ABANDONED: Featured Dogs in ABANDONED With Their Books

In my new book, ABANDONED: Chronicling the Journeys of Once-Forsaken Dogs, I chronicled roughly 60 once-abandoned dogs, illuminating each one’s journey from a shelter or rescue organization to a loving, permanent home. ABANDONED is a decade-long project inspired by my own rescue Shetland Sheepdog, Biscuit, who had been abandoned. This set me on a quest to examine the lives of other abandoned dogs. I initially met and photographed each dog shortly after they entered a shelter or rescue organization, and then again approximately a year after being adopted. The juxtaposition of the “before and after” photographs illustrate the profound benefits of animal adoption for both dogs and humans alike. Especially now, with the dog overpopulation crisis and the recent natural disasters, it is critical for people to adopt these special dogs in need of permanent, loving homes.

Below are a few photographs of the dogs, who are still living, that are featured in ABANDONED with their physical books, provided by their adopters! These dogs include from the top left to the bottom right: Sabre/Arfy; Merlotte’s Tara/Tara; Dennison/Denny; Robo/Washburne; Dreifuss/Dreyfuss; Minnie; Clooney; Tyson/Cruz; and Humphrey/Ricky-Bobby! I am so incredibly grateful that some of the dogs featured in ABANDONED are still here with us on earth, as I photographed the dogs for this long-term project during 2013 through 2015.

I am donating a portion of my royalties, earned from the sales of this book, to the SPCA International, helping dogs in need around the globe. You can read more here and here.

And, if you have not ordered your copy of ABANDONED, I hope you will consider ordering ABANDONED today! Many thanks for your support!

ABANDONED Featured: Ready Living Podcast

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Andrea Weckerle, the host of the Ready Living Podcast, where she asked very thoughtful and insightful questions about my new book: ABANDONED: Chronicling the Journeys of Once-Forsaken Dogs. You can listen to the episode on Apple Podcast or Spotify!

I am donating a portion of my royalties, earned from the sales of this book, to the SPCA International, helping dogs in need around the globe. You can read more here and here.

And, if you have not ordered your copy of ABANDONED, I hope you will consider ordering ABANDONED today! Many thanks for your support!

ABANDONED Book Helps Dogs in Need Supporting the SPCA International

ABANDONED: Chronicling the Journeys of Once-Forsaken Dogs, has been released into the world! Thank you to everyone who has purchased my book! It has been wonderful to hear from you and receive your feedback on this book I have worked on for over a decade! There are so many generous people who have helped me along this journey, for which I am very grateful and I owe such a great debt.

It is National Adopt-A-Dog Month, and I hope that if you are considering getting a dog, you only adopt and not shop. There are so many wonderful dogs living in shelters and rescue organizations who need permanent, loving homes. It is up to us humans to solve the dog overpopulation crisis in our country.

I am donating a portion of my royalties, earned from the sales of this book, to the SPCA International, helping dogs in need around the globe. You can read more here and here.

And, if you have not ordered your copy of ABANDONED, I hope you will consider ordering ABANDONED today! Many thanks for your support!

ABANDONED Featured: Modern Dog Magazine

Today, Modern Dog Magazine featured ABANDONED: Chronicling the Journeys of Once-Forsaken Dogs as one of its book club picks for this fall! The fall 2024 issue is on newsstands as of today! A few images are shown below!

My parents picked up a copy of the Modern Dog Magazine today, and a photo is shown below!

And, if you have not ordered your copy of ABANDONED, I hope you will consider ordering ABANDONED today! Many thanks for your support!

I am donating a portion of my royalties, earned from the sales of this book, to the SPCA International, helping dogs in need around the globe. You can read more here and here.

ABANDONED: Recommended by Ann Patchett, The Laydown Diaries

Ann Patchett, one of my favorites writers, recommended ABANDONED: Chronicling the Journeys of Once-Forsaken Dogs on the Laydown Diaries at her bookstore, Parnassus Books, on October 1, 2024. I was elated, as I admire her greatly and I love her work. You can view this episode of the Laydown Diaries recommending ABANDONED here.

And, if you have not ordered your copy of ABANDONED, I hope you will consider ordering ABANDONED today! Many thanks for your support!

I am donating a portion of my royalties, earned from the sales of this book, to the SPCA International, helping dogs in need around the globe. You can read more here and here.

ABANDONED Featured: The Eye of Photography

ABANDONED: Chronicling the Journeys of Once-Forsaken Dogs was featured recently on The Eye of Photography (L’Oeil de la Photographie), one of my favorites photography sites! You can read more here.

And, if you have not ordered your copy of ABANDONED, I hope you will consider ordering ABANDONED today! Many thanks for your support!

I am donating a portion of my royalties, earned from the sales of this book, to the SPCA International, helping dogs in need around the globe. You can read more here and here.