The Good Dog

by Avi

Book Overview

McKinley, a malamute, is torn between the domestic world of his human family and the wild world of Lupin, a wolf that is trying to recruit dogs to replenish the dwindling wolf pack. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689838247
• ISBN13: 9780689838248
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

A fun, calm read

As many others have said, The Good Dog is a great choice for dog lovers young and old. The story doesn't get too crazy, but it's still a well constructed world following the lives of a town's dogs. Avi does a fantastic job crafting so many different personalities for such a large cast. To me, this feels like a fun book to read on rainy days. It has the vibe of a classic Disney animated animal adventure.

Avi succeeds again!

Good Dog is not for the dogs! It is an excellent adventure whereby a wolf comes to town seeking dogs to join up with the wolf pack and live a life of freedom in the wilds of Colorado. People are secondary in this story - it is the dogs' interactions which make the plot exciting. Avi writes fabulous animal stories. How he manages to think like a dog is beyond me, but he has hit the characterization on the head. Great book for kids who need something really exciting and different.

Fascinating book.

What does it mean to be a good dog? What sorts of things does trying to be good make a dog do?These questions become very important to McKinley, a sled-dog, who lives in the Colorado Mountains with his human family. He is especially fond of the human pup, Jack. Funny thing about humans: they think they own their dogs. The way McKinley sees it, dogs and people need each other equally.McKinley always has to protect Jack, who is prone to misadventures and scrapes. Gil and Sarah, Jack's human grown-ups, never seem to know half the trouble Jack dreams up for himself. Sometimes, McKinley doesn't know how he's going to save Jack at all. Like the time when Jack saw a wolf in the mountains and decided to go live with it! How can McKinley stop that?And what happens when the wolf, Lupin, tries to recruit McKinley to join her pack? What can McKinley do? Where do his loyalties lie, with dogs or humans or Lupin? Is it love and honor that motivates a good dog? This fascinating book, told from McKinley's point of view, examines the dilemmas of a conscientious dog. --- (...)

Woof, Woof!

Wow! This is a fantastic book! It is sure to get dog lovers to wag their tails! Action, creative, original, and it has cute little puppies! What's not to love!!!!

The Best Book

I like this book because it has lots of details and it's from the dog's point of view. It is about a dog named McKinley and a wolf. McKinley is the head dog of the pack in Steamboat Springs. He has to pick whether to stay with his human pup Jack, or to go out with the wolf Lupin. He also has to deal with the lost dog Duchess.I highly recommend you to get this book. You won't be sorry once you have read it!!!

The Good Book

Two of my friends suggested this book to me and I think that it is Avi's best yet. The story is clever and the plot is intense. I've read it five times and I still want to read it again. It is the perfect story for adventureous dog lovers. It is by far my favorite ever. I also think that if you liked this book, you should try "Child of the Wolves" by Elizabeth Hall. I was very suprised at how these two authers think and write so much like I do. I also know that many other people are like that too. I strongly recemend "The Good Dog" to anyone.