There are bad memories of his dad being the town drunk, and his mean low life older brother who is a thief and drug dealer serving time. It was hard to read at times with there being animal abuse but I loved the authors way of telling Cooper amd Yellow dog's story.

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The best books I have read in a while are The Life We Bury and Lilac Dogs. Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2016. Though the former K-9 cop feels he knows the people in the small town he reluctantly returns to, he is in for some surprises...Especially for his alcoholic, abusive father; Bull, who doesn't 'get' how much he screwed up his kids. There is hope within the pages and a story that I felt very personally connected to. Welcome back. “Touching and heartfelt.” —Modern Dog magazine on A Man of His Own, “A War Horse for dog lovers.” —Booklist on A Man of His Own, “With deft brushstrokes and an earthy delivery, Wilson develops strong characters caught together first hand and afar through years of confrontation and frustration. The characters are beautifully-layered and shaded--definitely beyond stereotypes--and you may find yourself rethinking some of your own relationships with others. It has other characters, the love interest, the alcoholic father, recently sober, the convict brother and a few others. Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. The Dog Who Saved Me When offered the job of dog officer in the small town of Harmony Farms, Cooper Harrison has little choice but to accept. Rescue comes in unexpected ways for one man and his dog in this moving and redemptive novel, The Dog Who Saved Me, by New York Times bestselling author Susan Wilson. I picked it up and started to read a random sect.

I want to thank the author, Susan Wilson, for the title, The Dog WHO Saved Me. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Dog Who Saved Me: A Novel. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Boston police officer Cooper Harrison never thought he'd go back to his hometown, Harmony Farms. In the intense atmosphere of war they developed an unbreakable bond. Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2018. While the story does not flinch away from abuse, hardships, and tragedy, it also celebrates survivorship and the triumph of the spirit, both human and animal. - The Dog Who Saved Me by Susan Wilson (Paperback / softback, 2017). Please try again. Although the title can be a bit misleading (I would have named it. Yet, I was instantly bored and it did not take me long to give up on this book. THE DOG WHO SAVED ME by Susan Wilson ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2015 Wilson (A Man of His Own, 2013, etc.) Wonderful story. This was a really good book about an abused dog and a man sad over losing his dog in police action. The dog was even unmemorable.

This author knows a dogs mind and for someone who worked in the Animal Humane movement until retirement, I think I have an inkling of the minds of animals. A story of love, hope, and never-ending loyalty―as told by the dog. story follows Cooper Harrison, a Boston police officer whose faithful Devastated by Argos’ death, he can’t move on from the grief and ends up losing his job and his wife. With "The Dog Who Saved Me" author Susan Wilson reminds us that while some people are habitually rotten, beneath the crust of the crustiest humans there beats a heart, and above that heart is brain with a surprising variety and depth of thoughts. You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author. It will take all of Cooper's skill, intelligence, and innate compassion to capture and revitalize this dog, but eventually dog and man will offer to each other the gift of hope.