Dawgs
A True Story of Lost Animals and the Kids Who Rescued Them

My Goodreads friend Valleri recommended this book to me and glad she did. I am adding it to my shelf for favorite dog books. My overall goal is to find the ‘best’ dog books, and think this belongs in that short group, although I have not read many rescue dog organizations so don’t know how this one......more

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, and apparently ages. The story of the kids in Diane Trull’s fourth-grade reading class and how they changed the world (at least the world for Dalhart, TX and thousands of dogs) will restore your hope in this world. As a rescue advocate, I know the work that goes......more

Though there are some difficult moments here, this is a well-written story of an admirable woman and the thousands of stray dogs she has saved. Diane Trull encouraged her elementary school class to start a dog shelter in a town with a big problem with stray dogs. Despite the uncaring town fathers, w......more

When I first heard about a group of 4th grade elementary students and their reading teacher single-handedly started their own animal shelter I had two reactions: “That's crazy!” and “Give me that book!” Having worked for Petsmart Petshotel and salon for 10 years I already knew the labor of love it t......more

When Mrs. Trull assigned a reading assignment for her fourth grade class she didn’t know she was going to change the lives of the children and the town . When a group of children ask her what happens to the unadopted dogs at the pound. She tells them the children then want to help they and Mrs. Trul......more