Dogs I Have Met: And The People They Found

Another good book by Ken Foster. I so enjoyed just listening to him talk, like a friend discussing this and that while sharing his life. I appreciated him talking about David Rosenberg's involvement with rescuing older dogs: I like David's writing and am now all the more impressed. I like Ken's insistence on being honest about what PETA is and what it isn't -- or rather how misguided it often is. Maybe this isn't a 'typical' nonfiction book with a giant core theme but it is a good read full of interesting facts and thoughts and I was inspired to immediately buy 2 other pieces of work by him, one about dogs and one not. His voice is different from other writers but in a good way. Like dogs themselves, people who love dogs and write about them, come with different personalities and voices. Ken Foster's is a good one.

Okay, I love animals, all animals, so I was very excited to begin a book that had such wonderful reviews. I looked forward to a bit of light reading, and I suppose that's exactly what I got. While the author seems like the kind of animal lover I instantly just "understand," the banality of this book had me wondering when something was going to happen. It's not a story, rather a series of short observations and experiences with animals in a post-Katrina era/location. The authors humor is attention grabbing, but often dwindles away to trite stories that have no real substance, often letting his fan letters complete the remainder of the chapters. I did not read his first book, which also seems to have wonderful reviews, and perhaps I'll give it a go when I'm in the mood for an extremely light read.

Once again Ken Foster shows the rest of us that there ARE angels on earth, some with two legs and all the others with four (or sometimes three) legs. Reading his stories about not only his Brando, Sula, and Zephyr, but all the other dogs that people have written him about, and how these beautiful little souls saved these people while saving themselves. Foster also shows that it's truly a network across the country, and around the world, as well as the real work it takes to help these animals...and how rewarding that work can be. If you read ANY book this year, make it THIS BOOK.

This is such a wonderful book about the dogs in Ken Foster's life, particularly the dogs he lives with. But there are other dogs too. And his friends who are the dogs' buddies too. I can't get enough of these stories. Moving. Heart-tugging. Beautiful. I loved his other book too, "The Dogs I've Found"--his first one. I feel I know these dogs and I love them. I went to his website and found the pictures of the dogs in the books. I wish he had put them in the books. God bless you Ken Foster. God bless your doggies. Write more books.

Really liked this book. If you love dogs, you'll like getting to know the ones the author introduces. There are a few parts that are sad and make you shake you're head and wonder exactly why some people do the things they do, but overall a positive book that describes this authors love for dogs.

This is a terrific book filled with sympathetic tales of dogs and their people. The narrative style is similar to Ken Foster's previous book, "Dogs Who Found Me", and the author reports on dogs we met in that book as well as many new characters who lived through hurricane Katrina and the rebuilding of New Orleans. I am happy that Mr. Foster writes these lovely and engaging narratives giving voice to such wonderful dogs and their (not always very bright) owners. This is fine storytelling.

In many ways I can identify with the author and take this story personally. On a personal note, nearly all of my pets have come from various shelters. The author shares stories about his work with shelters and shelter pets. Sometimes you will laugh and sometimes you will cry but. This is a story which needed to be told. Highly recommended.

A must read for dog lovers. I would reccomend this book for all of those persons (myself included) who condider themselves friends & guardians of our so mamy abandoned, abused & neglected furry angels. There are so many heartwarming stories of rescues & what seem to be miracles in this book that I believe anyone with this interest will be enriched by reading the above named book.