The Dogs Who Found Me: What I've Learned from Pets Who Were Left Behind
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781592287499 (1592287492)
ASIN: 1592287492
Publish date: March 1st 2006
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Pages no: 194
Edition language: English
Tells the story of dog rescuer Ken Foster from 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina in both a practical and a personal way. Low on sentiment and - remarkably, given some of the segments - anger. High on responsibility and love for dogs. Would have liked pictures of those he's rescued and his own dogs.
Early in his narrative, Ken Foster distinguishes himself from people who seem to be "dog blind." Stray dogs appear in plain sight, but dog-blind people simply do not see them, perhaps because they do not want to. Seeing them might inspire in them the feeling that they should do something for the dog...