Review: "The Dog Next Door"

This book is perfect for any dog lover. I would not put myself in that category (liking dogs but not being a 'dog person') but I still really enjoyed it. Suzanne Woods Fisher, author and guide dog puppy walker says "These powerful stories will resonate with anyone who has loved a dog." She's right.

Full of short stories of people and their pets, it makes for an easy read as you can read just a short section, or a whole series of stories one after another.

In the story 'A New Calling' Jim and Sherri have bought a German Shepherd puppy. Sherri travels a lot with her job "which sounds glamorous but actually ranked slightly above getting hit by a truck on the fun meter" and on one of her trips she bought a book about search and rescue dogs. That book turned out to be life changing as Sherri - and her whole family - became involved in canine search and rescue.

That's just one story. Others include the story of the dog who saved a little girl from being attacked by a sexual predator, the dog with a particular bond to children with special needs, the dog who saved her owner from a devastating fire and many dogs who simply taught their owners things about life. My favourite is 'The Dog of My Heart', but you'll have to buy the book to read it!

Price: £7.99
ISBN: 9780800734190
Published by: Revell (An imprint of Baker Publishing Group)
Available through any good bookshop or online

To further whet your appetite, you can read a sample chapter here.