M. N. Smith 
Gerette! 
The Adventures of a Mississippi Dog in Europe

This is a story of a Mississippi dog that found hope and a home of her own. A little dog left to die in the woods by previous owners finds her way down a country road to a life of travel and adventure. She decides to adopt a human couple and rescue them from being alone in the country and foreign lands. Gerettet! (which means ‘rescued’) is a story to inspire others to rescue the many available animals in shelters. Yes, you may only be able to rescue an animal; still, that one can change your life!

I am the bridge

Between what was and what can be.

I am the pathway to a new life.

I am made of mush

Because my heart melted when I saw you.

Matted and sore, limping, depressed,

Lonely, unwanted, afraid to love.

-Diana Morgan, ‘A Poem to My Foster Dog’

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