Here is the book for dog lovers who are intimidated by books of one hundred pages or more. Twelve separate authors have each submitted one short story, approximately twenty pages, dealing with the life of a dog at Pawley Rescue Center and the person who eventually adopts it. Four of the stories are written from the dog’s point-of-view. The human circumstance in each story vary greatly, but always comes back to the yearning for love a dog can provide.

In the first story author, Kirby Larson, tells the story of a boy sent to live with his aunt when his military father is deployed. A different author’s story tells of a boy whose constantly fighting  divorced parents finally agree to let him have a dog. Yet another story tells of how a bullied boy wants a vicious dog, but the dog which chooses him makes friends with  the dog of one of the boy’s bullies. Through the two dogs’ friendship, the boy gains acceptance at school.