The Dog Who Rescues Cats
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Plot Summary of The Dog Who Rescues Cats

"Philip Gonzalez tells the story of his life and the story of his amazing dog, Ginny. While Philip was in the army, his brother had suddenly died, which caused Philip to volunteer for Vietnam. He came home uninjured and got a job in construction, which led to a very bad accident that had nearly cost him his right arm. The arm was saved, but only about 20% of its use was restored. Philip found himself on a disability, unable to work, unable to lead the life he was used to, poor and lonely.

A friend suggests that Philip should get a dog and basically forces him to go to an animal shelter. When Philip first sees Ginny, she is the opposite of his idea of a dog: he wants a large purebred male, and Ginny is a small mix-breed female. Philip does not want her. But the friend and the animal shelter worker insist that he takes her out for a walk. Philip agrees. Then, one look into Ginny's eyes wins him over completely. He decides to take her home.

Ginny's loving presence cures Philip of depression and helps him to cope with his disability, but that's not all. Ginny, it turns out, loves cats and wants to rescue them. Before he knows it, Philip is running his own cat rescue, bringing home sick, injured cats, feeding them, taking them to the vet and finding them homes - all that on his disability paycheck, but somehow he manages to always have enough. Ginny seems to have some sort of a radar in her, telling her that there is a cat that needs help - and there she runs, leading Philip with her, to save that cat. At the time the book was completed, Philip and Ginny had rescued over sixty five cats and adopted sixteen. What a wonderful story of love and compassion!"
Laura Southcombe, Resident Scholar

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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Animal story? Yes
Kind of animal: - dog (non-Pomeranian) - cat
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+
Which loved one? - Brother

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - unemployed
Ethnicity - Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this person? - sensitive to others' feelings
Physique - missing body parts/abilities

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 ()
Small town? Yes
Century: - 1980's-Present

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Book makes you feel? - encouraged
Story of entire life, or part? - story of set of events during life
If this is a kid's book: - Age 16-Adult
Pictures/Illustrations? - None
How much dialogue in bio? - little dialog

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