The Secret of the Dogs | 
 enlarge | Author: Rich Douglas
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Category: Book
Buy New: $13.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 176735
Media: Paperback
Pages: 266
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 1419687832
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781419687839
ASIN: 1419687832
Publication Date: February 22, 2008
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Product Description
The Secret of the Dogs, a.k.a.. The Big Paw Book, is a fantasy adventure novel about a dog named Leroy. Trouble starts when Leroy discovers his human friend, a boy also named Leroy, is being abused by his father. Therefore Leroy, along with the independent Diggy, the adorable Pooky and the speedy Ms. Quickfeet, attempt to rescue the boy. Guided by their powerful canine creator, The Great White One, Leroy and his companions are given clues to find the boy. But they face opposition from Brick, an angry Mastiff, and his two canine assistants that have six inch, knife-like claws! The novel will please adults and children alike. Readers will discover mysterious underground tunnels, secret worlds only dogs can see, the terrifying pound, and much more.
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The Secret of the Dogs: Enchanting and Emotional July 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Every once in a blue moon a great piece of artwork, whether it being a movie, a book or music, is created while at the same time possessing the two most important qualities of any piece of art: enchantment and emotion. Although these qualities are extremely rare in today's creative achievements, they do thankfully sometimes occur. Some examples of this include (in music), Coldplay's album "A Rush of Blood to the Head," and in film, the great "Field of Dreams."
And now in books: "The Secret of the Dogs," by Rich Douglas.
The Secret of the Dogs begins with four dogs, a greyhound, Basenji, a Pomeranian and Airdale Terrier, trapped mysteriously in a square city park. Dangerous, mysterious flames appear if the dogs step one paw print over the boundary layer and try to escape the park(as on the cover). They want to escape so badly and find human Master's of their own, but they can't. Yet when Leroy, a Basenji, discovers that a young boy who visits him at the park is being physically abused by his father, he finds a way to escape the boundary layers with the help of The Great White One, a magical dog who has the powers to take the flames away. But Leroy and the other dogs must find the boy and rescue him, and work together as a team and fight the Mastiff named Brick, a hateful beast who has evil powers and tries to stop the four dogs from accomplishing their mission.
The characters are engaging and very relatable, including Pooky, the cute girlish Pomeranian, the selfish but powerful Diggy, the Terrier, the complaining but quick Ms. Quickfeet, the greyhound, and the main character of the novel, Leroy, who the entire story is told from. There are also the smelly dirty but loveable mutts, Led, Sed, Sned and Fred, who are stinky but hilerous!
The Secret of the Dogs approaches spiritual issues without being preachy or demanding, emphasizing faith issues. In a contempory novel, it is hard to do something like this, but this novel pulls it off, showing that in the end good always dominates over evil, regardless of a particular beliefs, religions or creeds.
Last but not least, the novel's ending packs an emotional wallop that is so strong in may just be the one of the strongest conclusions to any book that I've ever read. I don't want to spoil it. You have to experience it for yourself. Every reader should.
What a wild ride! Hold on...! April 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hold on to your seats reader, this novel is filled with so much action and adventure that it could entertain a statue. Filled with exciting chases, (chapter 3 and chapter 6) wild strange rides (chapter 5)edge of your seat canine confrontations, (chapter 10 and 12), and a powerful gut wrenching ending, the book will please all. And it is filled with constant humor throughout. A must read.
one of a kind April 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Four endearing canine characters embark on an oddessey to rescue one of the dog's human master while the other three strays long for the day when they will have master's of their own. But first there are dangers and a vast fantasy world in the Johnson City Canine Control Center! A story of great imagination that shows the power of love over evil. Excellent debut by author Rich Douglas, if it is his first, that I'm assuming.
BLOWN AWAY! Wow! What a unique, powerful novel! March 30, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Secret of the Dogs by author Rich Douglas isn't like any novel I've read before. Told through the eyes of a dog named Leroy, I was at first expecting a boring kids book with no plot, excitment or emotion. But as I soon got passed the introduction, I couldn't put the book down. The fantasy, action, mystery excitment and humor is so incredible and runs so smooth, and the way the author so marvelously shows the powerful bond between a dog and a young boy who is taking physical abuse from his father, pleased my adult mind. There are so many interesting things to read about, like the secret underground tunnels of the city park, the flaming boundary layers, the strange Johnson City Canine control, the mystery that lies in the school, and the monsterous canines of the terrifying pound, invisible to humans of course! The charecters are incredible, funny and unique, like the fluffy Pomorarian Pooky, who wears clip on earrings! Then there is the independent terrier Diggy, who collects playing cards and has a secret room underground! Ms. Quickfeet is the greyhound, a nervous, rejected dog who loves attention and even wears a clown's mask to attract humans! Oh, I love these characters! I laughed so hard, I cried!
Finally the book leads up to the exiting, emmotional climax when the dogs rescue the young boy who is abused by his own father. I must say I did shed a few tears during the last chapter. You will too.
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