LibGuides: Curated Lists 2022: Adopt a Shelter Dog Month

eBooks & Audiobooks

The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People by Rick Bragg
Publication Date: 2021
A cancer diagnosis left author Rick Bragg weak and defeated – that’s when Speck showed up. Dirty, starved, but somehow full of life. Speck is not a good boy. He is a terrible boy, picking fights with livestock and howling at the moon. But somehow Speck and Rick are exactly what each needed to set them back on a better path. A warmhearted and hilarious story of how life can be changed by the love of a poorly behaved, stray dog.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Publication Date: 2009
Meet one funny mutt—Enzo knows he is different from other dogs. Most dogs love to chase cars, but Enzo longs to race them. He learns about racing and the world around him by watching TV and by listening to the words of his best friend, Denny, an up-and-coming race car driver, and Denny's daughter, Zoë. Enzo takes on his family's challenges and emerges a hero.
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The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Publication Date: 2010
The classic adventure tale! Buck is a large and powerful St. Bernard living a gentle life in California. But when Buck is stolen and transported to the frozen north of the Yukon to compete in an icy dog-sled race, can he find the instincts to survive? And can his human friend find him and bring him home again?
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The Complete Guide to Mutts by Margaret H. Bonham
Publication Date: 2004
A one-stop handbook for the care and keeping of the most popular dogs in the Unites States – Mutts! This Guide addresses all the special needs of owning a mixed-breed dog, covering everything from health and training to behavior issues. The joy of mutts can last a lifetime!
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Films

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004)

This award-winning Japanese film follows a yellow Labrador named Quill from his first puppy steps to being selected for training as a guide dog for the blind. Teamed with a hesitant and fearful man who has turned his back on the world, will Quill have the patience and skill to lead his blind human back to the light? (1hr 40mins)

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The Champions (2015)

Illegal dogfighting – rings exist is most cities, out of sight and in the shadows. Follow the true story of a group of people who risk everything, including their live, to rescue the dogs from such a ring. Can former fighters, trained for aggression and attack, learn to trust and love again? (1hr 32 mins)

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