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  • Dog Gone

  • A Lost Pet’s Extraordinary Journey and the Family Who Brought Him Home
  • By: Pauls Toutonghi
  • Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne
  • Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (21 ratings)

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Dog Gone

By: Pauls Toutonghi
Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne
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Saturday, October 10, 1998. Fielding Marshall is hiking on the Appalachian Trail. His beloved dog - a six-year-old golden retriever named Gonker - bolts into the woods. Just like that, he has vanished. And Gonker has Addison's disease. If he's not found in 23 days, he will die.

The search begins. Fielding and his father, John, are dispatched to the field. They have the family's other dog, Uli, in tow. Combing the trails, Fielding and his father bond like never before. Fielding's sister, Peyton, calls and talks him through some of his lowest moments. And at home Fielding's mother, Virginia, sets up a command center. Virginia becomes a field general. With a map and a phone book at her side, she contacts animal shelters, police precincts, general stores, community centers, newspapers, radio stations, churches, and park rangers. She is tireless. The local paper in Waynesboro writes a small story about the family's search. The story hits the AP Newswire. But as the search continues, the Marshalls realize that they may not survive losing him. Even as the wounds of their past return to haunt them and threaten to jeopardize everything, they know they have one mission: to bring Gonker home.

©2016 Pauls Toutonghi (P)2016 Tantor
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" Dog Gone is simply wonderful." (Julie Klam, author of You Had Me at Woof)

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Excellent!

I completely enjoyed this book. I felt that I knew the characters from the beginning. My empathy was with Gonker and Fielding, strange as the man was. Very well done. Good narration.

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Heartfelt account

I loved that this book shared the trust and raw emotion of the journey to find Gonker. You felt like you were right there with the Marshall family in their search.

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Fantastic!! A must read for all dog lovers!

You will not be disappointed with this book! I laughed, I cried, I read it again!
I listened to the audio book at the kennel I own, even a kennel full of dogs enjoyed it! This is a must read for every dog lover. I plan on telling all my friends and family about this book!

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Too much family, too little dog

OK, I know I'm going to sound churlish here, but I got the book for the story of how the dog got lost and found. I really didn't need the very long introductory section where we are getting to know the family in frankly more intimate detail than I felt I needed. Everyone's own family history and foibles are interesting and meaningful to himself, but not necessarily riveting for others. Once we got to the part about the dog disappearing and the efforts to find him I found it more interesting, although frankly it dragged a bit for me. Sorry, I know most people have found the book inspiring and beautiful, but I didn't.

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...of you've ever loved a dog, this book is a must

I loved everything about this book. Wonderfully written and narrated. My heart has been involved since the first chapter. I am so very happy this story has been told.

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