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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorA Good Dog: The Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life
Jon Katz · 256 pages
"People who love dogs often talk about a 'lifetime' dog. I'd heard the phrase a dozen times before I came to recognize its significance. Lifetime dogs are dogs we love in especially powerful, sometimes inexplicable ways."--Jon KatzIn this gripping and deeply touching book, bestselling author Jon Katz tells the story of his lifetime dog, Orson: a beautiful border collie--intense, smart, crazy, and
My Life in Dog Years
Gary Paulsen · 137 pages
The author describes some of the dogs that have had special places in his life, including his first dog, Snowball, in the Phillippines; Dirk, who protected him from bullies; and Cookie, who saved his life.
Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog
Ted Kerasote · 398 pages
While on a camping trip, Ted Kerasote met a dog--a Labrador mix--who was living on his own in the wild. They became attached to each other, and Kerasote decided to name the dog Merle and bring him home. There, he realized that Merle's native intelligence would be diminished by living exclusively in the human world. He put a dog door in his house so Merle could live both outside and in. This portra
Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog
Susannah Charleson
One Dog at a Time: Saving the Strays of Helmand - An Inspiring True Story
Pen Farthing · 340 pages
A true story of how one man saved the stray dogs of Afghanistan. In a remote outpost of Now Zad, in Helmand Province, Pen Farthing and his troup of young Royal Marines survive frequent engagements with the Taliban and forge links with the local community. Pen's tour of duty will change his life forever, but for entirely unexpected reasons. Appalled by the horrors of local dog fighting, he interven
Endal: How One Extraordinary Dog Brought a Family Back from the Brink
Allen Parton, Sandra Parton · 275 pages
"Allen Parton suffered a serious head injury while serving in the Gulf War and returned home unable to walk, talk or remember most of his life. He couldn't even remember his wife, Sandra, and their two children. After five years of rehabilitation, he was still severely disabled. Sandra was a nurse so thought she would be able to help her husband, but the Allen who had returned didn't remember her,
Colter: The True Story of the Best Dog I Ever Had
Rick Bass · 224 pages
Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing, and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon
Nick Trout · 287 pages
It's 2:47 a.m. when Dr. Nick Trout takes the phone call that starts another hectic day at the Angell Animal Medical Center. Sage, a ten-year old German shepherd, will die without emergency surgery for a serious stomach condition. Over the next twenty-four hours Dr. Trout fights for Sage's life, battles disease in the operating room, unravels tricky diagnoses, reassures frantic pet parents, and ref
Following Atticus: Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship
Tom Ryan · 276 pages
Relates how the author and his dog named Atticus M. Finch attempted to climb all forty-eight of New Hampshire's four-thousand-foot peaks twice to pay tribute to a friend who died of cancer and raise money for charity.
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog
John Grogan · 368 pages
The heartwarming and unforgettablestory of a family in the making and thewondrously neurotic dog who taughtthem what really matters in lifeJohn and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same.Marley quickly grew int
Lessons from Tara: Life Advice from the World’s Most Brilliant Dog
David Rosenfelt · 270 pages
Loyal readers of David Rosenfelt's Andy Carpenter series are familiar with Tara, the golden retriever sidekick. Here is a book about the inspirational canine who taught David everything he knows. Well, he did know how to tie his shoes before he met Tara, but that's about it.
Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish
Mark R. Levin · 216 pages
A radio talk-show host describes his family's relationship with a remarkable rescue dog named Sprite, a beautiful, loving, and gentle animal whose deteriorating health taught the entire family a lesson in friendship, love, joy, and grief.
Comet's Tale: How the Dog I Rescued Saved My Life
Steven D. Wolf, Lynette Padwa
Haatchi and Little B
Wendy Holden · 224 pages
#1 International Bestseller When Owen met Haatchi, the lives of one adorable little boy and one great, big dog were destined to change forever. Owen-known to his family as "little buddy" or "Little B"-has a rare genetic disorder that leaves him largely confined to a wheelchair. Before being united with Haatchi, Little B was anxious and found it difficult to make friends. Haatchi-an adorab
I'm Listening With a Broken Ear
Vicky Kaseorg · 426 pages
"The true story about a dog no one thought could be saved. Through laughter and tears, she taught the lesson that no creature created by God is irredeemable."--P. [4] of cover.
Love at First Bark: How Saving a Dog Can Sometimes Help You Save Yourself
Julie Klam · 173 pages
Julie Klam returns with more humorous insight into life with canine companions. She focuses here on dog rescue, and its healing power not only for the dogs who are cared for and able to find good homes, but also for the people who bond with these animals. Klam became involved with rescue as a way to help and participate in a community, but she never imagined just how much she would receive in retu
All Dogs Go to Kevin: Everything Three Dogs Taught Me
Jessica Vogelsang · 329 pages
"A veterinarian discusses the lessons her beloved dogs have imparted on her throughout life,"--Novelist.
What the Dog Did: Tales from a Formerly Reluctant Dog Owner
Emily Yoffe · 264 pages
Arthur
Mikael Lindnord · 288 pages
This is the story of Arthur, the stray dog who walked out of the jungle in Ecuador when offered a meatball by Mikael Lindnord, head of a Swedish extreme sports team. The team were on a 430-mile race through the Amazon when they met Arthur, but the dog wouldn't leave them, despite injury and illness. He followed them all the way to the finish line, where Mikael decided to take him home to his famil
Huck: The Remarkable True Story of How One Lost Puppy Taught a Family - and a Whole Town - About Hope and Happy Endings
Janet Elder · 320 pages