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A Dog's Purpose
A Dog's Purpose | W. Bruce Cameron
This is the remarkable story of one endearing dog's search for his purpose over the course of several lives. More than just another charming dog story, A Dog's Purpose touches on the universal quest for an answer to life's most basic question: Why are we here? Surprised to find himself reborn as a rambunctious golden-haired puppy after a tragically short life as a stray mutt, Bailey's search for his new life's meaning leads him into the loving arms of 8-year-old Ethan. During their countless adventures Bailey joyously discovers how to be a good dog. But this life as a beloved family pet is not the end of Bailey's journey. Reborn as a puppy yet again, Bailey wonderswill he ever find his purpose? Heartwarming, insightful, and often laugh-out-loud funny, A Dog's Purpose is not only the emotional and hilarious story of a dog's many lives, but also a dog's-eye commentary on human relationships and the unbreakable bonds between man and man's best friend. This moving and beautifully crafted story teaches us that love never dies, that our true friends are always with us, and that every creature on earth is born with a purpose.
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dasyuridaecaninesara
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I loved it. The imagery was incredible, reading it felt like a movie.

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Kshakal
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Eggs Sweet doggie face 🤎🐶🤎 11mo
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Allydanielle88
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Today is a rough day. Have to say goodbye to my best friend and reading buddy, Lady. She's been in my life for over 15 years. She loved balls and loved to show them to everyone. Everyone and every animal was her best friend. She liked snuggling up in a warm blanket and listening to me read. I'm going to miss her so much, but I know she won't be suffering anymore.

curiouserandcurioser @Allydanielle88 im so sorry💔 glad you have such beautiful memories together💜 13mo
JessClark78 I‘m so sorry for your loss. 💔❤️ 13mo
Pageturner1 😢 sorry for your loss. that adorable face. my heart breaks for you. our animals are our family. 13mo
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shortsarahrose
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When you work at a library, sometimes you get to take some discarded books home #bookhaul

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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
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The day 10 prompt of "Any animal in title" for the #BigJuneReadathon #photochallenge is represented by a dog, squirrel, oyster, bird, falcon, serpent, bees, and fireflies. These are all on my shelves.

@Clwojick

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calmaxtra
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10/52: A Dog‘s Purpose

Cry, sobbing, throwing up, this book was so good and had such a sad and happy ending. All the perspectives got to me in so many ways. Beautiful story.

#Litsy #ReadingChallenge #Books #Dogs

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freeatlast1137
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I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book, there are some sad moments but it‘s a good read.

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yvo_about_books
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Spending this evening in double furry company with Delilah Bard snoozing on my lap while I read this story told from a dog's perspective. #caturday #pets 🐱🐶📖

CaffeineAndCandy Awwwww 💜💜💜 3y
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
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@Cuilin #fridayfeelings on Saturday. Thanks for the tag, @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm

I might be a 🤖 compared to others, but sometimes a precious moment will cause a little eye leakage.

My big weakness is dogs. A Dog's Purpose and Lily & the Octopus made me ugly cry so hard that Sarah Mclachlan is playing in my head as I type this just thinking about them.

Want to play? @BookNAround @DaveGreen7777 @candc320

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘ve heard these are tear jerkers! 3y
Cuilin Yes. I have a hard time with animal stories for this reason. 😭 Thanks for playing. 3y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Animal stories get me every time! 😅 3y
DaveGreen7777 Thank you for the tag! 😊🏷 3y
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Loric
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Such a wonderful story about love, loyalty and the undying bond between a dog and his human, a must read for every dog owner or lover. The audio narration really brought this one to life.

