title: The Second-Chance Dog: A Love Story
author:  Jon Katz 
description: <b>Praise for <i>The Second-Chance Dog</i></b><br /> <b><i></i></b><br />No one speaks the language of a dog like best-selling author Jon Katz. His latest heartwarming memoir about finding love after struggling through a broken relationship . . . gives testament to how dogs can make us better human beings.<b><i>The Free LanceStar</i></b><br /><br />[An] intimate story of falling in love with a woman and her extremely protective pet dog . . . Bittersweet in its telling, Katz reminds readers of the importance of human and animal connections.<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br /> <b><i></i></b><br /> In this heartwarming story of love and redemption . . . dogs and humans alike get second chances at life, love, and growth. . . . This moving work is recommended for readers who want a true-life love story, for dog lovers seeking a book with a happy ending (the dog doesnt die!), for seniors who think that receiving a Medicare card means that love is out of the question, and for dog trainers who want to learn more about Katzs philosophy of dog training.<b><i>Library Journal</i></b><br /><br />The story [Katz] tells gives hope that no animal is beyond help, as long as enough love and patience are thrown in.<b>Minneapolis<i> Star Tribune</i></b><br /><br /> <b>Praise for Jon Katz</b><br /> <br /> With wisdom and grace, Katz unlocks the canine soul and the complicated wonders that lie within and offers powerful insights to anyone who has ever struggled with, and loved, a troubled animal.<b>John Grogan, author of <i>Marley &amp; Me</i></b><br /> <br /> Katzs worldof animals and humans and their combined generosity of spiritis a place youre glad youve been.<b><i>The Boston Globe</i></b><br /> <br /> From Toto to Marley, our canine friends are a sure bet in the literary biz. But no one seems to speak their language like Jon Katz.<b><i>San Antonio Express-News</i></b><br /> <br /> Katz proves himself a Thoreau for modern times as he ponders the relationships between man and animals, humanity and nature.<b><i>Fort Worth Star-Telegram</i></b><br /> <br /> I toss a lifetime award of three liver snaps to Jon Katz.<b>Maureen Corrigan, National Public Radios <i>Fresh Air</i></b>
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  While incidents in this book did happen, some of the names and personal
  characteristics of some of the individuals have been changed. Any resulting
  resemblance to persons living or dead is entirely coincidental and
  unintentional.
  
  
  Copyright © 2013 by Jon Katz
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  Published in the United States by Ballantine Books, an imprint of The Random
  House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.
  
  
  BALLANTINE and the HOUSE colophon are registered trademarks of Random House,
  Inc.
  
  
  Photographs are by the author.
  
  
  LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
  
  
  Katz, Jon.
  
  
  The second-chance dog: a love story / Jon Katz.
  
  
  pages cm
  
  
  Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-345-53117-9
  
  
  eBook ISBN: 97