Follow the Dog Home
How a Simple Walk Unleashed an Incredible Family Journey
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Three generations, 70 years, 17 dogs. There's one constant...the family dog
As our world changes and our lives get more complicated, the one thing every family can count on is a friendly welcome home and a warm snuggle with furry friends.
Follow the Walsh family as they lead you through the incredible and inspirational tales of their favorite family relatives. Curl up with these engaging stories of miracles, joy, and life's struggles, as Bob, Samantha, and Kevin Walsh share their truly amazing journey.
Whether it's the Walshes or your own family, you know the family dog is part of your life, a constant and true friend who stays with you no matter how many years and miles you have traveled.
You can always follow the dog home.
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At loose ends with her daughter leaving home and her husband on the road, Sue Halpern decided to give herself and Pransky, her under-occupied Labradoodle, a new leash - er, lease - on life by getting the two of them certified as a therapy dog team. Smart, spirited, and instinctively compassionate, Pransky turned out to be not only a terrific therapist but an unerring moral compass. In the unlikely sounding arena of a public nursing home, she led her teammate into a series of encounters with the residents that revealed depths of warmth, humor, and insight Halpern hadn't expected.
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my mistake!
- By joyce on 02-02-14
By: Sue Halpern
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Secret Service Dogs
- The Heroes Who Protect the President of the United States
- By: Maria Goodavage, Clint Hill - foreword
- Narrated by: Nicole Vilencia
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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In an age fraught with terrorism, United States Secret Service canine teams risk their lives to safeguard the president, the vice president, their families, visiting heads of state, and a host of others. Unprecedented access to these heroic dog teams has allowed a fascinating first-time-ever look at a very special breed of heroes.
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Engaging, Informative, and Important
- By N. Rogers on 04-14-17
By: Maria Goodavage, and others
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My Gentle Barn
- Creating a Sanctuary Where Animals Heal and Children Learn to Hope
- By: Ellie Laks
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Founder Ellie Laks started The Gentle Barn after adopting a sick goat from a run-down petting zoo in 1999. Some 200 animals later (including chickens, horses, pigs, cows, rabbits, emus, and more), The Gentle Barn has become an extraordinary nonprofit that brings together a volunteer staff of community members and at-risk teens to rehabilitate abandoned and/or abused animals. My Gentle Barn weaves together the story of how the Barn came to be what it is today with Ellie's own journey.
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Gratitude
- By Kindle customer on 08-29-16
By: Ellie Laks
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Free Days with George
- Learning Life's Little Lessons from One Very Big Dog
- By: Colin Campbell
- Narrated by: Rudy Sanda
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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After Colin Campbell went on a short business trip abroad, he returned home to discover his wife of many years had moved out. No explanations. No second chances. She was gone and wasn't coming back. Shocked and heartbroken, Colin fell into a spiral of depression and loneliness. Soon after, a friend told Colin about a dog in need of rescue - a neglected, 140-pound Newfoundland Landseer, a breed renowned for its friendly nature and remarkable swimming abilities.
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Great
- By Diane Downs on 06-17-18
By: Colin Campbell
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A Pedigree to Die For
- A Melanie Travis Mystery
- By: Laurien Berenson
- Narrated by: Jessica Almasy
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The apparent heart attack that killed kennel owner Max Turnbull has left seven pups in mourning, and his wife Peg suspecting foul play. But the only evidence is their missing prize pooch - a pedigreed poodle named Beau.
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Could not get beyond first chapters
- By DamselflyStudio on 11-07-20
By: Laurien Berenson
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The Underdogs
- Children, Dogs, and the Power of Unconditional Love
- By: Melissa Fay Greene
- Narrated by: Christina Delaine
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
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The Underdogs tells the story of Karen Shirk, felled at age 24 by a neuromuscular disease and facing life as a ventilator-dependent, immobile patient, who was turned down by every service dog agency in the country because she was "too disabled". Her nurse encouraged her to tone down the suicidal thoughts, find a puppy, and raise her own service dog. Karen did this, and Ben, a German shepherd, dragged her back into life.
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A nice good read!
- By Natalie Baranski on 04-05-22
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All but Normal
- Life on Victory Road: A Memoir
- By: Shawn Thornton
- Narrated by: Shawn Thornton
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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After waking from a coma following a car crash, Beverly Thornton's once sweet and gentle disposition had been replaced by violent mood swings, profanity-laced tirades, and uncontrollable fits of rage. Inside the Thornton house, floors and countertops were piled high with dirty laundry and garbage because Bev was unable to move well enough to clean. Dinners were a Russian roulette of half-cooked meat, spoiled milk, and foods well past their expiration dates.
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Should be in the religous category
- By Shreridan on 10-24-16
By: Shawn Thornton
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A Big Little Life
- A Memoir of a Joyful Dog Named Trixie
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
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In a profound, funny, and beautifully rendered portrait of a beloved companion, bestselling novelist Dean Koontz remembers the golden retriever who changed his life. A retired service dog, Trixie was three when Dean and his wife, Gerda, welcomed her into their home. She was superbly trained, but her greatest gifts couldn’t be taught: her keen intelligence, her innate joy, and an uncanny knack for living in the moment.
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Indescribable.... I was totally captivated!
- By Leigh on 04-11-13
By: Dean Koontz
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The Shape of Desire
- A Shifting Circle Novel, Book 1
- By: Sharon Shinn
- Narrated by: Erin Moon
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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For 15 years Maria Devane has been desperately, passionately in love with Dante Romano. But every month, Dante shifts shape, becoming a wild animal. During those times, he wanders far and wide, leaving Maria alone. Since the beginning, she has kept his secret, knowing that their love is worth the danger. But when a string of brutal attacks occur in local parks during the times when Dante is in animal form, Maria is forced to consider whether the lies she's been telling about her life have turned into lies she's telling herself.
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More mature content than her previous works
- By R. O'Hare on 05-23-12
By: Sharon Shinn
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Almost Forever
- By: Deborah Raney
- Narrated by: Laurie Birmingham
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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A Christy Award finalist, bestselling author Deborah Raney has garnered the RITA Award, the HOLT Medallion, and a Silver Angel for her soulstirring fiction. In Almost Forever, five firefighters perish battling the flames of the homeless shelter in Hanover Falls. Shelter volunteer Bryn Hennesey’s grief at the loss of her husband is compounded by a secret, haunting question: Did she extinguish the candle before falling asleep on that fateful night?
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Good narration but way too much slow angst
- By Luvmeags on 09-10-24
By: Deborah Raney
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Charmingly Yours
- A Morning Glory Novel, Book 1
- By: Liz Talley
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
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For Rosemary Reynolds, life in tiny Morning Glory, Mississippi, is just like the fabric store she runs: it seems she's always waiting around for someone else to make the first stitch. Then a dear childhood friend passes away, leaving behind a gift that sends Rosemary on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Despite her mother's protests, Rosemary heads to New York City for a stay in her cousin's trendy SoHo loft. On her first day in town, a wrong turn leads her to Little Italy...and into the arms of handsome, outgoing Sal Genovese.
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One I'll listen to again and again!
- By Allison on 09-09-16
By: Liz Talley