An Unexpected Grace by Kristin Von Kreisler tells the story
of Lila Elliot who survived a shooting in her workplace that took the lives of
several of her colleagues. A friend asks her to care for Grace, a rescued
golden retriever. As Lila teaches Grace to trust, Grace pushes Lila to reach
for the courage to do the same.
To help dog owners better understand their pet’s behaviors, experts
from the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists examine common problems
and offer suggestions on how they can be prevented or treated. The
science-based essays in Decoding Your Dog give advice on choosing the best dog
for your family, how dogs learn, socialization, housetraining, diet, exercise,
kids and dogs, and other topics. They offer remedies for behavioral problems
such as OCD, aggression, separation anxiety, sound phobias and others. Their
goal is to help owners train their dogs to be happy, healthy, and obedient
companions.
Mary Oliver, a National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize
winning poet, gives us Dog Songs, a collection of new and selected poems that
tell of her companionship with several dogs she has loved over the years. Both
sad and joyous, these poems are a testament to the strength and depth of the
bond we feel for our dogs.
In Mo Hayder’s Wolf, a wandering dog is found with the
message "Help Us" attached to his collar. Walking
Mr. Peabody, inventor,
scientist, Olympic medalist and genius, and his adopted boy Sherman, travel
back in time to experience world-changing events and meet some of their
favorite characters of all time. When Sherman breaks the rules of time travel, they
find themselves in a race to repair history. Check out Mr. Peabody and Sherman,
available in both DVD and Blu-Ray, to find out how they save the future.
Jeff Miller loves dogs. He and
his partner Dean, with their dogs, left a corporate lifestyle in London to
purchase West’s Dairy in Hayward, WI in 2005. They also bought and remodeled
the McCormick House, located a few blocks from the dairy, which they turned
into a B&B. Readers of Scoop: Notes from a Small Ice Cream Shop discover
how much work, decision making, new ice cream flavors and fun it took to make a
go of the dairy their first year. We meet some of the colorful characters who
helped the young men feel at home in this small town in the north woods. My
family stopped at West’s Dairy on our way through Hayward last month. Yes, the
ice cream is delicious and the staff welcoming and talkative.
In Paw and Order, Spenser Quinn’s seventh Chet and Bernie
mystery, partners Chet (dog) and Bernie (human) drive to Washington, D.C. to
visit Bernie’s longtime love Suzie, a reporter for the Washington Post. Along
the way, the pair takes possession of a pink-handled pistol. Bernie jumps to
the wrong conclusion when he sees Eben St. John leaving Suzie’s home when they
arrive. When Eben is found shot dead with the pink-handled pistol, Bernie is
arrested then released. Chet and Bernie must investigate the murder without
stepping on the toes of the police and, at the same time, avoid a shadowy
government agent and a strange bird which Chet recognizes as a drone. Chet
narrates this smart and funny mystery.
See you at the dog park. I'll be with Sophie and Tillie (when we’re
not busy reading one of these dog-gone good books).
--Cathy Seblonka (with assistance from Sophie and Tillie)
Collections and Reference Librarian