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nichollinlove
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Last night I lost my favorite reading partner, Tatum. She was so much more than a dog to me. She loved our peaceful reading sessions away from the two wild boy toddlers. She always attempted to lick away my tears if I were crying. She had saint like patience. She was strong and stark and sweet. I really love the theory of A Dog's Purpose and hope more than anything that my sweet Tatum is a bleary eyed puppy somewhere warm in this world. ❤❤❤

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Such a sweet girl - all my love to you. ❤️ 3y
CaffeineAndCandy ɪ'ᴍ sᴏ sᴏʀʀʏ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜɪs. ᴡɪsʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ. 3y
Deblovestoread I am so sorry for your loss. 3y
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Aims42 I‘m sorry, sending you some extra love today! 💕💕💕💕💕 3y
JenReadsAlot I'm so sorry for your loss. 3y
Prairiegirl_reading I‘m so sorry 😢💔 3y
reading_rainbow I‘m so sorry 💔 3y
Ruthiella So sorry to hear that. 💔 It‘s so hard to lose one‘s beloved companions. Take care of yourself and allow yourself to grieve. ❤️ (edited) 3y
Bookwormjillk I‘m sorry 💔 3y
Eyelit 💜💔💜 I‘m sorry for your loss. Take good care. 💜💔💜 3y
JessClark78 I‘m sorry for your loss. 💔❤️ 3y
Reggie Oh gosh, I‘m so sorry. 3y
Catsandbooks So sorry for your loss! Sending love 💕 3y
SconsinBookyBadger Sending hugs and my sympathy to you on the loss of your sweet pup Tatum. ❤️🐾❤️ 3y
rwmg So sorry to hear about this 😢 3y
magyklyXdelish Losing fur babies is so hard. So sorry for your loss. 3y
Jadams89 I‘m so sorry for your loss. 3y
Clare-Dragonfly I‘m so sorry. 💗 3y
Librarybelle So sorry for your loss 3y
nichollinlove Thank you everyone for all of your kind words. ❤ 3y
Jas16 I am sorry for your loss. 3y
Mishu94 I‘m so sorry for your loss 💔 3y
ShelleyBooksie I am so sorry for your loss. Sending love. 3y
TheLudicReader So sorry. 3y
Lauram I‘m so sorry about your pup. 💔 3y
Mccall0113 So very sorry to learn this 3y
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OriginalCyn620
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#wondrouswednesday

1. I‘ve loved dogs my whole life and I really hope this book is right about what happens when our fur babies leave us. We humans really don‘t deserve dogs! 🐶❤️
2. 🍂🍁🍂🍁
3. Hard to pick just one...Hocus Pocus, The Lost Boys, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Ghostbusters are all faves! 🎬

If you want to play, consider yourself tagged! 🤗

Eggs Love your deco 🍁🎃👏🏻👏🏻 Thanks for playing 🧡 3y
TheSpineView Totally agree with you on dogs!💜🐶 3y
OriginalCyn620 Thanks @Eggs 🎃 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick My book & reasoning are the same! 3y
OriginalCyn620 That‘s awesome @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick! The book (and movie) destroyed me but it‘s really beautiful. 🐶❤️ 3y
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
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Tagged by our #wondrouswednesday host @Eggs

1. As a dog lover, I want to believe in this story. I ugly cried more than I wasn't during the reading.
2. I have a few items up all year, but this year I added cheap garland & gourds to the big window.
3. I like them scary: Trick R Treat, The Devil's Rejects, Sleepy Hollow, & for balance, Beetlejuice. Dutch makes me think of Thanksgiving.

@Sweetkokoro @Bookzombie wanna play?

Eggs Beetle juice is a classic! Thanks for sharing and playing 🎃🍁🧡 3y
Bookzombie Thanks for tagging me! I‘m sorry I didn‘t get my answers posted. 🎃👻 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @Bookzombie It is truly no problem. Stay spooky, my friend 😁👻 3y
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
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#3books that made me cry.

Ugly cry
Ugly cry on multiple occasions
A few sweet tears

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

MsMelissa I refuse to read A Dog‘s Purpose as I‘d basically just cry the entire book! 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @Book_Fiend_Melissa Now and then I need the release of a really good ugly cry. That's what these are for. I make sure my guy will be out of the apartment for a while and I pull it out for a few hours. 4y
OriginalCyn620 I think A Dog‘s Purpose was my biggest and ugliest ugly cry ever! 😭 4y
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TheQuietQuill
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I love my little reading buddy 💕 When my toddler naps, we have some books and playtime at our beck and call ☺️

TheSpineView So cute! Nothing like doggie snuggles! 4y
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HeidiS
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I cried so much because it‘s all so real and made me miss my dog so much.

