Research Catalog

Title

One hundred dogs & counting : one woman, ten thousand miles, and a journey into the heart of shelters and rescues / Cara Sue Achterberg.

Author

Achterberg, Cara Sue

Publication

New York : Pegasus Books, 2020.

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Details

Description

xi, 291 pages, 24 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

• A challenging foster dog inspires an experienced foster mama to explore where the endless stream of unwanted dogs is coming from--and how things could change. After nearly a year struggling to find a home for a particular foster dog, Cara begins to wonder how the story ends--when will all the dogs be saved? Even after the one-hundredth foster dog passes through Cara's home, the stream of homeless dogs appears endless. Seized by the need to act, Cara grabs her best friend, fills a van with donations, and heads south to discover what is really happening in the rural shelters where her foster dogs originate. What she discovers will break her heart and compel her to share the story of heroes and villains and plenty of good dogs, in the hope of changing this world. From North Carolina where pit bulls fill the shelters and heart-worm rages to Tennessee where dogs are left forgotten in pounds and on to Alabama where unlikely heroes fight in a state that has largely forsaken its responsibilities to its animals, Cara meets the people working on the front lines in this national crisis of unwanted animals. The dogs, the people and their inspiring stories draw her south again and again in search of answers and maybe a dog of her own. One Hundred Dogs and Counting will introduce the reader to many wonderful dogs--from sweet Oreo to quirky Flannery--but also to inspirational people sacrificing personal lives and fortunes to save deserving animals. Join Cara on the rescue road as she follows her heart into the places where too many dogs are forgotten and discovers glimmers of hope that the day is coming when every dog will have a home.
• After nearly a year struggling to find a home for a particular foster dog, Achterberg wondered: when will all the dogs be saved? The stream of homeless dogs appears endless. She headed south to discover what is really happening in the rural shelters where her foster dogs originate. From North Carolina where pit bulls fill the shelters to Tennessee where dogs are left forgotten in pounds, Achterberg met the people working on the front lines. Here she introduces the reader to many wonderful dogs, and to the people sacrificing personal lives and fortunes to save deserving animals.-- adatped from jacket

Alternative Title

• One hundred dogs and counting
• 100 dogs and counting
• 100 dogs & counting

Subject

• Dog rescue > United States
• Animal shelters > United States
• Animal shelters
• Dog rescue
• United States

Genre/Form

Anecdotes.

Contents

Introduction -- Loose dog -- Dogs are expensive -- Wearing out your welcome -- Full-on life -- Lost dog -- Projecting -- Is she ever leaving? -- A web of enablers -- Going abroad -- Breaking point -- Lessons learned -- She's really gone -- One-hundredth dog -- Hatching a plan -- Post-traumatic gala disorder -- Unicorns and a beauty queen -- Fame -- And...Go! -- Warning signs -- Rescue gets real -- The difference one hour makes -- Too late -- Hope -- New co-pilot -- These boots are made for rescuing -- A real rescue -- Home again, but different -- End of the tour, beginning of something else -- The cost to a heart -- Rescue road trip -- It was the pitties that broke my heart -- Which dogs will die? -- Mother and son rescue road trip -- Tennessee heroes -- Where is the line between caring and killing? -- Who will let the dogs out? -- Back to Tennessee -- Doing the impossible -- The fuzzy definition of no-kill -- Alabama -- The shepherd and his lambs -- One last stop -- It's time -- Epilogue.

Call Number

JFE 21-3053

ISBN

• 1643134124
• 9781643134123

OCLC

1125352750

Author

Achterberg, Cara Sue, author.

Title

One hundred dogs & counting : one woman, ten thousand miles, and a journey into the heart of shelters and rescues / Cara Sue Achterberg.

Publisher

New York : Pegasus Books, 2020.

Edition

First Pegasus Books cloth edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Research Call Number

JFE 21-3053