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Saving Audie: A Pit Bull Puppy Gets A Second Chance (2011)

by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent(Favorite Author)

4.07 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0802722733 (ISBN13: 9780802722737)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Walker Childrens

review 1: When Michael Vick's kennels were raided, officials planned to put all the dogs to sleep. After all, their life at the Vick kennels consisted of training to fight to the death and being underfed to encourage aggressive behavior. Many believed these dogs mostly likely could not be rehabilitated and needed to be put down. The spotlight on this case due to Vick's professional football career worked in the dogs' favor, however. People rose up in protest over the dogs' destruction. An agreement was struck: each dog would be individually evaluated to determine its chances of rehabilitation. If a dog showed promise, it would be allowed to live. After extensive testing, all but one of the Vick dogs was deemed fit for rehabilitation. This book follows the story of Audie, a black pit... more bull puppy who was rescued from the Vick kennels. Audie turned out to be obedient, loving, and highly trainable. This is just the kind of story you want to see come out of a horrible situation like the Vick kennels. I found it regrettable that the photos were not sharper. I understand from experience that fast-moving puppies are hard to capture clearly, and perhaps they were working backwards here, using existing photos rather than taking new ones, but the images just weren't as crisp and focused as they could have been. That's really the only negative I found in the book. One thing I appreciated, however, is that the author did not refrain from speaking the truth of Michael Vick's involvement in dog-fighting and the abuse of the dogs. I honestly expected his involvement to be limited because of his status as a professional football player. I was pleased to see Patent was not deterred from telling the truth.
review 2: Cute story about a pit bull puppy from Bad Newz Kennels (ala Michael Vick) which was raided by the government. Like most of the Vick dogs, Audie was taken to a shelter and kept as evidence. Animal organizations such as BAD RAP, Best Friends Animal Society and the ASPCA got involved and the courts allowed the dogs to be tested to determine how safe they were to handle. A friend of two BAD RAP members adopted one of the puppies and named him Audie. They socialized him and took him to obedience classes, where he ultimately obtained his Canine Good Citizen certificate.Big, beautiful pictures, and a story with a wonderful ending that shows the resilience of pitties. less

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