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LibrarianRyan
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Normally, if I‘m working on my yard the dogs get to come out of the fence with me. But neighbors are doing something that involves multiple cars. Well they have spent the last hour trying to get through the fence. Flib (the grey one) succeeded. Demon is bigger and can not fit through the small rungs flib can. They chewed the wire ties holding up the chicken wire and dig between the partially barried rail. All so she can sit under the swing.

LibrarianRyan Demon is now whining and josh added more brick barrier back to the fence. 4y
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CoffeeNBooks
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I enjoyed reading from a dog's perspective, especially when the dog describes his reasoning behind getting into the garbage, chewing shoes, and how he feels about cats, lol! There were both heartwarming and sad parts of the book, and the overall story was great.
#ReadWithMrBook #NarratedByAnimal @MrBook
#BookSpinBingo

PaperbackPirate This has been on my tbr since before the movie came out! Thank you for the push! 🐕 4y
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Conleyheather
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I laughed; I cried. It‘s such a beautiful and heart warming story about the world‘s most loyal dog. Immediately after finishing, I had to snuggle my own three dogs.

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It was a great book! I watched the movie and wanted to read the book. I am not a big fan of dogs but I loved these books and movies!

Grace_Reads Noice 4y
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BayouGirl85
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I don't even know where to begin with this book. I laughed and cried. I felt everything from overjoyed to heartbroken. As a lifetime dog owner, I see my dog in a whole new light. She has made me, given me comfort and watched over my babies. It is a must read.

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Panic70
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It took me a bit to get through this one. My daughter loves the puppy‘s purpose series. Written from the dog‘s perspective, the writing is a bit simple. It just made it difficult for me to listen to it for long stretches. Glad I finished it, but I couldn‘t imagine diving into the next one any time soon. My daughter did mention that Bailey‘s story and Ellie‘s story were similar to this book.

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Balibee146
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On the last few pages..... Sweet, written to tug the heartstrings 😭😭😭😭😭 My Rosie dog isn't bothered 🐶❤️
#dogsoflitsy

TrishB 🐶❤️ 4y
TrishB Awww Rosie 🐶♥️ 4y
Leftcoastzen So pretty! 4y
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Balibee146 Cheers @TrishB @Leftcoastzen my beloved pup 🐶❤️ 4y
brit91 Rosie is beautiful 4y
Balibee146 Thanks @brit91 👍 4y
Bookzombie 💕🐶 4y
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Balibee146
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#nextup I watched the movie with one of my boys a while ago so I know I'm going to sob like an idiot 😭😭 Blame @TrishB who sent me this gift 😘😘😄

TrishB I‘m not sure I could read! You‘ll have to tell me the scale of crying! 4y
Balibee146 @TrishB from the film is guess the crying will be full-blown purple-as-a-baboon's-ass snot fest! Will confirm when I've finished 🙃😘 4y
Cathythoughts Sounds good ✨❤️🐶 4y
brit91 I really loved this book 4y
KristenDuck Sobbed at the movie 4y
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Curiouser_and_curiouser
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A review from my 10 year old who feels so accomplished to have finished this 319 page novel.
She says ~ There was kindnes, gratitude and happiness in this book. He had happy lives. The ending was a mixture of happiness and sadness.

OriginalCyn620 That‘s so awesome! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 though I must say, this book destroyed me! 😭 4y
Curiouser_and_curiouser @OriginalCyn620 Aaaaawwww, my girl did come to me a few times all teary and I didn't know why. Then she told me about the part she was up to. The movie was moving enough for me, I might give this one a go one day. In fact my 6 year old was wondering what all the fuss was about so I might have to read it together with her! That will be a nice one to read with her. She adores all of our pets and talks of the ones who've passed very fondly. 4y
OriginalCyn620 @Curiouser_and_curiouser So, I watched the movie a while back, on a day my husband took our daughters out for some daddy/daughter time. After reading the book, I knew the movie would make me ugly cry. I didn‘t get the timing right, & they came home when there was about 30 minutes left in the movie. I was crying so hard that that they all thought something tragic had happened, like one of my parents had just died! They haven‘t let me live it down! (edited) 4y
Curiouser_and_curiouser @OriginalCyn620 OMG!! LOL, I'm sorry, I'm laughing so much. Ohhhh, that is the worst!!! Yes, I can relate to being busted at the end of a movie like that too. Oh dear! That is a funny story 😂😂😂 4y
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Kshakal
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With all of my dads health issues he hasn‘t seen his dog in 3 weeks... today we were able to bring bubba to see dad and I got to witness the power of how healing an animal can truly be... they were so happy to see each other!!!

