The Lucky Dog Matchmaking Service
by Beth Kendrick
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From Beth Kendrick comes a hilarious and heartwarming story about bad dogs and the women who love them…Lara Madigan has a gift. She can help you find your soulmate—your canine soul mate, that is. As a dog trainer with a soft spot for strays, she’s found the perfect home for sulky Shih Tzus, broken-down Border Collies, and diabolical Dalmatians. But while she’ll always make room for one more rescue mutt, she’s not sure she’s ready to commit to another human show more being—especially after her long-term boyfriend drops the bomb: He’s not a dog person.
Horrified and temporarily homeless, Lara and her furry pack move in with her mother, a wealthy fashionista who forbids even a single drop of drool. As word gets around the exclusive gated community, Lara is overwhelmed with demands for her services. A model wants personal training for her overweight “flabrador”; an aging socialite preps her pedigreed puppy for dog show domination.... If Lara can survive the breakup, the outrageous requests of her high-maintenance clientele, and her dogs' systematic destruction of her mother’s McMansion, she might finally find the rescue dog who rescues her in return—by leading her straight to the guy who could be her perfect match.
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While not my favorite of Kendrick's wonderful stories, I enjoyed the look at Lara Madigan's unconventional life as a Dog Doyenne! Lara's real life relationships rarely work out as well as those with canine companions. She and her friend Kerry run a piece meal dog rescue operation out of both of their homes. Lara, however, is the one with the knack of matching the perfect person with the perfect dog. Kendrick does really well with the people relationships too. Lara's complicated life with her divorced parents is the other storyline of this novel and I'm sure Lara's not the only one that communicates with her mother via online scrabble games.
I'm not one to read the books classified as "chick lit" and I'm more a cat person than a dog person, but I liked this book. It was amusing and a quick read. I liked the people and the dogs in this book.
Love me, love my dogs--that's Lara Madigan's life motto. She has a way with the rescue dogs that come her way, but not so much with her family and boyfriend. A fun, furry read especially if there's a dog in your life who can melt your soul with his soft, chocolate eyes.
It is cute and fluffy, kind of like a Shih Tzu puppy.
The dogs were more interesting than the people.
Sweet for the summer holidays
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- L'agenzia matrimoniale per cani fortunati
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- The Lucky Dog Matchmaking Service
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