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	• Getting Lucky: How One Special Dog Found Love and a Second Chance at Angel's Gate Susan Marino, Denise Flaim Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 2005 - 144 pages average customer review:based on 24 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

havent even read it yet...

i actually bought this book for my wifes birthday. it was an idea from my mom, since she found out how big an animal lover my wife (and I) are. i started to read the first chapter before i wrapped it up, and knew right away it would be a tear jerker. all in all, i bought this book because a portion of the proceeds go to Angels Gate. that is terrific for lots of animals out there, and my wife loved the idea of giving something back. if you even like animals, you should get this book. i pray every day now that more people in the world will follow Susan Marino's idea.

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Great read

Once you open the book, you can't put it down. My husband picked it up to
read the first couple of pages and did not put it down till he was done.
I did the same. Since I did some volunteer work at Angel's Gate during the summer, I was really able to connect with some of the animals and was able to see how much they are loved and cared for.

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A pleasure to read

It was a pleasure to read this book. The stories are heartwarming and you can't help but fall in love with the animals in the stories. The chapters are short and it would be easy to read one of two and then come back to it later. I wasn't able to do that, though. I couldn't put the book down and I read it in one day. If you are an animals lover you will fall in love with this book.

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A Must to Share

When my dog passed away a good friend gave me this book. Although I couldn't read it right away it meant so much to me. It reinforces that although we all outlive our pets we have done right by giving them good loving homes and in return we have received nothing but unconditional love in return. Since then, I have had 3 friends lose their dogs and have sent this book to each and every one of them. Our pets will live in our memories forever.

extraordinary

This book is eye-opening and inspiring!! I cried, laughed and was humbled as I made my way through the pages. Yes...it is about animal beings...yet the lessons are clearly well meant for human beings! Great to read when you want to be absorbed and it is so well done.....it's like you are having a conversation with the author. Thank you for this book!!

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Brutus, a Rottweiler who had suffered a lesion in his vertebrae, was barely able to move when he was brought to Angel's Gate hospice and rehabilitation center. Now, after months of hydro- and physical therapy, he enjoys daily walks. Thanks to Susan Marino, who runs the center in her Long Island home, more than 150 animals, from dogs and cats to horses and birds, are given the kind of hospice care usually reserved for people. Some recover from their life-threatening injuries or illnesses, while others are given refuge through their final days.

Getting Lucky tells the story of Lucky-a dog who's sent to Angel's Gate to die but instead finds a whole new way of living-and 20 other animals at the hospice. But it's also the story of a woman with a mission. Marino, a former pediatric nurse, started Angel's Gate 12 years ago in the belief that even critically ill and abandoned animals deserved to die with dignity and respect, and her work has made her a genuine hero. She speaks to veterinary groups across the country about her groundbreaking approach to animal care. This important book is a testament to the difference one person can make. AUTHOR BIO: Susan Marino was an intensive-care pediatrics nurse for 30 years, working with terminally ill children. She founded the nonprofit Angel's Gate hospice 12 years ago in her home on Long Island and continues to run the center with her husband. This is her first book. Denise Flaim is the author of The Holistic Dog Book and a staff writer and pet columnist for Newsday. She is the owner of champion Rhodesian ridgebacks.

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