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Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. Waffles is exuberant, playful, and smart maybe too smart! Shes quite the escape artist and Lizzie has her hands full trying to keep tabs on her.--Provided by publisher.

Welcome to the Puppy Place, where every puppy finds a home! Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. Charles meets Gizmo, a Sheltie puppy with a lot of energy. Aunt Amanda suggests an agility class for the little doggy to burn off his extra energy. But at the class, Gizmo hardly does any of the tricks. Can Charles find a way to help...

We think of shelter dogs as sad, rejected souls living behind cold metal bars. Shuster puts shelter dogs in a brand new light: each dog is featured in photo-booth style photographs, each accompanied by a short story about the dog's personality; how the dog ended up in the shelter; and the adoption date.

The Pound Puppies are ready for fun and frights and just in time for Halloween! The dogs work hard to find a forever home for a weird-looking puppy, awaken the cat mummy Meowtuhotep, race against time to rescue a pup in a jungle before a volcano explodes and more in six exciting and spooky adventures.

The dogs of Shelter seventeen have some pretty crazy adventures finding the perfect person for each dog, from joining the circus to becoming TV stars. Throughout it all, they hold true to their motto, 'A pup for every person, and a person for every pup.'

Cecilia Murray hopes to adopt Potato, a cute pug, from the animal shelter, but before she can, he is adopted by Eric Chung, a popular, arrogant boy from school, who hopes to train Potato to become a show dog.

The dogs of Shelter Seventeen all have unique talents, whether they realize it or not! Sometimes they find fame, but in the strangest of ways. Join the pups as Rebound becomes an internet sensation, Strudel is mistaken for a super hero, Pepper solves a mystery and more. No matter what adventures the dogs face, they are always glad to do them in order to find the perfect person for the perfect pup!

Upon being sent to live with her aunt in the small town of Doverville, 12-year-old Emma O'Conner finds herself in the middle of a 'dog-fight' with the Mayor and town dogcatcher. In order to strike down their "no-dogs" law, Emma must bring together a group of schoolmates, grown-ups and adorable dogs of all shapes and sizes.

In order to stay in the warm and cozy home he has longed for, Shoe Dog must learn to stop chewing shoes.

Military dog Max returns from service in Afghanistan, traumatized by his handler's death. He's adopted by the man's family and helps the grieving family heal.