Winner of Foreword Magazine's 2006 Bronze Award for Pet Book of the Year! Generosity and gratitude power this compelling account of the reciprocal nature of rescue. Ken Foster illuminates a profound lesson about saving a life: Doing it makes you able to do it. --Amy Hempel, author of The Dog of the Marriage and Reasons to LiveI read this at once, and could hardly bear to put it down. It delivers something crucial about bravery, the human spirit, and the place that dogs occupy in our landscapes. It's about confronting need, vulnerability, and love, and responding.--Roxana Robinson, author of A Perfect Stranger and Georgia O'KeeffeKen Foster writes about the human/canine bond with wisdom, insight, and great heart. This is a fascinating and useful book, full of great stories and practical knowledge. Ken's dogs are lucky to have found him, and so are his readers. --Sean Wilsey, author of Oh the Glory of it AllFoster's dogs are memorable, delightful characters, with vivid, poignant stories.
