foster kid in the United States. On their adventure together, Mr. James teaches her about integrity, honesty, loyalty, faith, forgiveness, and trust, but mostly how love can rescue someone and forever change lives. As they walk along historic routes and locations throughout the Southeastern United States, Ruby quietly helps Mr. James overcome the issues he’s been struggling with too. By the time they get to Phoenix, both of their lives are changed for the better. But just when Ruby accepts Mr. James as her new family, an unexpected phone call challenges her to redefine family—and love—all over again. Ruby the Foster Dog will leave readers with a full heart, a desire to help foster dogs (and foster kids) find homes and forever families, and motivation to be a star that shines for others. Ruby’s story parallels the plight of the more than 400,000 children in foster care, the 30,000 who age-out annually at 18-years-young, and the 100,000+ children waiting to be adopted. To find out more, please visit Project Meet Me Halfway at ProjectMMH.org.
Download or read book The Lost Dogs written by Jim Gorant and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring story of survival and our powerful bond with man's best friend, in the aftermath of the nation's most notorious case of animal cruelty. Animal lovers and sports fans were shocked when the story broke about NFL player Michael Vick's brutal dog fighting operation. But what became of the dozens of dogs who survived? As acclaimed writer Jim Gorant discovered, their story is the truly newsworthy aspect of this case. Expanding on Gorant's Sports Illustrated cover story, The Lost Dogs traces the effort to bring Vick to justice and turns the spotlight on these infamous pit bulls, which were saved from euthanasia by an outpouring of public appeals coupled with a court order that Vick pay nearly a million dollars in "restitution" to the dogs. As an ASPCA-led team evaluated each one, they found a few hardened fighters, but many more lovable, friendly creatures desperate for compassion. In The Lost Dogs, we meet these amazing animals, a number of which are now living in loving homes, while some even work in therapy programs: Johnny Justice participates in Paws for Tales, which lets kids get comfortable with reading aloud by reading to dogs; Leo spends three hours a week with cancer patients and troubled teens. At the heart of the stories are the rescue workers who transformed the pups from victims of animal cruelty into healing caregivers themselves, unleashing priceless hope. Includes an 8-page photo insert. Watch a video
Download or read book Rescue Dogs written by Gene Stone and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look at rescue dogs--where they come from, why every dog lover should consider adopting one, and how to make them part of your family. America's leading undercover animal investigator, Pete Paxton, has, among other exploits, infiltrated more than seven hundred puppy mills, worked undercover to close one of the largest and most infamous puppy mills in the United States, and shuttered the most notorious trafficker of dogs for experimentation in history. In this book, he shares stories of the amazing dogs he has rescued and brought to loving families, and also offers invaluable guidance and wisdom for anyone living with rescue dogs. Far too many people think rescue dogs have irredeemable anxieties, behavior issues, or other problems. In truth, rescue dogs can--and do--become wonderful companions. This groundbreaking book will help readers understand these dogs' unique ways of thinking, learning, and loving, and leaves no questions unanswered about the plight of dogs commercially bred in the United States--and what every dog lover can do about it.
Download or read book The Amazing Adventures of Grover McBane Rescue Dog written by Claire Garth and published by Black Inc.. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Amazing Adventures of Grover McBane, Rescue Dog brings together the five classic stories about this inspirational dog into one book for the first time: Grover Finds a Home (Shortlisted for the Readings Children’s Book Prize 2017) Grover's New Friends Grover Benji and Nanna Jean Grover, Stretch and the Broken Leg Grover and Squeak's Farm Adventure The Grover McBane series proudly supports the work of the Sydney Dogs and Cats Home.
Download or read book The Adventures of Biss and Olee written by Jessie Vallier and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-25 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the captivating relationship of two unlikely best friends. Follow along as Biss and Olee give you an inside look to their life on a farm. From running around pastures to lounging in the pool. It is a unique and magical friendship that doesn't happen everyday.
