Yippee February is here! And I am this month's host for Mailbox Monday!
Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia and is gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week and explore great book blogs. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists. Below is what I received this week.
Also, if you have trouble with Mr. Linky please let me know as I have never used this before. Lastly, feel free to leave a comment too. And if you do you're entered to win a mystery prize! Thanks for stopping by!
1) The Last Dog on the Hill by Steve Duno. Amazon Summary. Born of guard dogs on a secret marijuana farm in Mendicino County, Lou truly was one dog in a million. On the winter day that the ailing, tick-infested feral pup was rescued by Steve Duno, neither dog nor man had a clue as to what they were getting into, or where the relationship would lead.
Last Dog on the Hill tells the story of an indigent young Rottweiler mix who, after abandoning his pack and the hills of his birth, went on to change the lives of hundreds of people and dogs, including the author’s, whose career as a behaviorist and writer was made possible through Lou’s extraordinary intelligence and heart. Lou won the respect of gang members, foiled an armed robbery, caught a rapist, fought coyotes and kidnappers, comforted elderly war veterans and Alzheimer patients in their final days, taught ASL to kids, learned scores of unique behaviors and tricks, amassed a vocabulary of nearly 200 words, helped rehabilitate hundreds of aggressive dogs and saved them from euthanasia. He was also a clown, consummate performer and Steve’s best friend for sixteen years. His story will make readers laugh and cry in equal measures.
This was a gift.
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I have added to the linky. I'm fairly new to this so not sure if I have to add each month when the hosting moves.
ReplyDeleteYour books sounds wonderful! It would be the type of book I would pick up when I need a lift. Enjoy your reading week!
ReplyDeleteLou sounds like a really special dog! I'll be back tomorrow to link up.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your book! It sounds like an uplifting story.
ReplyDeleteI have such mixed feelings about animal stories -- I love animals but I can't stand sad animals stories -- even if it ends happily in the end, getting there is hard!
ReplyDeletethank you for hosting MM this month.
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful.I have a rescue dog who is special. Many thanks. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteWow, sounds really good!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting this month. I'll be back to link up when my post goes live tomorrow.
That sounds like the perfect book for animal lovers. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting! I always enjoy visiting your blog.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds great. I love animal stories - if only more of them had happy endings! Thanks for hosting :-)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a truly inspirational story. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you got a great book! Thanks for hosting this month :)
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Just reading that summary makes me want to cry!
ReplyDeleteWow, that sounds like a good read. Thanks for hosting.
ReplyDeleteYour new book sounds wonderful. Enjoy and thanks for hosting this month.
ReplyDeleteAh, I love dog stories and Lou sounds like he was a great dog.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting MM!
I love a good dog story! I'm a fairly new book blogger and just posted my first Mailbox Monday post and I'm really enjoying this opportunity to see what others are reading!
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This sounds like a good dog story! These types of books always pull at my heartstrings! Thanks for hosting MM this month!
ReplyDeleteSounds like quite a dog. Enjoy! And thanks for hosting this month.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful, inspiring story! Lou sounds like quite an amazing dog. I adore dogs and cats. I have a lot of difficulty reading books/stories (or watching them) about most animals because it saddens and haunts me a lot if they are mistreated, neglected, alone, homeless, and more. I know these stories usually have happy endings, but I still find them hard to read. I will buy them although, especially if a purchase bgenefits an animal charity.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enoy this book! I'll keep an eye out for your thoughts on it!
I hope that you enjoy your read.
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I'm excited to be participating today. It's been a while! Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting this meme this month! Your new book sounds quite good!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like such a wonderful, heart-warming novel! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI haven't head of this before but it sounds touching. I hope you enjoy and thanks for hosting this month! :)
ReplyDeleteMailbox just up as I returned to Colombo on Tuesday! hope I am not too late.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your new book and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time I've heard of that book! It sounds interesting.
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