This book has been a great listening experience. Thanks to the author and the publisher for bringing this book to life.

Oh this one was heartbreakingly good! As she tries to process what she did wrong, who will feed her, how she will survive her inner animal survival instincts take over and she hunts, runs and hides.

The author has pieced together the journey his own rescue might have taken confronting the worst and best of humanity. Dog lovers will cry and rejoice but the ones who should listen, the abusers, will never hear nor feel the love of these precious beings.

*received for free from netgalley for honest option* not bad but not my cup of tea omg, just so sad and hard to read!

A beautiful biographical-type work of fiction told through the eyes of an abandoned and rescued dog. This was a little bit of an emotional listen, as the story is filled with love but also deep sadness. There were points where I thought I might not finish listening to it as there were some very upsetting scenes with elements of abandonment and abuse. I felt genuine anger towards the people that abandoned, abused, and used Rascal (the name her first family gave her). However, it also showed the resilience and courage of dogs, as Rascal is forced from one situation to another, experiencing the horrors and the joys of the world, and learning who and what to trust. For anyone that has shared their life with a dog, this story will bring you tears and smiles in equal measures. Overall, the difficult and sometimes harsh times for Rascal are overpowered by the deep love and affection that also flows through the narrative.

This book wasn’t what I’d hoped for. It was a sad look at peoples lives more than a dogs. I love a good animal story but just didn’t find it here. I really wanted to like it but just couldn’t get into this tale.

Loved this sweet story - it really pulled at my heart strings. Well written - I love that it is from the perspective of the dog.

Well thought out and beautifully written. I felt my heart break and find hope again with every single step of this amazing dogs journey.

I want to start off by thanking the publisher for giving me an audiobook arc of this book through NetGalley. This book was something I wasn’t expecting. in all honesty, I didn’t realize how dark this book was going to get. <spoiler> There were more happy moments in the beginning of the book but many sad moments where the main character, the dog, suffers later. The book was a good reminder of the cruelty and severe situations many dogs and animals face on a daily basis. There were moments of hope though which helped us move forward from the bad times. </spoiler> Overall, this story portrayed a more realistic story of a dog’s journey throughout life and i would keep in mind that this story can get dark before reading it.

I knew going in that parts of this book would disturb me because I am such a dog mom, but I winced through the hard parts and thoroughly enjoyed listening to the story of this brave pup.

I love this story because it reaches into your heartstrings and hopefully will make you feel for the dog with the hardships she faces. Everybody should think twice before hitting a dog, dumping a dog on the back roads because they are an inconvenience. My dachshund is a rescue baby, found in the side of the road with her one live brother and several other siblings that already passed. This story spreads that awareness and I love it for that.

Highly recommend this book to anybody whether you are a dog lover or not. It teaches compassion and a fabulous read!

Thanks to netgalley and circuit breakers books for the free audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

This was a very hard and gut wrenching book to listen to! I struggled with rating it because of the pain it caused me, just thinking of all of the trials that this amazing dog went through. I decided that even though it was tough to hear, it was still a very well written book! I have dreamed for so many years of owning a German Shepherd but my health is too poor! There were so many parts of this book that made me cry and others that helped soothe my aches. This is truly an outstanding dog that weathered many storms in her life.
I definitely have a deeper appreciation for those that rescue and take care of all animals! Thank you!
I'd also like to thank Netgalley, the publisher and Dreamscape media for this ARC audiobook for my honest and voluntary review.

A Dog Of Many Names by Douglas Green is a pull all the heartstrings story of a sweet German Shepherd puppy who is abandoned on the side of the road. As she tries to process what she did wrong, who will feed her, how she will survive her inner animal survival instincts take over and she hunts, runs and hides.

Passionately narrated by actress Kelly McNair, the author has pieced together the journey his own rescue might have taken confronting the worst and best of humanity. Dog lovers will cry and rejoice but the ones who should listen, the abusers, will never hear nor feel the love of these precious beings.

I received a free copy of this audiobook from the publishers via #netgalley for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.

#netgalley A dog of many names by Douglas Green publication date 06 July 2020 Like all stories with dogs in this made me cry, it was absolutely heartbreaking the abuse that humans inflict on animals makes me so angry and sad at the same time. If you are a dog lover you will hate and love this story. 5/5 stars

Story about dog always end me with ugly tears, but luckily this one is happy tears. Rascal the pup must experience unfortunate life when it is breeder get bad luck. My heart break and healing with Rascal's journey to find and learn new trust. It is a short read, but full of meaning. Animal isnt thing you can declutter when you dont want it anymore.

Thank you Netgalley for providing me with such heartwarming story.

