Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays
by Peg Kehret
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Author: Peg KehretPhotographer: Greg Farrar
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-01-01
ISBN: 0807573361
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
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Book Review: Jamie from Lake Tapps says,"Heart warming book!"
Summary: 5 Stars
I highly recommend the book, Shelter Dogs because it is about dogs that go to the shelter and never get adopted for months. No matter how big or little they have an interesting story like this dog named Tyler that's blind and loves to play with a kitten. You should read it to know all about these dogs and their stories and what happens to them at the end. These are real stories about real dogs and their owners and their friends.
The book Shelter Dogs is for you if you're a dog lover because it's happy, sad, and cool to what happens to the dog at the end of their story. Dogs go to a shelter called the Humane Society in Portland, Oregon because they have no home or they get abandoned by their owners. There are some dogs that become movie stars, fire fighters, or life savers. There are some dogs that panic because their owners die. Like one story, a dog named Kirby panicked because his owner got very sick and died and nobody knew little Kirby was still there. There are so many interesting stories about little dogs and big dogs from Border Collies to Great Danes. There so many stories of so many types of dogs. You should read this book even if you're not a dog lover. Peg Kehret is a wonderful author because she writes things that were true events like the book I'm telling you about right now. She went to the humane society to get information about these dogs and their amazing stories. The dogs in these stories names are Joey, Tracker, Kirby, Zorro, Bridgette, Danny, Tyler, and Ivan. These dogs are heroes to many people who have illnesses. The dogs are trained to alert their owner of any medical issues like a seizure.
My favorite part in the book was when Peg Kehret talked about Bridgette because she was a seizure alert dog. She could sense a seizure coming twenty minutes before it would happen so the person could get on a sofa a bed or any soft surface. The person Bridgette lived with had seizures. Once they were driving home from a party and Bridgette went crazy. They tried to calm her down but it didn't work so as they were driving home from the party the person driving had a seizure.
What I learned from the book is that it is good to have a dog at your side especially if you need them like if you're handicap, or you have trouble walking.
I would give this book five stars because the stories about these dogs are truly amazing and inspiring.
Summary of Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays
A collection of true stories about the amazing lives of eight shelter dogs. Many of these dogs were unwanted because of their size, behavior, or medical condition. All of the dogs found owners who loved and cared for them.Dogs Books
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