Stavrinides, Liz.
Summary: 78 million dogs live as pets in the USA. These are the lucky ones. Five to seven million companion animals enter shelters every year, and more than half are euthanized due to the lack of space. Miracle Dogs celebrates and honors the rescuers and the dogs whose lives they’ve saved. It features wonderful stories and photographs of dog rescuers, dog trainers, and rescue organizations such as The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 STAEdwards, Lisa J.
Summary: "The dunce of obedience class with poor eyesight and a clumsy gait, Boo was the least likely of heroes. Yet with his unflappable spirit and boundless love, Boo has changed countless lives through his work as a therapy dog--helping a mute six-year-old boy to speak, coaxing movement from a paralyzed girl and stirring life in a ninety-four-year-old nun with Alzheimer's. But perhaps Boo's greatest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2012
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 636.7 EDWAbramson, Jill
Summary: "An instructive and marvelously entertaining chronicle of a puppy's first year, by the managing editor of The New York Times One sparkling summer day, Jill Abramson brought home a nine-week-old golden retriever named Scout. Over the following year, as she and her husband raised their adorable new puppy, Abramson wrote a hugely popular column for The New York Times's website about the joys and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.752 ABRRyan, Tom
Summary: Drawn by an online post, Tom Ryan adopted Will, a frightened, deaf, and mostly blind elderly dog, and brought him home to live with him and Atticus. The only owners Will ever knew had grown too fragile to take care of themselves, or of him. Ultimately, Will was left at a kill shelter in New Jersey. Tom hoped to give Will a place to die with dignity, amid the rustic beauty of the White...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 RYAAscher-Walsh, Rebecca.
Summary: Unlikely Friendships meets Marley and Me. In this heartwarming gift book, author Rebecca Ascher-Walsh presents a collection of inspiring dog stories and touching photos--dogs who comfort veterans, dogs who learn to surf, dogs who detect cancer, and dogs who save the day: Each one is devoted. These 38 uplifting dog stories showcase the most amazing dog rescues, accomplishments, and abilities...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 ASCFoster, Ken.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 FOSAbramson, Jill
Summary: This book is a a work of narrative nonfiction that chronicles the author's first year with her Golden Retreiver, Scout, based on her blog of the same name from The New York Times. Is is an instructive and entertaining chronicle of a puppy's first year, by the author, the managing editor of The New York Times. One summer day, she brought home a nine-week-old golden retriever named Scout. Over...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning 2011
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 636.7 ABRSummary: A young puppy tells the true story of his and his owner's adventures in and around Kelly, Wyoming, including a rugged journey that teaches them both about the human-dog relationship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 KERFoster, Ken.
Summary: "Filled with inspiring stories and photographs, this heartfelt tribute to the pit bull celebrates one of America's most popular yet misunderstood dogs. Perhaps more than any other breed, the pit bull has been dogged by negative stereotypes. In truth, pit bulls are innately wonderful family pets, as capable of love and good deeds as any other type of dog. Setting the record straight, Ken Foster...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking Studio 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.755 FOSKnapp, Caroline
Summary: Examines the rich and complicated terrain of human-animal relationships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 1999
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Summary: Describes how the author adopted a dog living on its own in the wild and his decision to install a dog door in his house so that the dog could live both inside and outside, in a study of the human-dog partnership and animal consciousness and behavior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Audio 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 636.7092 KERDodman, Nicholas H.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2002
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Summary: Describes how the author adopted a dog living on its own in the wild and his decision to install a dog door in his house so that the dog could live both inside and outside, in a study of the human-dog partnership and animal consciousness and behavior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 STEDibsie, Patricia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yorkville Press 2003
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 ROSCotter, Andrew
Summary: "The story of Olive and Mabel, Labrador retrievers who rose to internet fame as the subjects of Andrew Cotter's BBC sports parodies. When sporting events were put on hold in March 2020, commentator Andrew Cotter shifted to working from home. The one-on-one competitors? His two Labrador retrievers, Olive and Mabel. In the hilarious videos that ensued, the dogs engage in various contests, from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Countryman Press, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.7 COTBass, Rick
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 2000
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperResource 2000
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Summary: Describes how the author's life as an alcoholic spiraled out of control, to the point that his wife left him and his only chance at redemption was launching himself--and his unruly Bernese mountain dog, Hola--into the world of competitive dog training.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2011