DOGS WHO FOUND ME

Now regarded as a classic in dog literature Ken Fosters memoir chronicles his journey from firsttime dog owner to rescuerand all the lessons and mistakes he made along the way Bookended by the tragedies of 911 and Katrina Foster finds that dogs open his eyes to the benefits of compassion selflessness and the chaotic beauty of living each day in the moment But more than Fosters own story readers remember the dogs Among them are Duque a Costa Rican stray Brando Fosters first adopted dog and a supposed pit bull mix who outgrew his Manhattan studio apartment Rocco a clownish red pit bull whose owner mistakenly gives him away to the wrong person Zephyr a cheerful Rottweiler mix who awakens Foster by sitting on his chest when his heart stops working and Sula the tiny lost pit bull who showed up at Fosters door one day and stayed Whether bearing witness to national tragedy grieving the death of a friend or dealing with his own mortality Foster finds strength in his dogs and in the reciprocal nature of rescue