To me, it seems weird that anyone would want to get a pet for a pet. But that's what Philip Gonzalez discusses in his book The Dog Who Rescues Cats ( 818.5403 GON).
Gonzalez is one of those guys who has a kind heart toward animals. He even fed a rat that had babies and made his construction crew remove trash from its home. You don't know of many people who would go that far to save an animal.
After Gonzalez became disabled from a work-related injury, he began to mope around the apartment, losing all desire to see friends or do activities he used to do. Living by himself, of course, only worsened his depression. One of his good friends, Sheilah, said that what he needed was a dog. Reluctantly he did go with Sheilah to the dog pound. Much to his surprise, he fell for an injured female dog, which he names Ginny.
Ginny seems to be able to find cats that have physical disabilities or have been abused. Before Gonzalez knows it, Ginny has "adopted" an abused, homeless cat, a deaf cat, and a cat blind in one eye.
This touching book will warm the hearts of all animal lovers on these chilly Fall nights.
c Waterloo Public Library 2007
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