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1) Shelter dogs: amazing stories of adopted strays

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Tells the stories of eight stray dogs that were adopted from animal shelters and went on to become service dogs, actors, and heroes.

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3) How dogs love us: a neuroscientist and his adopted dog decode the canine brain

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Berns, Gregory

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Gregory Berns and his dog embark on a remarkable journey to be the first to glimpse the inner workings of the canine brain. Painstakingly, the two worked together to overcome the many technical, legal, and behavioral hurdles. Berns's research offers surprising results on how dogs empathize with human emotions, how they love humans, and why dogs and humans share one of the most remarkable friendships in the animal kingdom.

4) The adopted dog bible

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Saunders, Kim

5) Adopt the perfect dog

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Bailey, Gwen

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7) A home for Dixie: the true story of a rescued puppy

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Jackson, Emma

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For as long as she could remember, Emma had wanted a dog. Instead, she got a fish, a hamster, and even a guinea pig. And although Emma loved all these pets, it was not the same as having a dog. Meanwhile, an abandoned puppy was brought to an animal rescue. And although this little puppy had a warm place to sleep and food to eat, she dreamed of having her very own family to love. Happily for both, Emma adopts this puppy and names her Dixie, and in...

8) Finding Gobi: a little dog with a very big heart

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Leonard, Dion

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Thomas Nelson on BrillianceAudio

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Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathoner, encountered a stray dog while he was racing through the Gobi Desert in China and Mongolia. The dog kept pace with him for nearly 80 miles. Taking care of the dog gave Leonard a new perspective on life. He named the dog Gobi, and fought to bring her home with him with the help of strangers and a viral outpouring of assistance on the internet.

9) Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love

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Levin, Larry

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In the bestselling tradition of Rescuing Sprite comes the story of a puppy brought back from the brink of death, and the family he adopted.
In 2002, Larry Levin and his twin sons, Dan and Noah, took their terminally ill cat to the Ardmore Animal Hospital outside Philadelphia to have the beloved pet put to sleep. What would begin as a terrible day suddenly got brighter as the ugliest dog they had ever seen—one who was missing an...

10) Adopting the racing greyhound

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Branigan, Cynthia A

11) The possibility dogs: what a handful of "unadoptables" taught me about service, hope, and healing

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Charleson, Susannah

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A tour of the psychiatric service dog industry traces the author's work with unwanted shelter dogs before matching them with people in need, documenting her own partnership with a search canine while sharing uplifting success stories.

12) How to look after your puppy

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Piers, Helen

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Pet cadet

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Offers information on puppy and dog care, including such topics as feeding, grooming, and exercise.

13) Comet's tale: how the dog I rescued saved my life

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Wolf, Steven D

14) Old dog, new tricks: understanding and retraining older and rescued dogs

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Taylor, David

15) The art of raising a puppy

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Monks of New Skete

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"For more than thirty years the Monks of New Skete have been among America's most trusted authorities on dog training, canine behavior, and the animal/human bond. In their two now-classic bestsellers, How to be Your Dog's Best Friend and THE ART OF RAISING A PUPPY, the Monks draw on their experience as long-time breeders of German shepherds and as trainers of dogs of all breeds to provide--brilliantly distilled--the indispensable information and advice...

16) Shelter dogs

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Goldish, Meish

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Dog heroes

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A collection of true stories features dogs adopted from animal shelters and their role in saving lives and helping people in need.

17) Dogtripping: 25 rescues, 11 volunteers, and 3 RVs on our canine cross-country adventure

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Rosenfelt, David

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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

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18) A Small Furry Prayer: Dog Rescue and the Meaning of Life

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Kotler, Steven

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Steven Kotler was forty years old, single, and facing an existential crisis when he met Lila, a woman devoted to animal rescue. "Love me, love my dogs" was her rule, and Steven took it to heart. Spurred to move by a housing crisis in Los Angeles, Steven, Lila, and their eight dogs-then ten, then twenty, and then they lost count-bought a postage-stamp-size farm in Chimayo, New Mexico. A Small Furry Prayer chronicles their adventures at Rancho de Chihuahua,...

19) Ladybug Girl and the rescue dogs

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Soman, David

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Ladybug Girl volume 10

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"While at the farmers' market with her mama, Ladybug Girl spies some rescue dogs and, together with the Bug Squad, finds one of them a forever home, vowing to return again to help the others"--

20) Gus

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Miles, Ellen

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The puppy place. Main series volume 37

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Mom Peterson has trouble finding a family good enough to adopt the adorable Labradoodle, Gus.