Dog Book Review

Wesley Banks Book Review

On January 24, 2018 / Dog Book Review

Faith in Every Footstep by Wesley Banks Happy New Year, LYF! members! I hope my latest book review finds you all in good spirits, recovering from the holidays and settling back into some normalcy in your lives. May 2018 be another great year of health, fitness and adventures for you all and your dogs! Over the holidays, I was finally able to purchase (and read) author Wesley Banks‘ two books, Faith in Every Footstep, and Hope in Every Raindrop (he’s currently working on a third in this “Faith, Hope, Love” series, Love and All That is Lost). I actually have

City Girl, Country Vet

On July 11, 2017 / Dog Book Review

City Girl, Country Vet was first published in 2011. It has taken me six years, two states, three cities and three library systems to finally get my hands on it. Imagine my excitement (and disappointment) when I found out that, between then and now, this one book has become an entire series! And none of the libraries have the rest of them! I am going to have to invest in some used copies! City Girl, Country Vet was initially intended to be the first in a trio of books about the main character, Amanda (Maz), but it has since evolved into

A Dog’s Way Home

On June 27, 2017 / Dog Book Review

W. Bruce Cameron does it again! In A Dog’s Way Home, the author manages to address several hot-button topics while weaving them into an intriguing adventure not unlike Sheila Burnford’s classic The Incredible Journey. In this book, we meet Bella, a “pit bull”/Rottweiler cross who spent her early days growing up with cats… and then being raised by Momma Cat for a time. Shortly, Bella meets Lucas, the human who is supplying food to Bella’s feral cat colony family. Lucas takes Bella home, where Bella proves to be quite useful. Lucas’ mom is a military veteran, struggling with depression and

Lily and the Octopus

On May 24, 2017 / Dog Book Review

Lily and the Octopus, by Steven Rowley Lily and the Octopus is the debut fictional novel by writer Steven Rowley. This entertaining, and somewhat whimsical book, chronicles the journey of two main characters, Ted and his elderly dachshund, Lily, who live an idyllic life in California, where they share themed evenings such as Monopoly Night, enjoy pizza and ice cream, and dish about celebrities. One day, Ted discovers an Octopus, sitting right atop Lily’s head! The Octopus refuses to move, instead, making himself at home, right there in between Ted and Lily. Soon enough,readers discover that the Octopus is actually

Pukka’s Promise Book Review

On November 22, 2016 / Dog Book Review

Author and journalist, Ted Kerasote, of Merle’s Door is back with a new book (and a new dog!) in this latest autobiographical installment of his life and adventures. Pukka’s Promise: The Quest for Longer-Lived Dogs, chronicle’s Ted’s search for a new pup- and not just any pup. He wants a dog as close in composition and temperament to Merle as he can get, and the author is also determined to provide this new little guy with the best (and longest) life possible. While initially put off by what seemed a “search to replicate Merle in exactation”, it turns out there