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Book cover for "The Good Boy: A Novel"

Book review: ‘The Good Boy’

One mistaken wish changes the lives of a young woman and her dog in a novel filled...
Wishes can come true
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Book cover for "Hope – How Street Dogs Taught Me the Meaning of Life"

Book review: ‘Hope’

Sometimes, rescue works both ways, as a man recovering from addiction learns on hi...
Author helps dogs and helps himself in the process
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Book cover for "You Can Call Me Clover: A Dog Rescue Story"

Book review: ‘You Can Call Me Clover’

Anyone can make a difference in animal welfare, as a teenage boy discovers in this...
Young adult novel about dog rescue
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Book cover for ‘Sophie from Romania’

Book review: ‘Sophie from Romania’

Adopting an anxious dog calls for love, patience, and commitment, but the rewards ...
Commitment to helping Sophie featured in book
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Cover of the book, "This Dog Will Change Your Life"

Book review: ‘This Dog Will Change Your Life’

In this literary celebration of the human-animal bond, longtime canine photographe...
Book celebrates the human-animal bond
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Book cover for "Second Chances: The Transformative Relationship Between Incarcerated Youth and Shelter Dogs"

Book review: ‘Second Chances’

This memoir shares the challenges and triumphs of a program that matches shelter d...
An in-depth look at a pioneering program
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Book cover of "Old Dog, New Dog: Supporting Your Aging Best Friend and Adding a New One"

Book review: ‘Old Dog, New Dog’

Two experts share advice on how to successfully introduce a new puppy into your ho...
User-friendly guide to integrating canines at very different life stages
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Book cover for "Dogs and Their Humans: Stories of Healing and Hope from the Supervet’s Surgery"

Book review: ‘Dogs and Their Humans’

A vet shares stories that explore the love between people and dogs and the cutting...
Tales about the bond between dogs and their human guardians
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Raising Hare: A Memoir book cover

Book review: ‘Raising Hare’

A thoughtful meditation on the natural world and one particular inhabitant as obse...
Memoir recounts author's adventure in raising a baby hare
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Small white fluffy dog on a green blanket

Book reviews: When animal lovers take a stand

Reviews of ‘I’m Not Done Yet!’ and ‘Lily Unleashed’
Authors speak up for animals in need
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‘We Saved Each Other’ book cover

Book review: ‘We Saved Each Other’

Although we like to think we rescue dogs, sometimes dogs rescue us just when we ne...
Book features the canine-human bond and the power of love
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Cover of the book, "This Animal Body"

Book review: ‘This Animal Body’

A beautiful novel explores deep interspecies bonds and how we can connect and lear...
A novel of beauty and wisdom for animal lovers
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Cover of the book, ‘Pawprints to Heaven’

Book review: ‘Pawprints to Heaven’

The grief from pet loss can be overwhelming. In this gentle memoir, a veterinary c...
Tales of animals who crossed the Rainbow Bridge
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Black dog in a home environment

Book reviews: Meet these crime-solving canines

Reviews of ‘Cayman Conundrum’ and ‘The Night Woods’
Pups help sniff out the bad guys
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Cover of the book, "Cowpuppy: An Unexpected Friendship and a Scientist’s Journey into the Secret World of Cows"

Book review: ‘Cowpuppy’

A groundbreaking and compassionate examination of cows by a neuroscientist and sus...
You'll get hooked
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