Crazeedi That is so wonderful, our dogs help us heal, so glad you daddy got to see his baby, he should get to stay!! 5y
JoScho This warms my heart so much! 5y
8little_paws How sweet!!! 5y
TheSpineView That's so great!💜🐾 5y
Nute I know that this was good for both of them!💕🐶 5y
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brit91
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Be Here Now.💖

TheSpineView 💜 5y
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Jennick2004
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Believe it or not, I did not cry! But there were moments...lots of them...what a great book, and though the end is sad, it is also satisfying.
#SadButSatisfying

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Jennick2004
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Oh my goodness, this book is wonderful...and awful!
It also makes me wonder, do my dogs understand ANYTHING that I say? 🤣💜

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Chelseabillups30
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It might be National Book Lovers Day, but I decided I needed to watch the companion movie to the last book I finished before cracking open a new one.

🐩🐕🐶

KirstieE This made me cry like a baby !! 5y
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Jennick2004
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Lately my dog‘s purpose has been destroying things! (He‘s only 16 weeks old!)

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Chelseabillups30
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The job of a good dog was ultimately to be with them, remaining by their sides no matter what course their lives might take.

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Chelseabillups30
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At first I wasn‘t really sure about this one...being that the story is told from the POV of a dog living many different lives, it was a little difficult to follow, as I would consider a dog an unreliable narrator.

Beyond that it was a fun, adventurous, humorous, heartwarming and heartbreaking read all the way through.

Bonus brownie points for a character whose name was Chelsea. 😉

If you‘re a dog owner or dog lover you‘ll enjoy this one.

brit91 I loved this book so much!!😍📚 5y
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Chelseabillups30
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It‘s been a while since I‘ve had a Bookly accomplishment...feels good to complete one tonight! 📖💯📚

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Chelseabillups30
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You know you‘re a disability etiquette and person first language advocate when you read something like this and internally are like “ it‘s PATIENT/PERSON WITH ALZHEIMERS, people!! Write it right!!”

laur89 💖 Love seeing things like this because I teach students WITH learning disabilities. They‘re not learning disabled kids. 5y
Chelseabillups30 @laur89, Absolutely!! We are on the same page. This lights such a fire under me. You‘d think that an author who can write from such a creative perspective could think a little further to be respectful of the characters he plans to include. Can‘t even lie, for a hot second I thought about bailing on this book knowing this is in here! (edited) 5y
Lauram I always thought this way, too and often find myself correcting people (in my own head), but I attended a presentation at a conference and was told that individuals consider the disability to be an essential component of their personality and would prefer the label. 🤷‍♀️ I still prefer person first. 5y
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Chelseabillups30 @Lauram, I don‘t think it‘s a one size fits all issue. I think the main idea is to not be afraid to ask what preference someone has, and to honor that before you speak about them. 5y
Chelseabillups30 @Lauram, for example, I have a physical impairment and I know the most common way to refer to that is having a disability. The word disability doesn‘t offend me because I know it‘s just what‘s most widely known amongst society today, but my preference is impairment because disability seems too all encompassing. Using impairment implies that there is only PART of me that doesn‘t physically function correctly. 5y
Lauram I completely agree. 5y
Lauram I work in the rehab field and whenever I use the term disability, I‘m always careful to indicate what sort of disability or impairment is involved. I hate when people assume a cognitive impairment when they see someone in a wheelchair. 5y
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Sienopoli
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A light read but oh so rewarding. You get way more than you think you‘re gonna get out of this book. If you think I‘m kidding then look at the pic.

