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My Life Among the Underdogs

A Memoir

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My Life Among the Underdogs

By: Tia Torres
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From one of the most respected figures in the dog-rescue community come the harrowing, funny, and inspiring stories of nine incredible dogs that shaped her life.

Tia Torres, beloved underdog advocate and star of Animal Planet's hit show Pit Bulls & Parolees, chronicles her roller-coaster life in this heartwarming memoir featuring some of her best-loved dogs. With inimitable honesty and characteristic brashness, Tia captures the spirit and heart of these intelligent and loving canines, while carrying us behind the scenes of her TV show, into the heart of post-Katrina New Orleans, onto the soundstages of Hollywood films, and even to the jungles of Sri Lanka.

Tia has devoted her life to shattering the stereotype that pit bulls are dangerous, vicious predators. As the top dog at the Villalobos Rescue Center in New Orleans, the largest pit bull rescue in the US, she and her team have rescued, rehabilitated, and re-homed hundreds of animals that might otherwise have been destroyed. As she puts it, most of the stories in this audiobook are about animals (and a few humans) that needed someone to believe in them and a purpose in order to show their true nobility.

Each dog Tia writes about here has overcome abuse, trauma, neglect, or just bad luck to become a stalwart, loving companion to Tia and her family. You'll meet Duke, whose intelligence and matinee-idol looks made him a star in movies and music videos; Junkyard Joe, whose single-minded passion for tennis balls was channeled into expertise as a drug-sniffing dog; Bluie, the unswerving protector of Tia's daughter Tania; and a host of other unforgettable canines.

My Life Among the Underdogs is above all a love story, one that is sure to grip the heart of anyone who has ever owned or been owned by a dog.

©2019 Tia Torres (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers
Biographies & Memoirs Pets & Animal Care Dogs Heartfelt Funny New Orleans
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Inspiring, heart-wrenching read

I totally loved this book. the animal stories and Tias family challenges and triumphs took me on an emotional roller coaster that no other book has ever done. Such an incredible family all around. I highly recommend you read this book you will have a hard time putting it down.

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Tia Torres

I could not finish it fast enough. Tia Torres is a great inspiration and woman!

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My life among the underdogs

This book is inspiring in so many ways. The love a human and dog can have for one another is amazing and is clearly described in this book.

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"LOVED IT!"

I absolutely Loved, Loved, Loved this Amazing and Beautiful story, I could not stop listening. This book had me laughing and crying and cheering. Being Narrated by Tia herself made all the emotions more real. Very heartfelt and truly genuine. What an amazing, Kind and Loving person Tia is.

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Tissues needed

the stories were so vivid. I felt the pain and grief as if I was a witness and there. I recommend this to everyone.

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God love the underdogs!

This book touches every emotion. Pitbulls are the most misunderstood dog. It's man that did that to them. Love, love my Pitbulls.

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Great!

I am a regular viewer of Pitbulls and Paroles on Animal Planet. I ordered a signed book from Tia but I couldn't wait to get the audio book as well. I was not disappointed. This book will leave you smiling, laughing and at times crying. Tia and all those at VRC are guardian angels for dogs and especially pit bulls. Hats off and full respect to the entire VRC staff.

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AWESOME!

Thank you Tia for taking the time to do the audio! I loved each story. An audio book I'm sure I'll listen to again & again!

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True Passion

Pit Bull's are the true definition of Unconditional LOVE!! I Completely Recommend this book!!

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great book

I enjoyed it completely. once I started listening I couldn't stop. I listened to the whole thing at once. please write another book.

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