Rescue Dogs

Fred Zirm has known and adopted many Rescue Dogs throughout his life. These canine companions taught him both serious and humorous lessons about life, love, friendship, aging, death, and resilience. Between the laughter and the tears, these delightful and heartwarming poems featuring Carabelle, Dory, Larry, Woofer, Trey, and Snuffles, will have you ponder: Who rescued whom?

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...these fetching meditations show the deep affection and abiding insights that come from living tenderly with animals..."

-Zach Savich, author of Daybed

"Take a walk with Fred Zirm and his dogs. You'll be reminded of why you came to poetry in the first place."

-George Bilgere, author of Cheap Motel Rooms of My Youth

"...his poems become the leash we follow to a deeper understanding of what it means to be alive. With its wit, intelligence, and profound emotion, Rescue Dogs deserves a place on every dog owner's-and poetry lover's-bedside table."

-Sue Ellen Thompson, author of Sea Nettles: New & Selected Poems