| Description |
309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Magnet dog -- The one in the back of the cage -- In the goodwill of rescue -- The quality of mercy -- Welcome to the clown car -- The human factor -- Ghost in the hall -- A boy and his dog -- Houdini -- Ghost in the hall -- L.A. story -- Safe harbor -- Thy neighbor's dog -- Safe harbor -- Finding his voice -- The bastard search -- Together and apart -- Cats in tight places -- On our street alone -- Air and ground -- The dog in question -- Good fences -- The little stranger -- A winter's storm -- Bring egg home -- Big dog, little shadow -- Love, find us -- Next. |
| Summary |
One in six dogs go missing at some point in their lives, leaving bereft owners to search high and low, hang missing posters, check shelters, and hope for good news. But amid these grim statistics, countless happy endings are forged. Tails wag again. Best friends are reunited. Susannah Charleson, a trusted chronicler of the human/animal bond, dives headlong into the world of missing dogs. The mission to reunite lost pets with their families starts with Susannah’s own shelter rescue, Ace. While Susannah formally studies animal behavior, lost-pet search tactics, social media strategies, and the psychology of loss, Ace also steps up for training. Cheerful and resourceful, Ace has revealed a nose for the scent of lost pets, and together they help neighbors and strangers in their searching. When Susannah brings home a host of missing pets, she also finds a lost part of herself along the way. And when unexpected heartbreak shatters her own sense of direction, it is Ace-the shelter dog that started it all-who leads Susannah home. Inquisitive, instructive, heartrending, and hopeful, this is a tribute to the missing dogs-and to the found-and to the restless space in between. |
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Lost dogs -- Anecdotes.
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Search and rescue operations.
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Human-animal relationships.
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Anecdotes.
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Autobiographies.
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Anecdotes.
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| ISBN |
9781328995056 (hardcover) |
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