Four-Legged Miracles: Heartwarming Tales of Lost Dogs' Journeys Home

Brad Steiger, Sherry Hansen Steiger

Pan Macmillan, 2013 - Dogs - 288 pages

Heartwarming true stories of lost dogs finding the way back home, relying entirely on amazing canine intelligence and instincts

"Four-Legged Miracles" is a collection of wondrous lost-and-found canine sagas--actual "Lassie, Come""Home" tales--that highlight dogs' remarkable abilities to return home despite almost unbelievable odds. Brad and Sherry Steiger have collected dramatic, carefully documented true-life anecdotes that showcase canines' amazing intelligence, courage, and sometimes seemingly supernatural powers. Often, there are no sensible explanations for how the dogs overcome obstacles like natural disasters and fierce wilderness areas, predators, grievous injuries, and more to find their human families.

These fascinating reunion stories include:
--Mason, the white terrier who crawled home on two broken legs to what remained of his family's tornado-ravaged house

--Buca, who sat on a hill over Utah's Rte. I-15 for two months waiting for the car he knew would bring him home

--Eddie, the beagle, who walked 450 miles over four months to reunite with disabled four-year-old Jimmy, inspiring the boy to work harder on his own recovery.

"Four-Legged Miracles" will tug on readers' heartstrings, but it will also discuss common reasons dogs disappear, how to get a missing dog back faster, the dog-human bond, and the science behind some of the amazing journeys these dogs endure. Chock-full of happy endings, "Four-Legged Miracles" lends insight into dogs' hearts and minds, and is a treat for any animal lover.

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User Review  - nightprose - LibraryThing

This is a collection of true canine stories. The dogs in this very poignant book have all been lost, but unbelievably found their way home. Finding the homes and families that they knew they belonged ...

About the author

BRAD AND SHERRY STEIGER have written 44 books together dealing with the inspirational, the miraculous, and the mysterious. These include "Christmas Miracles" (winner of the 2002 Storytelling Award from Storytelling World magazine) and "Dog""Miracles." Fourteen of their titles explore the wonder of animals and the incredible bond that they share with humans. The Steigers have appeared on "Hard Copy," "Inside Edition," and "Entertainment Tonight;" in specials on HBO, Discovery, History, and A&E; and were featured in twenty-two episodes of the syndicated series, "Could It Be a Miracle?

Bibliographic information

• Title: Four-Legged Miracles: Heartwarming Tales of Lost Dogs' Journeys Home
• Authors: Brad Steiger, Sherry Hansen Steiger
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan, 2013
• ISBN: 1742613039, 9781742613031
• Length: 288 pages