I read Almost Perfect by Diane Daniels Manning a few weeks ago. I got this book off Net Galley and am very glad I did. I really enjoyed the story and think that this book would be enjoyed by young and old alike.
A family drama where 3 different people are helped by dogs to develop a healthy family relationship. Bess has retired from raising and showing prize winning poodles. She has birthed a litter for a friend who is injured. The dogs were sired by her champion male McCreery. When Bess meets Benny, a troubled teenager, she just wants him to leave. He falls in love with McCreery and wants him. Bess tells him he can have one of the litter but he does not want that. Benny attends The New Hope school for troubled children. When McCreery is stolen, Benny finds him and returns him to Bess. They develop a very strong affection for one another. The third troubled soul is David, Bess' son. He was trying to connect with his mother who had often neglected him growing up for her dogs. David and Benny take on the runt of the litter, Breaker, and train him. Benny has a very difficult relationship with his mother, father and step-mother. Through the dogs, their training and the shows all three of these people develop deeper relationships with each other, the dogs and other important people in their lives. A wonderful story.
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