| The Dogs Who Found Me: What I've Learned from Pets Who Were Left Behind |  | Author: Ken Foster
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc.
Category: Book
Buy New: $34.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 3203921
Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 200
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.7 x 1.3
ISBN: 0786148853
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9780786148851
ASIN: 0786148853
Publication Date: November 1, 2006
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Product Description
Reluctant dog rescuer Ken Foster finds himself adopting various stray dogs, from a beagle abandoned in a dog run to a pit bull at a truck stop. The dogs offer a grounding counterpoint to his own misfortunes in New York City after 9/11, in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, and during his heart attack.
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 Heartfelt and Fabulous September 10, 2008
I feel I met a kindred spirit when I read this book! I recommend it to anyone who is involved in rescue work or may be interested in learning more about how they can help!
Appreciated by Fellow Animal Rescuer July 24, 2008
As we all know working in rescue, no one sets out to do this. This book is full of just those stories, the dogs who found the author when he wasn't ready and how he made do with each situation. He talks about the experience being in New York for 9/11 and evacuating New Orleans for Katrina. I have had this book sitting on a shelf for the last year and finally got to read it while I was recently on vacation and just couldn't put it down. It read just as if I were talking with any of my rescue volunteers about their rescued pets. Ken Foster does a great job of articulating the emotions and struggles involved in animal rescue. I think it is a great read for any of us as a reminder of why we do what we do.
Wish I'd read it, instead of listened... April 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Got the audio book. I was not thrilled with the individual who did the reading, but Ken's stories in the book were easy for me to relate to. He succinctly put into words some of the emotions involved when one is performing animal rescue, including the initial denial that an animal is meant to stay with you. Also, I think he does quite well at capturing the essence of just being one of those people who can't look away when you see an animal in need. It's a state of mind that only a certain type of person really seems to understand.
- C.A.Wulff author of Born Without a Tail
Animal Lover April 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this book for the most part. It makes you think about all those dogs out there that need a home or ones who are out there that are being mistreated. I think it is great what Mr. Foster is doing for all those poor dogs out there. Especially Pit Bulls. I also liked all the informative information on shelters, rescues, etc in the back of the book.
The only problem that I had with the book was the writing style. It wasn't written very evenly and took me longer to get done than usual. All in all it would be a book I recommend.
 Find the owners! March 24, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I took this book with me on a recent vacation and started reading it on the plane. I am a true dog lover, I have 5 of my own, but this book did not hold my interest at all. And in fact, it really bothered me. It seems to me that he assumes that if he finds a dog, especially if the dog is in need of a combing or such, that there isn't an owner that is frantically looking for that dog. He just seems to assume the dog was "abandoned" and doesn't make any real effort to find the owner, who may be heartbroken. He is very quick to judge, i.e. when he found the 23 year old woman's dog and made judgements as to her worthiness as an owner, without having all the facts.
He also seems very reluctant to take a dog in/rescue it, because it may inconvenience his life or he doesn't have room.
In one case, he took the dog he found, clear into ANOTHER state to turn it into a shelter. As someone whose petsitter lost my dog while I was on vacation, this kind of thing infuriates me! Unbelieveable. I will not be finishing this book.
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