Full name: Will's Red Coat: The Story of One Old Dog Who Chose to Live Again

Author: Tom Ryan Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780062444998

Drawn by an online post, Tom Ryan adopted Will, a frightened, deaf, and mostly blind elderly dog, and brought him home to live with him and Atticus. The only owners Will ever knew had grown too fragile to take care of themselves, or of him. Ultimately, Will was left at a kill shelter in New Jersey. Tom hoped to give Will a place to die with dignity, amid the rustic beauty of the White Mountains of his New Hampshire home. But when Will bites him numerous times and acts out in violent displays, Tom realizes he is in for a challenge. With endless patience and the kind of continued empathy Tom has nurtured in his relationship with Atticus, Will eventually begins to thrive. Soon, the angry, hurt, depressed, and near-death oldster has transformed into a happy, gamboling companion with a puppy-like zest for discovery. Will perseveres for two and a half years, inspiring hundreds of thousands of Tom and Atticus's fans with his courage, resilience, and unforgettable heart. A story of a dog and an indelible bond that is beautiful, heartbreaking, uplifting, and unforgettable, Will's Red Coat honors the promise held in all of us, at any stage of life Similar books: Before Your Dog Can Eat Your Homework, First You Have to Do It by John O'Hurley The Second-Chance Dog by Jon Katz The Possibility Dogs by Susannah Charleson You Had Me at Woof by Julie Klam What a Difference a Dog Makes by Dana Jennings Rescuing Sprite by Mark R. Levin The Puppy Diaries by Jill Abramson A Big Little Life by Dean Koontz Good Dog. Stay. by Anna Quindlen A Dog Named Slugger by Leigh Brill Love at First Bark by Julie Klam Dogtripping by David Rosenfelt Soul of a Dog by Jon Katz The Dogs Who Came to Stay by George Pitcher Scent of the Missing by Susannah Charleson