The Dogs of Christmas: A Book Review

The Dogs of Christmas: A Book Review

**spoilers**

I've been fan of W. Bruce Cameron ever since I read his novel A Dog's Purpose. His dog books are all so cute and being a fan I looked into more of his novels. Naturally as a Christmas present to myself, I gifted myself three more of his books. This one being one of them since I deemed it appropriate for the holiday season. I was hooked to the point I read it in two days. Less if you don't count sleep time. This one had me in 'aww'.

W. Bruce pays great attention to detail. The flow of the story went nicely as well. I noticed a small familarity to a Debbie Macomber novel but a little more realistic with the mushy romantic situations. Like the last book of his I read, He ended his chapters in cliffhangers which kept it a real page turner.

**SPOILERS**

This book is about an emotionally damaged Evergreen, Colorodo man named Josh Michaels who gets landed with a heavily pregnant dog named Lucy. His neighbor abandoned her and vanished. Josh ends in a panic for he has never had a dog before let alone a pregnant one and is terrified of doing it wrong. 

Lucy goes into labor within days and is rushed to the vet where it is discovered all the puppies were still born. Josh learns that it was due to being malnurished. He takes the now depressed Lucy home just to find a box in The tailgate of his pickup. Turns out the box contains a nearly frozen-to-death litter of puppies. Lucy and Josh work as a team to revive the puppies. The mommy dog adopts them in the end of the termoil.

Josh is terrified and calls the nearest shelter to take the dogs away and becomes aquainted with a woman named Kerri who advises him on caring for the puppies until they are old enough to be adopted out with the Dogs of Christmas program. As they work together with the puppies, a budding romance forms and he begins to become attached to the dogs and has a rough time letting 'his' dogs go.

As the book goes on he finally finds the strength to let go of all the causes of his inner damages and the puppies. He discovers Lucy was stolen from her owner and realizes he has to let her go as well. All's well that ends well though. By Christmas he has a girlfriend and the company of two of the puppies.

This book was adorable and heart-warming. There is joy and sadness and a happy ending that makes you want to cry happy tears. W. Bruce did it again! I absolutely loved this one. Not as much as A Dog's Purpose but it's definitely a close second. Very much looking forward to reading his other doggy books as well as some day reading Emory's Gift which is for another time. Well played W. Bruce Cameron, well played.