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My Recycled Pets: Diary of a Dog Addict

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This is a most enjoyable book and the first I have read to tell how someone begins a dog rescue group. I got my dog from one and have wanted to know more about these groups. The writer should continue to tell her story of dog rescue and of other such groups as well. Her writing style is entertaining and informative.

How nice to read about someone who selflessly and wholly follows their heart to do what is right. What a wild and spiritual journey, and a very entertaining read.

In her book "My Recycled Pets," Randi Berger shares with her readers a deep and personal glimpse into the life of a self proclaimed "dog addict." Randi is the founder and director of Recycled Pets Rescue, an organization that finds homes for dogs that would otherwise be put to sleep. This book chronicles her life and the many furry friends that aided and helped her along the way.

I think the most compelling thing about this book is that Randi Berger's passion for what she does oozes from every page. In her book, Randi allows her readers to accompany her on a journey that takes her from being self centered young adult to the selfless champion of those discarded pets on doggie death row.

This book is mostly a series of vignettes about the many dogs that have passed through Randi's life. These stories are filled with both joy and pathos. Randi's strength as a writer is the way she connects with the reader and is able to communicate her innermost feelings through the pages of her book.

I found "My Recycled Pets," to be a very touching and readable book. In fact it I was not able to read it a quickly as I would have liked because my wife hijacked it from me and couldn't put it down, leaving it unavailable to me until she was finished.

There is something fore everyone in this fabulous book! Dog lovers, animal protectors, and even those who simply want to be a better human being, all have something to glean from this precious gem. I laughed and cried and even learned a few things along the way. With so little time to read these days, I found myself reaching for this book again and again. Randi's writing is so fluid and captivating that it is really like someone telling the tales to you personally. Each chapter is it's own little story giving you a glimpse into Randi's four-legged world! Before I know it I was at the end of the book wishing for more. Plus it gave me the courage to happily continue caring for my own special-needs pet. A must read!

Berger's stories of her years managing her full-time dog rescue organization are not only entertaining, but inspiring and sometimes painful to read. This is real-life in the dog-rescue world. Very hard work. You really get a sense of the committment and the endless effort it takes to run a successful rescue organization. Berger laces her book with humor, wit, and lots of great dog photos so you can really get a feel for each of the dog characters she writes about. I recommend this book to ANY dog lover...but especially to those who've rescued a dog from the street, a shelter, or a bad situation. You will enjoy this book. A must-have for your dog library!

Randi Berger writes with such candor that you come to know this amazing woman inside and out and feel as she does about the thousands of animals she has rescued over the decades. By reading her amazing rescue stories from gut-wrenching failures to miraculous successes, you realize how emotionally strong a person must be to survive twenty years of such highs and lows each day.

Berger saves best for last: her final chapter is one incredible tale. It best sums up not only her work and her never-say-die attitude but also a deeper message running thoughout My Recycled Pets. Her twenty-one-year-old dog, Skooter, dies and then COMES BACK TO LIFE! I know of no better inspiration for facing the challenges life throws our way. There are, indeed, no limits to what we can accomplish.

I loved this book! I found it very inspirational and motivational. Thanks to people like Randi, I have the most amazing little rescue dog and I love reading about other successful rescues as well. As a dog lover who also sometimes volunteers for dog rescue in the Bay Area, I was touched by Randi's stories. I also love her spiritual approach, of searching for divine order in a chaotic world. The book has inspired me to begin volunteering/fostering for rescue again, and to give dogs that might appear unreachable a second chance.

A current trend in books about dogs is that the dog(s) serve as a back drop for the author to talk about himself or herself. This book is not one of those books. And Randi Berger does a wonderful job telling the dogs' amazing stories.

I truly enjoyed reading this book about troubled dogs who are rehabilitated by Ms. Berger and end up as wonderful pets.

This was a great book and what made it even better was that it included resources at the end so you could get involved. The book is well written, draws you in and makes you feel like a part of each rescue and tragedy. I plan on reading this again and again. It gives you hope that one person can make a difference one or two dogs at a time

I loved how this is divided up into individual stories about each rescue. After the beginning information about the author, the stories begin. It took me 2 days to read the beginning and then 2 hrs. to read the individual stories. I just couldn't put it down. I hope she writes another book.