Shelter Dogs
by Kehret, PegFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-05-01
Publisher(s): Albert Whitman & Co
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Summary
From award-wining author Peg Kehret comes a collection of true stories about the amazing lives of eight shelter dogs. Many of these dogs were unwanted because of their size, behavior, or medical condition. All of the dogs found owners who loved and cared for them and ultimately helped change their lives in tremendous ways, as the dogs have changed the lives of their new owners. Photos.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 7 |
| Zorro: The Champion that Nobody Wanted | p. 11 |
| About Kennel Cough | p. 24 |
| About Flyball | p. 25 |
| Tracker: Movie-Star Dog | p. 27 |
| About the American Humane Association | p. 40 |
| Kirby: One Word Saved a Life | p. 43 |
| Reminders from the Humane Society | p. 53 |
| Joey: International Service Dog | p. 57 |
| About Service Dogs | p. 71 |
| Danny: Overcoming Fears | p. 73 |
| About 4-H Clubs | p. 84 |
| About Preventing Dog Bites | p. 84 |
| Tyler: The Dog Who Couldn't See | p. 87 |
| About a Dog's Eyesight | p. 102 |
| Ivan: Fire-Alarm Hero | p. 105 |
| About Fire Prevention | p. 114 |
| Bridgette: Seizure-Alert Dog | p. 117 |
| How to Help Shelter Dogs | p. 133 |
| About the Author and Her Dog | p. 134 |
| About the Photographer | p. 136 |
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