Love Me, Love My Dog
As unlikely as it seemed at first, three eleven-year-old girls, thrown together by circumstance, become inseparable friends who call themselves the Dearwas. Unlikelier still, they join forces with a group of neighborhood boys, the Detectives, to form a club called the Band of Mercy, pledged to the humane treatment of animals. The children come to share a common philosophy, first expressed by one of the girls: If someone does you an injury, try to forget it; if someone does you a kindness, try to get even.
Carolyn Verhoeff was a president of the Kentucky Animal Rescue League and she campaigned for the humane treatment of animals used for medical research. The Carolyn Verhoeff Animal Care Center at the University of Louisville School of Medicine was dedicated to her in 1963.
NOTE: There are issues of race in the telling of "Love Me, Love My Dog", particularly anti-Black stereotypes. It is LibriVox's policy to record texts as written.
(Summary by Brian Fullen)
Genre(s): Animals & Nature
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 01 | The Arrival Of Constance | Nancy Gorgen |
00:14:10 |
Play 02 | The New Companion | Nancy Gorgen |
00:12:40 |
Play 03 | Billy | Nancy Gorgen |
00:21:07 |
Play 04 | Mrs. Thomson's Mistake | Nancy Gorgen |
00:23:47 |
Play 05 | Billy Becomes A Hero | Nancy Gorgen |
00:13:45 |
Play 06 | A New Plan | Sophia Bishop |
00:13:58 |
Play 07 | The Band Of Mercy | Doreen Marcotte |
00:19:04 |
Play 08 | Another Stray Kitten | Doreen Marcotte |
00:23:11 |
Play 09 | Elisabeth Is Grieved | Doreen Marcotte |
00:25:10 |
Play 10 | George’s Revenge | QSanders |
00:21:43 |
Play 11 | Billy'S Return | Brian Fullen |
00:15:03 |
Play 12 | Letters For Elisabeth | Brian Fullen |
00:17:26 |
Play 13 | The Dearwas | Holly Poppell |
00:19:18 |
Play 14 | A New Side To Cousin Anne | Holly Poppell |
00:16:50 |
Play 15 | The Horrid Secret | Holly Poppell |
00:13:06 |
Play 16 | The Storm | Holly Poppell |
00:16:12 |
Play 17 | Good News For All | Nancy Gorgen |
00:06:52 |
Play 18 | Another Meeting | Nancy Gorgen |
00:09:02 |
Play 19 | Love Me; Love My Dog | Nancy Gorgen |
00:08:11 |