Diary of a Dumpster Pup: How a cat lover saved the life of an abandoned newborn puppy. A true story.

This book is from a tiny pilot's point of view and his foster mom! From dumpster to a loving, secure home in just a few harrowing months! Bandit, the little star of this book, and nine brothers and sisters were dumped near a dumpster, while only a few hours old, on a cold night! They were rescued by a kind person, and taken to a pet shelter for help. Tiny, cold and hungry, with no mom in sight, a plea was put out for foster homes, and the author decided she had to answer the call, despite only having raised cats! She takes two home, a brother and sister, and starts the long process of keeping them alive and thriving! Some don't make it, but little Bandit does, and it's a wonderful story for animal lovers!

It is so terrible when someone throws life away. ThosePuppies desired to be rescued and to get a chance at life. Enjoyed someone's thoughts on the saving.

Flipping between the point of view of the pup and his rescuer, this tale kept me reading. Although peppered with pictures, interspersed with story, this novella touches the heart. Vocabulary is simple enough for young readers. It's a quick read for adults.

Absolutely loved this book! A must read for anyone in the area of animal rescue. I have to admit it slightly disappointed me when Beverly did not keep Bandit!

This story was cute and interesting. I learned some things vs I did not know.a story told from the puppies view point.

Bandit was literally left inside a dumpster with his nine brothers and sisters mere hours after their birth. Fortunately someone discovered the tiny pups and rushed them to Pet Network Animal Shelter in Tahoe where vets would check them over and volunteers would foster them.Beverly Keil was a volunteer and an admitted cat person but she stepped up to the daunting task of taking responsibility for two of these orphans. Feeding them every two hours which at the beginning they didn't even know how to suckle. Rub their bellies to get them to piddle and poop - a task their unknown mother would have done. Keep them warm, sheltered and safe. And even with all that knowledge and care, realizing that some of the puppies would likely not survive. They were too young and no one knew what variety of pests and bacteria they had been exposed to in that dumpster.Bandit's sister did die as did three others but in the end, six of the puppies - which DNA results state they were crosses between Border Collie and Doberman - were neutered and found their forever homes.Every once in a while, you need a happy-ever-after ending to a story about our overpopulation of cats and dogs. So many are euthanized because their owners refuse to be responsible for their pets and any litters that may be sired or born. But in this instance, the cruelty of the owner is trumped by the generous hearts and Lady Luck smiling beneficently on these small pups.Oh, and there are lots of pictures taken from the day Kiel received Bandit and sister to the pictures supplied by Bandit's new owners who take him kayaking and hiking and cross-country skiing!

Thrilling and very short! Great story! I’m scared to say to much because I might give it away - 3 years ago; I rescued my dog from a kill shelter the day he was going to be put down. I cannot imagine my life without my dog! I got involved with rescues and even worked as a kennel tech in a vet’s office for a little over a year. Everyday I was learning something new! My dog is my world! I know he rescued me as well! So thankful I was in the right place at exactly the right time! He needed me and I needed him!

This book was beautifully written it tells the story of hoe disposable some think pups are and the warriors and fosters that save them. How they remarkable save most of the litter. If you have been touched by this story try fostering its so worthwhile and its usually only a two week commitment. A short time in your life but means so much to the pups and saves lives. I have been lucky to have had 37 fosters pups live with us and we got to pick which home they went to. Our last group was momma and seven pups during hurricane season down south they were brought north by the rescue we fostered for they reached out to us though we had retired and moved north over 2 1/2hours we made the trip two days later we had them about 3 weeks they were all weaned when we got them and momma we adopted she is a hound and was such a sweet momma. I laughed. thru this book died and signed. Bandit you had a fantastic foster and looks like you got a forever family who will continue the love and being spoiled you got use to