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Welcome to the Puppy Place--where every puppy finds a home!

Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home.

From the first time Lizzie sees Teddy the Pomeranian, she knows that this alert little puppy has some special talents but he just won't stop barking! When all of the other members of the Peterson family lose their patience, Lizzie sticks it out by training this pup to be helpful around the house.

96 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2013

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555 reviews6 followers
November 20, 2012


One of my favorites in this series. It concentrates mostly on Lizzie growing up and figuring out to balance her passion for dogs with the other elements of her life.
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55 reviews
July 30, 2016
I think it made me cry because it was so cute and so warm and so loving.
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92 reviews17 followers
April 22, 2013
My daughter and I always enjoy Puppy Place books.
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2,467 reviews79 followers
March 15, 2023
Their vet asks the Petersons to foster Teddy, a Pomeranian. He is a very yappy dog and his owners had asked that she perform surgery so he couldn't bark. Instead she suggested that another home be found for Teddy. As the Petersons discover, Teddy does bark A LOT and Lizzie is determine to teach him to not bark as much and find him the perfect home.

Though this book is a quick read and directed at elementary-aged children, I found it entertaining. There is a learning experience and a puppy tip at the end. It is written in third person perspective and first person from Teddy's point of view. It is the twenty-eighth in the Puppy Place series, which currently has 64 books in the series, and works as a stand alone.

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10 reviews1 follower
March 4, 2018
This is a great kids book! It has a great plot. Would definitely not read when tired. Yesterday on March 3rd I was skipping a bunch of the pages and just quit reading it. I was close to rating it a 1 without really reading it (yesterday).

I would recommend this book to young readers that love dogs. There's an entire series of these books, of different dogs, and different characters.
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576 reviews2 followers
October 25, 2019
Love that Teddy will be a hearing dog what a great training job to get him to stop barking. So much energy in something so tiny.
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January 3, 2023
Very cute story. I loved the connection between Matthew and Teddy. It was super cute.😍😊
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407 reviews
January 8, 2025
My son read this book at school and brought it home and said I had to read it. It was such a great book. I love the end as well. This is such a good book for young readers who are also dog lovers.
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78 reviews
May 1, 2025
Another cute book read with Eliza. She adored this book, and I enjoyed it as well.
35 reviews1 follower
August 7, 2014
Teddy is a sweet little Pomeranian, but looks like a little orange teddy bear. His original owners were going to remove his vocal cords. The vet refused and decided to find him a new home. So, a girl cares for and turns him into a hearing dog.


I loved the book because Teddy gets to a lovely home where he will be happy.
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