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6 reviews for:
Dog Gone: A Lost Pet's Extraordinary Journey and the Family Who Brought Him Home
Pauls Toutonghi
3.53 AVERAGE
6 reviews for:
Dog Gone: A Lost Pet's Extraordinary Journey and the Family Who Brought Him Home
Pauls Toutonghi
3.53 AVERAGE
I got this book for free at my local independent as part of a promotion, and being a dog-lover it was a natural choice. It is written by the brother in law of the dog's owner, which gives a little more insight into the family history, although this pre-dates his marriage into the family-anyway it is a sweet lost dog story about a sweet lost dog in which lots of strangers joined in the search to try and reunite dog and his family.
The simple premise is that a dog has gone missing and his family goes to astonishing length to bring him home. This is more than a rescue tale, however. Fielding Marshall is in college when he adopts Gonker, a golden retriever. Fielding is trying to figure out what he wants to pursue in life, has a troubled romantic interest, and is struggling with parental pressure to get it all figured out. Gonker, with his unconditional acceptance, is a lifeline for him. When Gonker contracts Addison's disease requiring vital monthly medication, all goes well until Fielding takes him on a hike along the Appalachian Trail hundreds of miles from home, and he disappears.
This is the story of a family with strained relationships, both past and present, coming together in powerful ways to support one another to save this endearing dog that will die without medication. The mother rallies an entire region to help find him, the father takes time to search with his son, and a community responds. VERDICT Pauls Toutonghi (Evel Knievel Days) offers a poignant reminder of the important role dogs often fill as they help their human companions bridge difficult life passages.
This is a review written for Library Journal May 15, 2016.
This is the story of a family with strained relationships, both past and present, coming together in powerful ways to support one another to save this endearing dog that will die without medication. The mother rallies an entire region to help find him, the father takes time to search with his son, and a community responds. VERDICT Pauls Toutonghi (Evel Knievel Days) offers a poignant reminder of the important role dogs often fill as they help their human companions bridge difficult life passages.
This is a review written for Library Journal May 15, 2016.
I enjoyed every moment of this true story! A lot to think about and ponder. I am glad we even found out about Fieldings illness.
A super fast read and a wonderful story about perseverance, community and a family's love for a dog.
This year I’ve read a lot of dog books—comforting and heartfelt—but this is perhaps the best version of a dog book, how dogs can make us act like better humans, and help to shepherd us through difficult parts of our lives. And how, if we’re lucky, we get to help them in return.
Week 39 of the 2018 Reading Challenge: A Book with a form of Punctuation in the Title
Also the 1st book in the Dog Lover's Book Club that I started!
I would give this book 3.5 stars. I'd guess less than half the book was actually about the dog and the search for him. Most of it was about the family, the mother's history, etc. It was a quick, easy read but it could have been a short story and I would have been just as happy about it.
Also the 1st book in the Dog Lover's Book Club that I started!
I would give this book 3.5 stars. I'd guess less than half the book was actually about the dog and the search for him. Most of it was about the family, the mother's history, etc. It was a quick, easy read but it could have been a short story and I would have been just as happy about it.