false 50330377 1270706 212633 159337660X 9781593376604 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172750149m/212633.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212633.Second_Chances_Inspiring_Stories_of_Dog_Adoption 3.46 13 Petfinder.com finds thousands of loving families for homeless dogs. Second Chances tells the story of these placements and the courage--both human and canine--behind them. These fifty tail-wagging tales include: <li>The Puppy Mill Dog, in which two women rescue an abused Shih tzu from a life of neglect in an overcrowded "puppy mill." <li>Just What the Doctor Ordered, a tale of an older dog doomed to spend the rest of her life in a shelter until she was adopted by a woman who needed Sandy as much as Sandy needed her. <li>Mister Lucky, a touching story of a terrier who was found in the rubble of Hurricane Katrina's aftermath--and returned to his family, thanks to devoted rescue workers and Petfinder.com.
Dog lovers everywhere love Petfinder.com--and this amazing collection of heartwarming adoption stories will show you why.]]> 124643 3.46 13 3 2 0 false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 15:19:57 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 15:25:47 -0700 2009
I did learn that petfinder has an emergency/natural disaster portion of it that helps link people with lost pets after a catastrophe. The book had a story of a reunited woman with her long lost dog through this portion of the site after Katrina hit. I did think that was a pretty cool thing and wondered what we ever did without the internet.]]>