Reecaspieces Love this book 5y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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Haven‘t read it, it‘s a story of a dog as it lives through several lives..the narration from the dog‘s POV.
“This story teaches us that love never dies, that our true friends are always with us and that every creature on earth is born with a purpose.”

#lilithjuly #wheredoesthegoodgo

MaleficentBookDragon Nope. No. No. No. 😭 There aren't enough tissues in the world.😁 5y
Dragonfairykats I got this from the library. Have 3 ARCs to read first 😖 5y
LoverofLit My friend who always recommends sad books to me tried to get me to read it and I gave her a hard NO for now. Maybe when I get in a "I need a book that will make me sob hysterically for days." I'll pick it up! 5y
Shley9225 This was one of the first full-length novels I ever read on my own (I was in, like, grade 2 or 3). It was too sad for my mom so she stopped reading it out loud to me but I loved it so much I kept reading it on my own even though it took me two or three months to finish. It will always hold a special place in my heart ❤️ 5y
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JoScho
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Since I got so much love about this sweet boy, Church, I wanted to give you an update. We went to the vet yesterday and even though he was terrified he did great. He is on meds for his sores. He had a bath-it took two of us to bathe him. He doesn‘t know how a leash works and still cowers constantly but slept like a little angel curled up between my husband and I last night. We have a long way to go but he has already come so far. #dogsoflitsy

batsy ❤️❤️ 5y
KarenUK adorable 💕 5y
Karkar Yippee! Thank you for saving him! ❤️🐾❤️ 5y
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ladym30 He is so sweet!❤️ 5y
Soubhiville So cute! 💙 5y
mrp27 💕💕💕💕💕 5y
Crazeedi You're so very kind to care for this sweet puppy!! 5y
Lauram “For it is in giving that we receive.” - St. Francis ❤️ 5y
8little_paws Oh what a special little guy!!! 5y
arubabookwoman That makes my day!! 5y
LauraJ Thanks for the update. And thanks for giving this little guy a loving home. 🖤 5y
Prairiegirl_reading 😍🥰😍🥰 too cute!!!! 5y
Megabooks He is precious!! 💜💕💙 5y
Slajaunie Aww, so sweet. So many animals need homes. Love that you adopted him. 💙💚 5y
mreads 🐕❤ 5y
Lreads They are all so cute! Thank-you for opening up your heart and home to a poor pupper in need. You will always be his hero! ❤️💕🐾🐶 5y
AlaMich He looks like a keeper! 🐶❤️ 5y
Craftylikefox What a sweetie💕 he is so lucky to have found a great home! 5y
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emilyrose_x
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📚 A Dog's Purpose...so! so! sad! But amazing 😁
🎞 Marley and Me (also very sad 😢)
🎶 Who Let The Dogs Out 😂

#manicmonday
@JoScho

JoScho 🐶🖤🐶 5y
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Allthingsbooks
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Loved it! Made you smile, laugh, and cry.

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Messiejessie
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A few chapters in and I wasn‘t sure I liked this book, however it did grow on me and I found myself crying a few times throughout the book. It was a cute story. 3 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Lizzie2219
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I loved this book sooo much. It made me laugh and cry and ugly cry. It tugged on my heart strings and if it were possible made me love the dogs in my life 10x more. In excited to read the sequel w. Bruce Cameron has a way telling this story so beautifully that i felt the needs and anxiety of the dog i adored this book so much

Jerlynn Such a great book!!! I couldn't get over that one for like months, but it was just soooo good 5y
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Chelseabillups30
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New to me book mail!
Drop a 🙋🏻‍♀️ or 🙋🏻‍♂️ in the comments if you‘ve read it and loved it!!

emilyrose_x 🙌🙌🙌 5y
AutumnRLS Is it just me, or does this book have like 100 different covers already? 5y
shellleigh33 ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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jlleach87
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Dog's purpose

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I wanted to like this one, I really did. It seemed repetitive and got boring after the first half.

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BarkingMadRead
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Clwojick Woot woot! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
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BarkingMadRead
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Flight delayed 90 minutes. I hope I have enough books for this trip!!

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BarkingMadRead
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So cute already!