I am at around a 3.15-3.35 for this one because there are a few elements of animal abuse that obviously I did not care for. I probably would not have chosen to read this one if I had known that going in. However, I stuck with it because I just knew there had to be some good to come out of it.

Sweet, little runt of the litter, Rascal, is the only puppy left at the breeder, so they decide to keep her. Once excited to have a companion, the daughter, Angela, soon grows up and starts ignoring this poor puppy. The mother takes her on a car ride, that she gets so excited for, to only be left on the side of the road to fend for herself. It was a hard listen when this sweet baby realizes that she was abandoned and didn't know where to go.

She stays with a few different families, gets a few different names and eventually she gets her happily ever after.
I must say I did have a frown on my face for most of the story ~ heartwarming it definitely is not.
I am glad I listened to the author's note where he explains his journey with rescuing from the shelter.
It was a quick listen and the narration was alright.

*Thanks to Netgalley, Mindbuck Media Audio and the author for the audiobook. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*

Audiobook Review:
Overall – 5
Performance – 5
Story – 4

A bit sad, inspiring and it touched my heart.

If you are a dog lover, as I am, parts of this story will break your heart but it was ultimately a great story of the determination to survive despite the odds. “The Dog” was known by many names and found herself in good and bad situations. I’m not sure if I’d have wanted to read this story when I was young. It doesn’t have a sad ending but parts of it were difficult enough for me to experience that I’m not sure I’d want to read it to a tender-hearted child.

Kelly McNair did a fantastic job performing this very touching story. At times I really felt like I was the Dog, living and experiencing all of the good and bad things that happened to her.

A review copy was provided by the publisher via NetGalley but this did not influence my opinion or rating of the book.

What an amazing book. It was brilliant to read a book from a dogs point of view and was a real roller coaster of a book. I just couldn't put this book down. I listened to the audiobook. I thought the narrator did an excellent job at bringing the story to life and brought through such an amazing sense of atmosphere and tension. You will definitely got through a wide range of emotions while reading this book. Trigger warning there are some very sad times in this book so have the tissues at the ready. I loved the ending of this book it made the story feel so complete and was a really nice way to end such a roller coaster ride. I felt very satisfied reading this book it truly I'd an amazing piece of writing. This fantastic story that is aimed at a young adult audience will be perfect for reader aged 14 to adult. The atmosphere and tension in this book just swept me away and I became very quickly engrossed in the story.

So much praise goes out to the author and publishing team for creating such an amazing book from a very unique angle. I will definitely be looking out for more books by this amazing author. 

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"She realized that no longer would she rather die. Now, she'd rather live. If she didn't run away right now she'd risk being hit again or being caressed. She'd risk being grabbed and thrown or hugged. She"d risk being hated or loved. Being abandoned or protected. Having to let someone in or fight someone who wanted to kill her. Life meant wanting to live and wanting to live meant....

Terrified, she carefully stepped out from the bushes."

I felt that quote in my soul.... Personally.

This is a quick read about a dog's journey from home to home and inbetween; the good the bad and the ugly that she encountered, and her resolve and strength throughout.

I enjoyed the read especially the ending. There are parts of the story that may make some people uncomfortable and I wouldn't recommend it for young children but older children and adults would enjoy.

I am reviewing the audiobook. I received a copy through NetGalley but this is my totally honest review. Not necessarily unbiased (I am an animal rescuer)but honest. I hated this book. And I loved this book. I hated what this poor dog went through, the horrible way she was treated by the people she met. She thought she had a wonderful home but when economic difficulties hit they took her far from home and abandoned her to survive on her own. My anger and hatred was really strong there! Others tried to help her but she always ended up alone, fearful, hungry, injured. I have seen dogs like her. I have worked with dogs like her. I have adopted dogs like her. The author’s note at the end demonstrates the bond that can exist between man and dog when you are willing to work at it and the fulfillment one can get from animal rescue. Working with shy and fearful dogs and watching them come out of their shells is rewarding beyond belief. A Dog Of Many Names is based on the author’s rescue dog. Thank you Douglas Green for giving her a chance. Kelly McNair did an excellent job narrating this book told largely from the dog’s viewpoint. I loved the book! It left me feeling hope for at least part of humanity.

Thank you Netgalley for the free listen. This audiobook was great to listen to. I thought the narrator’s voice was soothing and made me enjoy it even more. This reminded me of Homeward Bound a bit. I’m a sucker for anything having to do with Animals. This book was heartbreaking to listen to and it tugged at my heartstrings. 3/5

This was a cute and touching story to listen to. The narrator did an amazing job with this story. I even shed a few tears.