Found Dogs

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Summary: Have a big box of tissues on hand when reading this book!
Review: After reading and reading this wonderful book, it's hard not to pick up every stray one sees. My Labrador Retriever, Coleta Creek, although not a stray, is a most beautiful "person" who knows she is loved more than anything. And it's returned a hundred-fold.

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Summary: Found Dogs by Elise Lufkin is funny, moving and informative
Review: Elise Lufkin has managed, in her book Found Dogs, to move without cloying, to educate without preaching and to make us laugh. This book is a compilation of photos and stories of dogs who have been rescued by caring people and many of who have in turn "rescued" their new owners. These stories range from the amazing; the dog who can detect her owner's oncoming seizure, to the heartwarming; the dog who has they same big brown eyes as his owner's late husband. Diana Walker's photographs capture the connection between each "found dog" and his savior. She shows not only the uniqueness of the dogs but also the varied roles they play in their owner's lives. Useful information on adopting and adapting to a pet is provided. This book is a must for all the animal lovers on your Holiday gift list.

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Summary: Wonderful book!!!
Review: I first picked up this book, at the library, when I was borrowing a breed identification guide, to try to identify the small, red, muscular, angry and frightened dog that appeared in our yard. It turned out that he was a Min Pin, a very abused one. The obvious previous mistreatment of this dog and his, resulting, very aggressive and fearful behavior made me question weather or not we could help him. Then, that evening I found myself sitting quietly on the couch, reading this wonderful book and suddenly I was joined by our "found dog". He cautiously curled up on my lap (our first positive interaction!) and I (carefully at first) pet him and read, all evening. By the end of the book, we had bonded. It wasn't an easy journey, but we made it. It has been four years and he is one of the smartest, funniest, most loving dogs we have ever known. We can't imagine our life without him.
This is a teriffic book for anyone who has adopted a rescued dog (or is thinking about it). It gives wonderful inspiration!

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Summary: Beautiful In Every Way
Review: I love this book so much that I decided to donate a copy of it to my local public library in memory of my sweet doggie-man, Forrest.
I've owned it for years and have read it several times- it never gets old.
I am glad to see they have come out with a second edition, I will definitely be buying it very soon!

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Summary: heartwarming and Fun
Review: There are thousands of dog stories, but none compare with this real-life collection of winners. Every story will remind you of someone you know, or inspire you to look for a dog "just like that one." The photographs are sensitive and captivating. Leave this book on the coffee table, and find out things about your friends that you never knew. You will start a priceless stream of memories among your family and friends. Send this book to anyone who has ever spent time with a dog.

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Summary: Great, Inspiring Book For Dog Lovers
Review: This book will be a breath of fresh air for those dog lovers who hear a lot of stories about abused and neglected dogs. Although many of the dogs described have poor backgrounds, the incredibly kind hearts of the people who adopted them is a real inspiration. Up to reading this book, my wife and I were wondering whether we should adopt a second dog. This book has put our decision "over the top."

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Summary: The Ultimate Gift For The Dog Lovers You Know
Review: This is a wonderful book, buy one as a gift and one to keep for yourself. I bought it as a gift for a friend who volunteered at our local shelter. The volunteers are true heroes, and so are the ordinary people highlighted in this book. After reading this book, I knew it was a keepsake I could not part with. One page stories of extraordinary bonds between owners and the homeless dog they took the risk to adopt make for easy reading that you can pick up, put down, and walk away feeling better about the world. This book is the finest gift for the dogs lover in your life as well as the volunteers at the shelter, your beloved veterinarian, the Dog Control Officer that saves the dog lost in traffic, for your favorite dogsitter, and for anyone who understands there are wonderful dogs out there in need of a home and a person to love. The best part is, profits from the book benefit animal related organizations and shelters. You will feel better having read this book, and a homeless dog somewhere will benefit.

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Summary: Some praise and some reservations.
Review: This is an emotional book filled with heartwarming stories of some wonderful dogs who were given second chances at sharing their love. People, from the homeless to the vulgar rich, share their tales. Other reviews of this book cover the wealth of touching stories here. Mine will mention my reservation. It's the way some of these Found Dogs are treated by their new families. There seems to be those who feel that dogs running loose is a natural thing. How do they think these dogs may have been lost in the first place? Most communities have leash laws but that doesn't stop people from putting their dogs and the general public at risk by letting them run free. Found Dogs is a good read but it seems to have eluded the author and some of those sharing their stories just how many of these dogs became strays in the first place. Years of working with dogs as a shelter volunteer, trainer, and behavior consultant have convinced me of the need to KEEP YOUR DOGS ON A LEAD OR IN A SECURE YARD.

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Summary: The Ultimate Gift For The Dog Lovers You Know
Review: This is an incredible book. I have owned it for several years and each time you pick it up to revisit its pages it makes your feel wonderful all over again. If you aren't a dog lover, you will be after you read this book. It stays on my coffee table in the den and has been the topic of many interesting conversations with fellow dog lovers. I guess this book is so close to my heart because we are fortunate enough to have a "found dog". I am looking forward to Ms Lufkin doing a second book and perhaps including our "Found" dog in it. Buy the book - you'll be glad you did.

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Summary: Found Dogs
Review: This is an incredible book. I have owned it for several years and each time you pick it up to revisit its pages it makes your feel wonderful all over again. If you aren't a dog lover, you will be after you read this book. It stays on my coffee table in the den and has been the topic of many interesting conversations with fellow dog lovers. I guess this book is so close to my heart because we are fortunate enough to have a "found dog". I am looking forward to Ms Lufkin doing a second book and perhaps including our "Found" dog in it. Buy the book - you'll be glad you did.