Download or read book 101 Rescue Puppies written by Kathy Callahan and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decade, Kathy Callahan’s family has taken in more than a hundred rescue puppies. This delightful photo-filled book features the wonderful stories that emerged as these foster pups were suddenly surrounded by a nurturing family complete with patient adult dogs and curious cats. With a gift for capturing the moment in both words and images, Callahan brings readers inside the poignant and ultimately uplifting work of fostering. This inspiring read is indeed about puppies, but it’s also about family and human connection. It’s about finding your own way — through that one special thing you can do to light a candle, instead of cursing the darkness.
Download or read book Rudy the Dog written by Jennifer Van Skiver and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Along with friends, Rudy travels on the "Rescue Express" all the way from Texas to Utah. This is a chance for Rudy to find a forever family at the "Super Adoption". Read along as Rudy tells you about his "Adoption Adventure". From the Author: Hi there! I'm Jennifer Van Skiver. I have loved reading books and have been an animal lover since I was a little girl! Now that my children are grown, I have more time to volunteer and spend time with my furry kids. I love volunteering with Best Friends Animal Society and through them I was able to foster dogs. One of my foster dogs was little Rudy, which we ended up adopting. This book and books to come will be about Rudy, Lincoln and Sage and their adventures. When I am not writing, I am working in the environmental field, volunteering, or on an adventure with my family and furry kids. If you would like to see more of the real Rudy The Dog and his adventures, you can follow Rudy on Instagram @rudythedogadventures 10% of this book's proceeds will be donated to the Best Friends Animal Society. For more information about fostering, adoption or volunteering visit: utah.bestfriends.org or bestfriends.org.For more information about fostering, adoption or volunteering visit: utah.bestfriends.org or bestfriends.org.
Download or read book The Epic Adventures of Little Red Dog written by David Hickey and published by Mr. Dave. This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Epic Adventures of Little Red Dog, Second Edition, is a story about a rescue dog's long and sometimes harrowing journey from a farm to his forever home in a Northern Kentucky suburb. It's a heartwarming tale of friendship, second chances, and the healing power of love.Based on a mixture of real events and fiction, The Epic Adventures of Little Red Dog describes the life of an excessively curious beagle who, as a very young puppy, loses his happy home after creating a ruckus in the henhouse and eating a Shepherd's pie that was to have been dinner for the farmer and his family.Driven to a lonely field and left to fend for himself, Little Red Dog is soon befriended by a wise mole named Kirby. This delightful creature - who speaks several languages and communicates across vast distances using a mole tunnel network - guides Little Red Dog as he travels in search of a loving family. When the little beagle is attacked and suffers a life-threatening injury, Kirby finds help and then, after his friend is placed in the care of animal shelter foster care volunteers, figures out a way to reunite with him miles and miles away.Young (and not-so-young) readers will delight in the characters that populate this simply illustrated book. They include Sally the Skunk, Penny the Porcupine, Three Paws the Cat, The Dog Named Little Chicken, and a cheeky squirrel who unwittingly imparts a lesson about The Circle of Life.With twice the number of illustrations than the original, The Epic Adventures of Little Red Dog, 2nd. Ed. is a kid-friendly but surprisingly worldly look at not only dog rescue, but the efforts of men and women and boys and girls to remake their lives. It's a delightful story, dedicated to animal rescue volunteers who help to adopt more than 3.2 million dogs and cats each year. Black and White Interior.
Download or read book Shelter Dog Blues written by Susan Meddaugh and published by Martha Speaks Chapter Books (Q. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collarless Martha lands in an animal shelter and makes new animal friends on whose behalf she organizes a dog show to help them find families.
Download or read book Operation Rescue Dog written by Maria Gianferrari and published by little bee books. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sweet story about a girl named Alma and a stray dog named Lulu shows how a girl and a dog can rescue each other. Lulu’s ears flap in the wind as the rescue truck rolls into the lot. Lulu’s tail thumps— Everything smells . . . new. Lulu sleeps under the moon, drinking from mud puddles and is covered in ticks until she is rescued. She waits for the Operation Rescue Dog truck, scared and uncertain. Alma misses her Mami, who is far away in Iraq. Alma wears Mami's scarf around her like a hug. She wonders: Can a dog feel like a hug? In this heartwarming and moving picture book, a lonely child and a lonely dog come together and find warmth, companionship, and love in each other.
