PetRescue's Amazing Dog Stories

by Saskia Adams, Vickie Davy

Every dog has a tale . . .

This uplifting collection brings together over 100 original stories of canine survival, loyalty and unconditional love. These dogs have overcome troubled backgrounds to bring joy, companionship and adventure to the lives of their new families.
There's Fudge, who braved a house fire to save his owner; Barnaby, Australia's saddest dog, who conquered severe agoraphobia after being mistreated; the tale of a real-life Milo and Otis; Dusty's special bond with his eleven-year-old best mate; and Sasha, the three-legged assistant ambulance driver. There are also stories of doggie heroics, quirky skills and friendships that were just meant to be.
PetRescue keeps tails wagging by helping over 25 000 dogs each year find their new best friend. These stories come from volunteers, vets, as well as pets' adopted families and show how relationships with dogs can enrich our lives.

Genres: Animals

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Ruth Garlick · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received Pet Rescue’s Amazing Dog Stories from my auntie, and have just finished it.
While the writing is sub-par, the stories are still very moving. They touched my heart, and encouraged to email a couple of animal organisation so I could volunteer and help more animals in need.

[Kirsti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ack! Books that make you cry are my favorite! This book was another case of finding a book you have no idea you are going to love unexpectedly. I promised myself I wasn't going to buy any books on that foray into Big W; I'd just received ten books at Christmas, as well as a $75 amazon voucher that was going entirely on books. But who could resist that cover? I have a special fondness for Border Collies as my own boy Danny is a Kelpie/Border Collie, the delightful result of an accidental mating between my parents in law's Kelpie working dog, and a pet Border Collie staying for a few weeks at the farm.I didn't have to rescue Danny, but I've had pound rescue dogs before and my Mum used to foster dogs as well. So many of the stories rang so true with me! I especially fell to pieces on most of the stories written by men; somehow I expected the girls to wax poetically about their rescued scruffs, but having men describe their doggy love and sometimes the loss of their doggy love had me bawling. The last story in the book is a real tearjerker, I warn you. A fantastic book, and I highly recommend a glance through your local Big W to find a copy. Who knows? Maybe it will inspire you to search out your new forever friend!

[Catsalive · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well! That certainly gave the old tear ducts a work out. It's amazing, isn't it? You think you've plumbed the depths of human cruelty & stupidity & then you read something like this. Animals dumped & degraded, used for target practice, burned with boiling liquids, "farmed" in foul conditions, & still people buy from pet shops & "backyard" breeders. If only we could subject the perpetrators of these depravities to the same treatment.

These are wonderful true stories from rescuers, & adopters, of lost & brutalised pets. Tales of recovery, love & trust. It is quite incredible how these animals are willing to give the human race another chance, to give people their care & devotion, their unconditional love. I've got to go and cuddle some furrkind right now!

Gave this a re-read before I send it off to travel the world.

[Sarah Fairbairn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pet Rescue is a fantastic organisation that does amazing work http://www.petrescue.com.au/

Here they have put together a book of varied stories all about, yep you guessed it – Dogs that have been rescued.

There are stories of survival, loyalty and unconditional love, dogs that have overcome pure horror and hideous treatment. So many of the stories made me cry, but I was always smiling at the end.

A beautiful book, a great read for dog lovers and for anyone needing a pick me up or a little bit of hope and reassurance that the worlds not all bad.

LOVED THIS BOOK!!

[Tabitha Ormiston-Smith · Rating 1 out of 5]

No-one appreciates more than I the plight of unwanted dogs and the valiant efforts made to rescue them. But really, could this book have been made any more off-putting? Sure, the stories are all very heart-warming - but couldn't they have been edited, since most of them seemed to have been written by shambling illiterates?

And the incessant baby-talk. Doggy, pet, pooch God save us. Vomit. Vomit. Vomit.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sad true amazing stories.

[Suzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heart warming and heart breaking stories about rescue dogs and the lives they changed. And an Australian book to boot! This book is almost perfect!