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 Baby's story will touch your heart September 30, 2008
Smarty Cat (Seattle, WA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I almost didn't go to the Seattle book signing for this book, I thought the book would be too sad. I'm glad I went, the experience had a profound effect on me. Jana Kohl did a wonderful job presenting Baby's story in a way that is also uplifting. This book is a wonderful gift for anyone who likes animals, and of course the perfect gift for the dog lover on your list. Buy the book, it will inspire you.
Informative, heartbreaking and inspiring September 8, 2008
Michelle S. Hyllested (Rice Lake, WI)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A Rare Breed of Love is a must read for anyone that has compassion in their hearts. The Puppy Mill industry is a hidden disgrace in this Country. Pet Stores, Backyard breeders and huge mills are profiting from abuse of companion animals that only want to share our lives and give us unconditional love in return for responsible care for their welfare. Please do as I did and buy this as a gift, pass it around to friends. Learn what is happening to beautiful animsls like Baby. My friend had our local Library purchase it after reading it. Read it and contact your legislators telling them you want homeless dogs to find homes and dogs not to be bred over and over to put money in the pockets of people who treat these animals with callous disregard for their emotional and physical welfare. This book was heartbreaking and inspiring at the same time. I applaud Jana Kohl, she is giving a voice to her voiceless Baby.
 A Rare Breed Indeed August 28, 2008
Fable (The Garden State)
The subtitle of this book is "the true story of Baby and the mission she inspired to help dogs everywhere." Baby was a puppy mill breeder, the kind of dog which is confined in a tiny cage, forced to have litter after litter, and then "disposed of." Because of the abuse, Baby had only three legs when Jana found her through petfinder.com. She decided to adopt Baby, and flew from Chicago to California to pick up the 9-year-old poodle. This book also has some celebrity commentary on animals, and makes the reader aware, in a fairly gentle way, of the conditions to which animals purchased at a pet store or online may have been subjected. Jana also brings up the provocative question: Where does society draw the line for cruelty? I particularly liked two of the quotes in the book. The first is from Dr. Albert Schweitzer: "Until man extends the circle of kindness to all living creatures he will not find peace." The second is from Gandhi : "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
AWESOME read for anyone who owns a dog or is considering getting a dog August 27, 2008
Nicole L. Defazio
RESCUE RESCUE RESCUE - yes - please RESCUE a dog. This book is amazing and anyone who even THINKS of buying a dog should read this book first!
 disagree with author generalizations August 22, 2008
P. Kahn
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
The author needs to make distinctions. Breeders are not the bad guys if breeder has a few dogs, shows the dogs and breeds after dog has gained status and only with carefully selected partner. A puppy mill, on the other hand, is something to be outlawed. There must be a distinction. A person (breeder) who competes in shows with one or two dogs, worries about their diet and coat texture, makes sure every dog is trained and socialized, takes years to decide on the right mate (if that decision is ever made), cannot be lumped together with a person who treats their 150 dogs like chickens in battery cages just popping out profit like eggs from a hen. Read that line "a friend who worked in animal welfare, and she was horrified that I would even consider buying a dog from a breeder". Horrified to get a dog from a breeder? That is where we part company. Also, has anybody every looked at some of the nastiest puppy mill operators, the Amish, for example, who treat their animals so badly they shame us all. The Amish dump uncounted puppies into the system every year for profit...and where are the controls for any of these puppy mills? Overall a well written book and on a subject that needs to be in the public eye. But, let's get rid of the puppy mills and not the honest and caring breeders. There is a very big difference.
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