Saving Gracie How One Dog Escaped the Shadowy World of American Puppy Mills

Name: Saving Gracie How One Dog Escaped the Shadowy World of American Puppy Mills
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ISBN: 9780470447581

ISBN-10: 0470447583

ISBN-13: 9780470447581

Edition: 2010

Authors: Carol Bradley

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A compelling true story of one dogâ€²s rescue from a Pennsylvania puppy millThis touching narrative uses the poignant makeover of Gracie, a sickly Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, to tell the story of Americaâ€²s hidden puppy mills-commercial kennels that breed dogs in horrific living conditions and churn out often-diseased and emotionally damaged puppies for sale.Saving Gracie chronicles how one little dog is transformed from a bedraggled animal worn out from bearing puppies into a loving, healthy member of her new family; and how her owner, Linda Jackson, is changed from a person who barely tolerated dogs to a woman passionately determined not only to save Gracieâ€²s life, but also to get…

Book details

List price: $14.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 2/26/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface



Caged for Life



"Check Out That Place"



A Breeder's Rise and Fall



Orchestrating the Raid



Filth and Fear



Sorting the Dogs



A Safe Place for Dog 132



The Case Goes to Court



Proving Cruelty



The Breeder Appeals



The Soft, Cool Feel of Grass



Deciding on a Dog



Overwhelmed



Too Scared to Play



Learning to Trust



Tackling the Puppy Mills



A Bond Develops



The Crackdown Begins



Elsewhere, Suffering



Two Lives Changed


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Appendix: Finding the Right Dog


Notes


Photo Credits


Index