About Ellen Gilman
Ellen, Sherry in the book, first met Mollie, a healthy, four-year old sheltie, at the request of her veterinarian. Mollie's owners scheduled her to be euthanized because she wouldn't obey their commands. The vet horrified by their request decided to find Mollie a new home. She knew Ellen loved shelties and hoped her family would adopt Mollie. When Ellen first brought Mollie home her family was shocked by her behavior. She hid and cowered in fear of them. Over time they would figure out that Mollie had been badly abused causing her fear of humans. Ellen wondered if Mollie would ever recover, but in time with much patience and understanding she became a beloved family member who was deeply cherished until her death. A great story especially for those who want to rescue.
Millie Whitfield, owner of The Best Doggone Bakery, expects the Third Annual Fur-Baby Gala to be the best one yet—that it will raise record-breaking donations for her charitable foundation to help needy dogs.
Frannie Flowers, florist and event planner for the gala, falls and breaks her wrist chasing her new foster pup—leaving Millie in a ruff spot.
Daisy Flowers, first-year associate in her father's D.C. law firm, is following in her dad's footsteps—what she always wanted to do.
Edward Plant, the law firm's hunky investigator, has become Daisy's best friend and advisor. They met her first day on the job, and she's infatuated with him.
Lately Daisy is feeling uncertain she's chosen the right career. The only thing making her feel happy is when she's dog sitting Max, a rough collie. So when her mom calls desperately needing her assistance at the gala, she wants to help. The problem is the awful timing—her team is in final preparations for a major trial. Does she stay in D.C. or go to Houndsville?
Millie Whitfield wants to open a dog bakery in her home town of Houndsville on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, but Annabel Larson, a competitor, will try to ruin Millie's chances to succeed. Annabel will resort to any tactic to stop Millie including calling in the health department to stop Millie from reaching her goal.
Getting the bakery open presents many challenges which Millie has to confront head on among them finding the correct recipes to serve the canine customers. After weeks of problems the bakery finally opens and is welcomed by the community.
Millie's penchant for matchmaking is a force to be reckoned with and soon she finds the bakery a hot bed for romance.
Add to that, Millie uses the bakery as a platform to help dogs needing rescue by forming a group of community shopkeepers under her leadership to put on a Gala to raise money for eighty-seven shelties in dire circumstances.
Meghan George's life is screwed-up. Now she's jobless and forced back home to Houndsville with her seven-year-old daughter in tow. Parental displeasure, strained friendships, and a promise made will haunt Meghan. Neither is she helped by Grant Whitfield's shenanigans when she shows affection for his twin brother, Nicholas. Will two needy puppies be the key that helps Meghan to find her very own fur-ever better future?
I saved a dog's life today— Her name is Mollie.
She's this black and white four year old healthy sheltie with a heart-shaped face and sorrowful brown eyes.
Her owner's no longer want her. They've left her at the vet to be euthanized.
How does anyone do that? What could possibly be wrong with her?
I have a horrible feeling she's terrified of everyone and everything.
I can't change her past.
I have to help her—teach her to trust and love.
Following Mollie's death as a tribute to her we continued to rescue needy shelties. Rescued is the story of Mollie and the five shelties who followed in her path and found a loving home with us.
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