Review: Second-Chance Dogs by Callie Smith Grant

Most people in life are either cat people or dog people. I always thought myself a cat person until an unfortunate event happened in our life. One night while the kids and I were gone and my husband worked out of town we were robbed. We knew it was by local kids, but it was still unnerving. I told my husband that night I was going to the shelter in the morning and bringing home the biggest dog they had. I saw a rottweiler on their website, but when I got there they didn't have one. I asked them to show us the biggest dogs they had and one of the first ones we saw was the one we brought home. We were told he was a Sharpe/coon dog mix, but most people think he has more German Shepherd in him.  From that day on our house because a cat AND dog house. It's so sad to go to the local shelters because they are so full of animals waiting to be adopted. I see posts every day that sadden me of all those needing forever homes!

Our rescue dog Spike! 

Thankfully Second-Chance Dogs by Callie Smith Grant brings the more joyful side of those animals in shelters.  This book is full of 36 TRUE stories of the dogs that have been rescued and how more often than not they rescue us. Many times we are sad or lonely and an animal can make a huge difference in our lives. Just having someone to come home to and that depends on us can often turn our lives around.  These stories made me laugh as well as cry and hope that one day there won't be any animals sitting in shelters waiting for homes.  

Callie Smith Grant is the author of several other books.  The Cat in the Window: And Other Stories of the Cats We Love, The Dog Next Door: And Other Stories of the Dogs We Love, The Cat on My Lap: Stories of the Cats We Love and The Horse of My Heart: Stories of the Horses We Love  I think anyone that loves animals would enjoy Second-Chance Dogs or any of the other books written by this author. This are the feel-good type of books that you can curl up with a cup of tea on a cold day and enjoy. 


**I received this book free for my honest review from Revell**