Amazing Gracie

I have finished the book Amazing Gracie.Written by Mark Beckloff and Dan Dye. This is a true story. It is 247 pages long. Here is a little bit about the book:


Gracie was a half-blind and fully deaf Great Dane. She was the only puppy left and was going to b e put down because no one liked her,even her mother didn't like her. When Dan Dye heard about her at work from his friend at work,he went to go check her out. She came right up to him as if she was begging him to take her home. He said that he would take her. The breeder was trying to get hm not to buy her because of her problems,but he didn't care.He brought her home and "the girls" a dalmatian and a black lab didn't get along with her.They kept trying to hurt her. Mark showed them who was boss and they stopped and became best friends. Gracie became "one of the girls." Then Gracie became picky and wouldn't eat.she was becoming really skinny. When Dan's friend from work said that he should make homemade dog food,he thought it was a good idea,but one problem he didn't know how to cook.After a lot of practice he became a great chef for the girls. Dan's friend Mark suggested that they make a dog bakery together. Dan was shocked,but then noticed that this was a good idea. So they bought an old bakery that no one was using. It had all of the tools that are needed for baking built-in. They named it the Three Dog Bakery. Some people thought they were crazy by making a bakery for dogs. At the same time people thought it was a great idea.Once there was this little deaf boy.Gracie layed on the floor and comforted him,she was making a weird humming sound too. The boy's mother was crying because it was so sweet. Gracie became old and had a hard time walking. She had to throw herself down in order to lay on the floor. When she could no longer walk the vet came to put her down.She died at age 10. The vet had been with her from the start and called her a little miracle and a little miracle she was. They got a new Great Dane named Claire she was half-blind and deaf also. She had a little bit of time with Gracie and was sad about her. She tried to play with Gracie and realized she was gone. Claire gave Gracie the toy they played with together.

I enjoyed this book because it tells how a dog with so many problems can make things change in a lonely person's life.It also tells about the companionship between man and dog,Man's Best Friend.