Rescuing Gus

by Melissa Wareham

Melissa Wareham loved her job at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, caring for lost and abandoned animals. When Gus - elderly, smelly and poorly - arrives at the Home one day, she knows that she has found the dog for her - and that he has found the human for him!Life with Gus takes some getting used to... from him insisting on drinking out of the toilet bowl, his sleep-destroying snores and his bath-aversion tactics... but Gus is a funny, gentle, loving dog and Melissa and he quickly become completely inseperable.This is a funny, sad, wise and kind tale of the joy that adopting a rescue animal brings.

176 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 25, 2013

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is published by Random House Children's and targets readers aged 7+, but even as a grown-up, I loved it. It's a simple read (I read it in two days) that is by turns heartwarming and poignant. It's a great way of gently introducing children to the fact that their beloved pets will eventually grow old and pass away, and reminded me slightly of Marley & Me in this respect. The colour photos in the middle of the book make it even more appealing - you can't fail to be touched by Melissa's endearing account of the time she shared with Gus.

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