Saving Audie: A Pit Bull Puppy Gets A Second Chance (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
This children's book tells the tale (no pun intended)of Audie. She was one of the 40 Pitbulls rescued from the Michael Vick dog fighting scandal. While Audie was no longer forced to fight, she still faced a battle. The one for her life.Rescuing the dogs was just the beginning. Most of the dogs, like Audie, had severe emotional problems due to the horrid conditions that they faced. These dogs were scared of humans as well as other dogs. However, if the dogs cannot learn to trust the humans that rescued them, their lives may soon be ended as they will be deemed "unadoptable."I read this book when I took my Therapy Dog to visit a local Kids' Club. The children were enthralled with Audie. They could not believe that someone would actually make dogs fight, let alone a famous football player. And they loved all of the beautiful pictures.This book is a heartwarming read that is sure to be loved by children and adults of all ages. I'm not the right person to judge what age group this is appropriate for, you'll have to look at other reviews for that or use your own judgment, I'm not a parent or a teacher. But I can say that it's a really lovely book that I would recommend checking out. It very simply but sweetly tells the story of what happened to the dogs who were caught up in the Michael Vick dog fighting ring, and then focuses in on how a darling little boy got a new home and a new chance at life. It explains some things about the training he went through and about the challenges he faced. We see a few of the other dogs from the Vick ring as well as some other pit bulls who were helped by Audie's family's organization, BAD RAP. And there is good information in the back for older children who want to do more research, similar to what I've seen in other books with this format. The photos are wonderful. And maybe it will help a few people understand that it isn't the breed that the problem, it's the people. The most vicious dog I ever knew was a Lhasa apso, seriously terrifying. Every dog must have responsible people taking care of it, teaching it how we expect it to behave in our world. If a dog misbehaves it's always a person's fault. There are no bad breeds. There are just irresponsible people.
What do You think about Saving Audie: A Pit Bull Puppy Gets A Second Chance (2011)?
A sweet and hopeful story about Audie, a dog rescued from Michael Vick's dog fighting ring.
—1234
It was awesome to see some of the dogs and people The Lost Dog mentioned!
—Isaacson96
More of a J book than an E book, I have to say.
—Muthe
There aren't bad dogs, just bad owners.
—whiterider
