A cross country dog rescue that leads to a powerful bond and adventure. A heartwarming and hilarious memoir of a mischievous dog and the unconditional love he forges with the family who mistakenly adopts him.
Meet Simba II, a playful white Labrador puppy brought home by accident. As he grows into an enormous ninety-pound dog with a huge personality, Simba cements the bond between two families and enriches their lives in countless ways.
Road trip. When the family moves from San Francisco to New York, the author is charged with the ultimate animal rescue−bringing Simba to the family's new home. He and his best friend, Erick, load the old hound into the back of a station wagon and set out on a 3,300-mile once-in-a-lifetime road trip across America.
Epic journey and unconditional love. With stops at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace, the Las Vegas Strip, Meteor Crater, the Painted Desert, Cadillac Ranch, Winslow, Arizona, Gallup, New Mexico, Graceland, and other all-American landmarks, this engaging and poignant volume chronicles an epic journey, the unconditional love between one dog and his family, and the vast and benevolent role dogs play in American family life. But most of all, The Wrong Dog shows us how the end of life can sometimes be the richest part of all..
