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Series
Stick Dog ; 4
Language
English
Description
Stick Dog and his feral friends are looking for relief on a very hot day--and this time they have their eyes on a ice cream truck.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
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Description
Foster children Andi and Bruce have been placed with a flaky couple who care more for their aspiring rock careers than their charges. Their mischievous tendencies repeatedly get them into trouble. After a close call with the local pound, the kids end up searching for Friday, their secretly adopted dog, in an abandoned old hotel where they find several other stray dogs seeking shelter. They, along with three other local kids, begin caring for the strays....
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English
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Go to any unpopulated or abandoned area in any given urban setting, and you'll find them. Thousands and thousands of wild dogs-abandoned to disease, starvation, and inevitable death-are leading short and brutal lives in the no-man's-land between domestication and wildness, byproducts of the human destitution around them. A lucky few are saved by dedicated rescuers, and Randy Grim, has emerged as one of the country's leading dog saviors. After years...
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English
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"The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are two classic American adventure novels depicting the evolution of two dogs in the wild. The novels are in fact mirror images of one another, as Call of the Wild depicts Buck's journey from domestic to wild dog, while White Fang recounts White Fang's transformation from wild beast to domestic companion. Both convey powerful themes of redemption and survival that continue to affect readers even today.The...
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English
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When you are racing 435 miles through the jungles and mountains of South America, the last thing you need is a stray dog tagging along. But that's exactly what happened to Mikael Lindnord, captain of a Swedish adventure racing team, when he threw a scruffy but dignified mongrel a meatball one afternoon. When they left the next day, the dog followed. Try as they might, they couldn't lose him - and soon Mikael realised that he didn't want to. Crossing...
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Language
English
Description
"A bold mix of realism, allegory, adventure, and progressive politics, this collection features Jack London's most profound and moving literary works... The Call of the Wild, London's elemental masterpiece about a dog learning to survive in the wilderness, sees pampered pet Buck snatched from his home and set to work as a sled-dog during the Klondike Gold Rush. White Fang, set in the frozen tundra and boreal forests of Canada's Yukon Territory, is...
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Series
Language
English
Description
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, who is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. Buck is a dog born to luxury, but his life changes dramatically when he is sold to be a sled dog in the Yukon Terrority. He earns a reputation for his strength and courage, and is rescued from a series of bad owners by John Thornton, who teaches him to love. When John is...
12) Stray
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Türkçe
Description
"Through the eyes of three stray dogs wandering the streets of Istanbul, the film explores what it means to live without status or security. As they search for food and shelter, Zeytin, Nazar and Kartal embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society that allow viewers an unvarnished portrait of human life through the unfamiliar gaze of dogs." --
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. White Fang is the story of a wolf-dog who is befriended by a kind man who becomes his master.
15) Free puppies!
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
If you're looking for a dose of wiggly, waggy, puppy-dog cuteness in Free Puppies!, you won't be disappointed but along with it, you'll gain a new awareness of a chronically overlooked crisis that's dogging the rural American South. Skimpy funding for shelters, high rates of poverty, and a warm climate have led to an overwhelming influx of stray dogs with nowhere to go. Directors Samantha Wishman and Christina Thomas narrow their focus to Dade County...
16) Trouper
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Trooper, a three-legged dog, remembers his life as a stray, before he was adopted." --
Publisher
EPF Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A documentary about the stray dogs of Athens and the people who take care of them. Filmmaker Mary Zournazi explores life on the streets through the eyes of the dogs and people's experience. Shot on location in Athens, the birthplace of democracy, the documentary is about how Greece has become the stray dogs of Europe, and how the dogs have become a symbol of hope for the people and for the anti-austerity movement." --
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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Description
Lady and Tramp's mischievous pup is always in the doghouse. Now, an itch for freedom is sending him on the ultimate adventure! Will Scamp choose the collar-free life with his new pals or embrace the pampered life he had at home?
Author
Publisher
Dog Ear Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Jethro, a stray dog living comfortably at Glenwood Memorial Cemetery, notices Fritz, an unfamiliar German shepherd, settling in on his territory. Although this new dog is unfriendly at first, an unexpected hurricane causes them to seek common shelter where Fritz discloses an adventurous past including a tour of Iraq as a soldier dog! As Fritz's history is slowly revealed, taking us through army training, and the harsh realities of war, Jethro learns...
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Lady and Tramp's mischievous pup, Scamp, gets fed up with rules and restrictions imposed on him by life in a family, and longs for a wild and free lifestyle. He runs away from home and into the streets where he joins a pack of stray dogs known as the "Junkyard Dogs." Buster, the pack's leader, takes an instant disliking to the "house-dog" and considers him a rival. Angel, a junkyard pup Scamp's age, longs for the safety and comfort of life in a family...
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