Animal Ark: Puppies in the Pantry

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Summary: My first Animal Ark
Review: A film crew have come to town but their star dog goes missing!
And Jessie seems to be in a fragile condition.

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Summary: I love puppies
Review: At Animal Ark, Mandy Hope helps her parents treat animals of all shapes and sizes. Even outside the clinic, Mandy can't resist helping any animal in need. A film crew arrives in town, and Mandy gets the chance to look after some of the animal stars. But the most important animal, Charley the Labrador, suddenly disappears. Can Mandy and her Friend James find the dog befor something terrible happens?

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Summary: DELIGHTFUL!
Review: This delightful book with loving, gentle characters and appealing animals will certainly appeal to all ages. Mandy and her friend James are unusually kind and very insightful. Mandy's parents are vets and one summer Mandy's aunt lends Mandy her pregnant Jack Russell Terrier, Jess. Mandy is captivated by the adorable little dog and her friend James gets his taste of veterinary work by working alongside Mandy and her parents. They rescue an older dog from a trap and nurse her back to health, find a poodle a home with a lonely, loving widow and, together with a parrot named Mr. Baggins wreak hilarious havoc on a movie set. I cracked up laughing at that rascal of a parrot and I loved all of the characters in this story.

My favorite part was when Mandy realizes Jess is pregnant. She is especially gentle with the terrier and Charley, the rescue dog appoints herself Jess' companion. When Jess whelps in the pantry, Charley helps her clean off the newborn pups. Mandy jokingly calls Charley the puppies' "aunt" because she helps take care of them. Jess remains the enignmatic, funny little dog and her puppies are simply adorable. Two are brown and white like her and the other two are black and white, presumably like the father who is only mentioned in passing.

This is a truly delightful book. I loved everything about it and everyone in it.