The Blessing of the Animals: True Stories of Ginny, the Dog Who Rescues Cats

The reason why I gave this book such a high rating is that made me cry three pages into it and at the very end of the book. Definitely a heart-wringer for those who are sensitive and emotional.

I have been excited to get my hands onto the sequel after reading the first book and finding that there was one. Fortunately my sister gave me as a gift this book just like the first so I could continue my adventures with Ginny and Philip Gonzalez.

The book had even more pictures than the original while this time the author did include the names of the cats (yay!). And he also included a bit more the stories of some of the cats although not as much as he did with the original book since he believed you to have either read something about him or show more have seen it on the television or maybe both.

There were parts of the book where the author did seem a bit repetitive of himself and there was one part that was the third chapter to the end, which could have been the true ending of the story. And of course this book didn't have as many cat rescues as the original but it was still good.

The best part was how the book started off with the beautiful and magical Blessing of the Animals in New York while sadly ending off with the Rainbow Bridge.

Ginny, we surely miss you but thank you for the blessings that your life was able to give for so many - humans and cats. You are an inspiration to all who read the type of life that you lived. Maybe we be able to say that we are Ginnys wherever God may lead us. show less

I like this book. While not an especially well written book, it tells a story that is heartfelt and written with love. My only complaint is that it is written more as a collection of short stories rather than a complete narrative from start to end. The chapters are not in any sort of order and often times confusing when the event described happened.

This was one book that my sister mentioned to me that she was going to get then changed her mind for something else. I had heard a similar story on Animal Planet but it wasn't the same dog so I was really excited and interested to have this book so when my sister offered to get me a book I asked her to purchase this one as she had previously planned.

This book has met a lot of my expectations while it was really sweet. The black and white pictures showed this wasn't just a dog who barked the talk but also walked the walk while it was one of those "ahhh" books. You were able to follow along as this special dog changed not only kitty-cat lives but the lives of the humans that she met

The few complaints that I have are: 1. the book wasn't show more in chronological order for he would be talking about something in one page and then the second page he would go back before the previous incident had happened. 2., and my main disappointment, was Philip didn't have labels on his pictures nor were some of the stories on the cats quite descriptive so you never knew which cat Ginny was hanging with while it would have been nice to have added a face to that picture.

Otherwise if you are an animal-lover, an animal activist or someone who needs to read something about the power of souls in animals and/or people I would highly recommend this book. show less

Written by a regular guy, but a great read. I love how he connected with Ginny and discovered their mission. Makes me wish I knew the author and his remarkable family.

3710. The Dog Who Rescues Cats: The True Story of Ginny, by Philip Gonzalez and Leonore Fleischer (read 5 Mar 2003) This is a simple non-fiction book about a partially disabled man in New York whose dog likes cats, especially cats in trouble. The author has 16 cats, including one blind and several crippled. He spends $15 or $20 a day on cat food, because he feeds lots of cats who don't live with him. He has a friend who has 160 cats, in New York City! The book is told in a kind of super lovey-dovey story, and the author did not seem very practical, so the book was not enjoyed especially, partial though I am to cats.