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Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Domestic animals & pets > General
If you have the eyes and heart to see, you've seen the suffering
before. Karen Scott, an animal lover, shares her experiences with
Sweet Pea, a homeless, feral mother dog in her neighborhood who
caught her eye and captured her heart. The quest to gain this
wounded soul's trust proved to be one of the best learning
experiences of Karen's life. Sweet Pea's full past and story will
never be known, but thanks to Karen's efforts, her future will be a
much happier tale. The odds of a feral animal and a human building
a relationship are frighteningly small, and success in such an
effort is extremely rare, but when Karen saw an emaciated,
terrified mother dog foraging for food, she knew she had to at
least try. The clever survivor had successfully eluded animal
control for months and had earned her deep fear of humans. In her
homeless years, Sweet Pea endured and survived many injuries,
including a dislocated shoulder and several broken bones. She lived
in excruciating pain and fear for years, and gave birth to at least
two litters. Karen watched helplessly as neighborhood boys tortured
the terrified dog, and vowed to change this innocent creature's
life. On the fateful day when Karen saw Sweet Pea, her teats heavy
with milk, she knew that somewhere, her puppies depended on this
pathetic and abused animal. Little did she know that both of their
lives were about to change forever.
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