Jock's Island by Elizabeth Coatsworth, illustrations by Lilian Obligado
Lad, A Dog by Albert Payson Terhune, illustrations by Sam Savitt (special edition)
Album Of Dogs by Marguerite Henry, illustrations by Wesley Dennis
A Tree For Peter by Kate Seredy
The Good Luck Dog
Lilo Hess, author and photographer
1985, Charles Scribners' Sons
A shaggy small dog is stolen off his owner's porch and ends up sold to a laboratory. In the nick of time, he's saved from a horrible fate when an employee discovers he's been tattooed - and the lab has a policy against using tattooed animals, as it indicates they are probably pets. Sent to a shelter, he's adopted by a little boy who names him Skeeter and who is disappointed when he's unable to train the little terrier to act like a beagle. When he gets the chance to acquire a Beagle, the boy passes the pup on to a little deaf girl, who has him trained as a hearing aid dog. The initially think the little dog is a mutt, but learn that he's really a purebred Tibetan Terrier - and Heather enters him in AKC obedience trials.
A short book which is more photo-essay than novel, with brief and inelequent writing stuffed full of obvious propaganda. I don't disagree with most of the 'message' - chained dogs are unhappy, tattooing a dog provides protection against theft, etc. - but I find the flat, dull style and unapologetic pedantry unforgivable.
Dogs
Kah-Loo/Skeeter - male Tibetan Terrier
About the Author
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Life Begins For Puppies
A Pony To Love
Shetland Ponies
Diary Of A Rabbit
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A Cat's Nine Lives
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The Amazing Earthworm
Animals That Hide, Imitate And Bluff
The Curious Raccoons
A Family Of Foxes
Fawn In The Woods
Foxes In The Woodshed
Listen To Your Kitten Purr
Mouse And Company
The Misunderstood Skunk
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