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Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Reveals the complex network behind the $11 billion-a-year business of selling dogs; discusses how all dogs are treated, from puppy mills to high-kill shelters; and shows how all dog lovers can come together, with one voice as consumers, on behalf of canines everywhere,"--NoveList.
The first book to explain the complex and often surprisingly similar business practices that extend from the American Kennel Club to local shelters, from Westminster champions...
Author
Publisher
TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A fascinating look at rescue dogs -- who they are, why every dog lover should consider adopting one, and how to make them part of your family" -- From book jacket flap.
"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...
5) Oscar
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
©2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to the Puppy Place, where every puppy finds a home!Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. When Lizzie gets a phone call from Aunt Amanda about Oscar, a schnauzer, she wants to help. But this puppy has trouble getting along with other dogs. Will Lizzie be able to find this pup a friend?"--Publisher's web site.
6) Pugsley
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When Lizzie meets a mischievous young pug named Pugsley while working at her aunt's day care center for dogs, she steps in to train Pugsley so that he can get a good owner.
Author
Publisher
TarcherPerigee
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In the follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Rescue Road, acclaimed journalist Peter Zheutlin offers a heartwarming and often humorous new look into the world of rescue dogs. Sharing lessons from his own experiences adopting dogs with large personalities as well as stories and advice from dozens of families and rescue advocates, Zheutlin reveals the often surprising and inspiring life lessons rescue dogs teach us." -- Back cover.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Amy Redwing has dedicated her life to the southern California organization she founded to rescue abandoned and endangered golden retrievers. No one is surprised when Amy risks her life to save Nickie, nor when she takes the female golden into her home. The bond between Amy and Nickie is immediate and uncanny. Even her two other goldens, Fred and Ethel, recognize Nickie as special, a natural alpha. But the instant joy Nickie brings is shadowed by a...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. Charles is so excited for his spring break trip to his dad's friend Steve's cozy cabin in Vermont. Especially once he spots Freckles, a shy, stray pup out alone on the snowy trail. Dad and Steve agree to foster the lonely pup. When they're joined by Fluffy, an undersized newborn lamb from...
Author
Publisher
Lantern Publishing & Media
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"We once met a dog that changed the world. His name was Brooklyn. It's hard to imagine that a spotted dog would become the inspiration for a worldwide fight; that the campaign would be successful, and that after a decade of suffering, he would come home to us. And yet it happened. In fact, the thirteen short years that Brooklyn spent on this earth would turn out to be one of the most consequential periods in history for greyhounds, and for the broader...
14) The champions
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"All odds were stacked against the pit-bulls rescued from quarterback Michael Vick's dogfighting ring. Forced to fight for their lives, they were considered so dangerous many wanted them euthanized. But no one could have predicted how the dogs would change the lives of those who risked everything to save them. Featuring the life-saving work of Best Friends Animal Society"--Container.
15) Bear
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Even on a snowy ski vacation, Lizzie finds a puppy in need.
16) Chato
Author
Series
Cachorritos volume 9
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
Español
Description
When Lizzie meets a mischievous young pug named Pugsley while working at her aunt's day care center for dogs, she steps in to train Pugsley so that he can get a good owner.
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Lawyer Andy Carpenter is surprised when Willie Miller, Andy's partner at their dog rescue operation, the Tara Foundation, calls to say the alarm has gone off at the foundation building. There has clearly been a break-in, and a dog has been stolen. All of the dogs that the Tara Foundation rescues are given collars with GPS tracking capabilities, so Andy and Willie know they'll be able to track down the missing dog. They follow the signal to a house...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
This book is the hilarious and heartfelt chronicle of a woman learning the secrets of love, health, and happiness from some very surprising teachers: her dogs. The author was thirty, single, and working as a part time clerk in an insurance company, wondering if she would ever meet the man she could spend the rest of her life with. And then it happened. She met the irresistible Otto, her first in a long line of Boston terriers, and fell instantly in...
Author
Publisher
Gotham Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Today, Wallace is a champion; but in the summer of 2005, he was living in a shelter, a refugee from a suspicious pit-bull breeding operation. Then Andrew "Roo" Yori entered the picture. A scientist and shelter volunteer, Roo could immediately see that Wallace was something special. When Roo learned that Wallace was about to be put down, he and his wife frantically fought to keep Wallace alive until they could adopt him, even though they already had...
20) Princess
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When Charles discovers Princess, a cute but spoiled Yorkie puppy, he is determined to help her friend a new home where she can get the love and attention she needs.
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