The author decides instead of getting a new dog the family will foster dogs and give many dogs new homes. This book recounts the exploits of Fifty Foster dogs. She takes you through all the ups and downs of fostering from arrival to adoption. The author does a good job of showing off the different personalities of all the dogs. The book is well written and easy to read. I was not a fan of the footnotes. Photographs of the dogs are also included. Any animal lover will enjoy this book.

A wonderfully written insight into the world of fostering dogs. I really enjoyed reading the authors journey of looking after these dogs and the funny, heartwarming or sad stories that went along with them.

The downside for me, was the authors own dog who comes across feeling like a burden. At one stage in the book she is referred to as dumb and lazy and only kept because the children love her. She admits to not putting the effort into training Gracie and concludes in the end that maybe she should stop wanting her to be something she wasn't and accept her for the dog she was. I hope she finally did this as it is disheartening to read from someone who seems so passionate about rescue.

Otherwise, a delightful read with some good information if you're thinking about fostering yourself.

This book interested me because I have done some dog fostering before.  There is also great advice in this book about rescue work.  The author does a great job of being open and honest about her successes and failures as a foster parent to dogs and puppies.  She talks about how having these dogs come and go in her house affected not only herself, her three teenage kids, and husband, but also their resident dog, Gracie.  These are all things to consider before fostering animals.  Overall, this a great book with mostly happy endings and funny moments as the family deals with having sometimes up to 12 puppies in their house.  If you are thinking about fostering, this is a great read.

I love reading books about animals ... and how could I resist the picture of the dog on the cover!

This is story of Cara ... a married mom of three children, who is an author (I read and enjoyed her first book, I'm Not Her). In 2015, her dog, Lucy, had passed away and she wanted to get another dog. Rather than adopting another one right away, she decided to foster dogs for Operation Paws for Homes, figuring when the right one came along, she would become a "foster fail" and keep that dog.

This is her story of fostering 50 dogs (she has since fostered over 100 dogs) ... the foster times ranged from twenty-four hours to months, puppies (at one point she had 12 new-born puppies and their mother plus other fosters) and older dogs. She keeps a blog of the dogs she fosters. At the end of the book, there are full-colour pictures of the dogs she had fostered (it was great to be able to put a face to a dog as I was reading about). Also there are reasons to foster dogs and reasons why people don't.

I enjoyed this book and enjoyed the writing style. The passion for ensuring rescue dogs find homes rather than be euthanized definitely came through. She never hesitated to jump in and do what she could and she had quite the variety of dogs coming into her home.

I am a volunteer with a local cat rescue. I would love to foster cats but (1) we have two of our own (our tabico can be a bit bitchy) and (2) I would have a hard time saying good-bye to my fosters (I have friends who were foster fails). So as a social media volunteer, I can use my skills and interests and I'm still helping to find homes for rescue cats and kitties. It was interesting to read how hard it was for Cara and her family to say good-bye to some of the dogs ... some of the dogs they would have loved to have kept but they were happy that they did find their forever homes. She knew that if she kept a dog, she wouldn't be able to save the next one.

The author is donating some of the proceeds from this book to Operation Paws for Homes.

Another Good Dog: One Family and Fifty Foster Dogs

Author Cara Sue Achterberg is a saint and a much more courageous woman than I ever will be. For she fosters puppies and older doggies on her Pennsylvania farm until they find forever homes. Asked how she could ever give away her fosters, she replies with great heart, “If I don’t give this one away, I can’t possibly save another.” That makes my own heart seize and swell in gratitude for Cara and the many truly good people who do this work.

On her first day alone, she took in nine ... count them! ... nine puppies, and this poignant and beautifully written memoir of her work tells the tales of these 50 remarkable doggies — including a bloodhound who serenaded the neighbors with arias. Shares the joy, the challenges, the poignancy, the inspiration, and the soul-filling rewards of fostering. Her description of each doggy, its unique personality and sometimes rocky road to adoption tug deeply at heart strings. When one sweet doggy dies you sob with Cara and ask yourself again, “How can she do this?” But she shows you, once more, how important this work is and you thank God for her ... and say prayers for all creatures needing haven. Most highly recommended! 5/5

Pub Date 07 Aug 2018

Thanks to Pegasus Books and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are fully mine.

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