Where the lost dogs go : a story of love, search, and the power of reunion / Susannah Charleson.
Material type: TextPublisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019Description: 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781328995056
- 1328995054
Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Adult Book | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | Adult Non-Fiction | Adult Non-Fiction | 636.7 CHA | Available | 36748002441766 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From a New York Times best-selling author, an important and heartfelt exploration into the world of lost dogs and the power of reunion
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.
In Where the Lost Dogs Go, Susannah Charleson, author of Scent of the Missing and 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, a plucky Maltese mix with a mysterious past who narrowly survived months wandering lost. 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.
In Where the Lost Dogs Go, readers take to the streets beside Susannah to bring home a host of missing pets. Along the way, Susannah finds a part of herself also lost. 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, Where the Lost Dogs Go pays tribute to the missing dogs--and to the found--and to the restless space in between.
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"Readers take to the streets beside Susannah to bring home a host of missing pets. Along the way, Susannah finds a part of herself also lost. 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, Where the Lost Dogs Go pays tribute to the missing dogs--and to the found--and to the restless space in between." -- front jacket flap.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 Magnet Dog (p. 1)
- 2 The One in the Back of the Cage (p. 15)
- 3 In the Goodwill of Rescue (p. 27)
- 4 The Quality of Mercy (p. 41)
- 5 Welcome to the Clown Car (p. 61)
- 6 The Human Factor (p. 73)
- 7 Ghost in the Hall (p. 83)
- 8 A Boy and His Dog (p. 93)
- 9 Houdini (p. 99)
- 10 Survival Mode (p. 109)
- 11 Against the Wall (p. 123)
- 12 Safe Harbor (p. 131)
- 13 Thy Neighbor's Dog (p. 143)
- 14 A Little Ambition (p. 151)
- 15 Finding His Voice (p. 161)
- 16 The Bastard Search (p. 167)
- 17 Together and Apart (p. 175)
- 18 Cats in Tight Places (p. 185)
- 19 On Our Street Alone (p. 195)
- 20 Air and Ground (p. 205)
- 21 The Dog in Question (p. 215)
- 22 Good Fences (p. 225)
- 23 The Little Stranger (p. 239)
- 24 A Winter Storm (p. 245)
- 25 Bring Egg Home (p. 259)
- 26 Big Dog, Little Shadow (p. 269)
- 27 Love, Find Us (p. 279)
- 28 Next (p. 285)
- Afterword (p. 297)
- Acknowledgments (p. 301)
- Appendix (p. 303)
- Sources (p. 310)