Arcadia Public Library

It is spring 1919, and John Sawtelle's imagination has gotten him into trouble, again. Now John and his newlywed wife, Mary, along with their two best friends and their three dogs, are setting off for Wisconsin's Northwoods, where they hope to make a fresh start, and, with a little luck, discover what it takes to live a life of meaning, purpose and adventure. But the place they are headed for is far stranger and more perilous than they realize, and...

Claude, the dog, gives away all his Christmas presents to his down-and-out friend but receives an even better present from his young owner.

An ambitious mother puts her art career on hold to stay at home with her newborn son, but the experience does not match her imagination. Two years later she steps into the bathroom for a break from her toddler's demands, only to discover a dense patch of hair on the back of her neck; her canines look sharper than she remembers. Her husband dismisses her fears from faraway hotel rooms. She struggles to keep her alter-canine-identity secret, and discovers...

Rather than take sides when his owners break up, a dog decides to strike out on his own and find a new home.

In the aftermath of the Big Growl that destroyed his former home, Lucky, a golden-haired mutt, may have to relinquish his loner spirit and join a pack in order to survive new dangers for which he isn't prepared.

A vocabulary-building story about dogs engaged in every imaginable type of activity.

Presents a non-fiction companion to the book "Dogs In The Dead Of Night," discussing cases where dogs have come to the rescue of people and other animals, and describes the roles of service and other working dogs.

"Lucky and the dogs of the Wild Pack must fight tooth and claw to survive the storm of dogs--the terrifying battle that has been haunting Lucky's dreams"-- Provided by publisher.

Chester's attempts to find a herding job after his human family moves into town prove disastrous until he meets a group of lost children.