Latest NewsOne Hundred Dogs and Counting: One Woman, Ten Thousand Miles, and A Journey into the Heart of Shelters and Rescues was released July 7, 2020 from Pegasus Books!
This book not only continues our foster journey begun in Another Good Dog: One Family and Fifty Foster Dogs, but takes you deeper into the world of dog rescue to discover where the dogs come from and why. But most importantly, it offers hope, heroes, and an opportunity for you to help.
Read latest reviews! Full of passion and compassion, 100 Dogs & Counting is an urgent and eloquent call to arms for anyone who cares about the countless dogs who suffer and die in the nation’s shelters every year. Sometimes it’s painful to open our eyes to suffering, but Cara Achterberg insists that we do so for that is the first essential step in fixing the problem she so eloquently tackles in this fierce, insightful book.
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"A warm and entertaining memoir about what happens when you foster fifty dogs in less than two years―and how the dogs save you as much as you save them.
When asked how she can possibly say goodbye to that many loveable pups, Cara says, “If I don’t give this one away, I can’t possibly save another.” Filled with humanity and hope, Another Good Dog will take the reader on an journey of smiles, laughs, and tears―and lead us to wonder how many other good dogs are out there and what we can do to help." Best Friends Animal Society Newsletter called Another Good Dog the 'feel good read of the year.' |
Here's what NYT Bestselling author, Peter Zhuetlin, had to say about Another Good Dog:
“A big hearted, inspiring and passionate look at a critical piece of the rescue puzzle. Lucky are the dogs who pass through Cara Sue Achterberg’s arms on their way to the lives they so richly deserve.” |
I Write Fiction Too!
Before I was sidetracked by the dogs, I was a novelist. Actually, I am still a novelist! My novels are women's fiction written from the heart to explore truths we all face in our every day life-- Who am I really? What is love? and What really matters?
The next novel drops January 2021 and asks, "Is there anything too awful to be forgiven?"
The next novel drops January 2021 and asks, "Is there anything too awful to be forgiven?"
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Another Good Dog Blog
Love dogs? Then you're my favorite kind of person. I hope you'll check out Another Good Dog, where I write about our family's adventures in dog rescue. We've fostered over 100 dogs now and counting! The blog has over 5000 subscribers now - hope you'll be one, too!
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Who am I, you ask?
I am an irrepressible writer, a curious cook, a lazy gardener, a loyal friend, a dog trainer in training, and an occasional cowgirl. I'm also a compulsive blogger, a creative writing teacher, an almost famous novelist, and a rescue dog advocate. I will talk your ear off about processed food, growing tomatoes, Virginia wine, shelter dogs, or the puppies I'm currently fostering. If you ask about my kids, I may brag a bit, as they are certainly worth bragging about. If you follow me on Facebook or twitter or instagram you'll be treated to near daily doses of my thoughts, adventures, and animal photos. Links to all my social media ramblings are above. I'd be honored if you followed me anywhere....
Here's a recent interview with a top-rate book blogger - she even features some of my foster pups!
Here's a recent interview with a top-rate book blogger - she even features some of my foster pups!
I'd Love to Meet You
One of my favorite things to do is visit book clubs. If you're club would like me to stop by in person (or by skype or Facetime), give me a shout and I'd be happy to get it on my calendar!
I'm also available as a speaker/presenter (in person or virtually) on the following topics:
The Crisis in our Southern Animal Shelters
Writing
Getting Published
Dog Rescue
Fostering
Life as a Shelter Dog
I'm also available as a speaker/presenter (in person or virtually) on the following topics:
The Crisis in our Southern Animal Shelters
Writing
Getting Published
Dog Rescue
Fostering
Life as a Shelter Dog
Current Foster Dog:
Meet Tito (OPH Lieutenant Howl)! He is a 55 pound, muscle-bound ball of love and sweetness. He is heartworm positive, so we will be fostering him through his treatment.
Meet my office mates:
Miss Fanny Wiggles!
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I met Fanny in a dogpound in western Tennessee a year ago. She was emaciated, living in filthy conditions, and destined to be destroyed at a local vet's office. Now she's the sunshine of my life, happily pouncing on soccer balls, tackling all our foster dogs, and making me smile on a daily basis. If you're looking for a best friend yourself, I hope you'll choose to rescue.
Gracie
My other rescue pup, Gracie, turned ten this year and still has the countenance of a puppy. Gracie loves us the best she knows how-- by protecting us from the Fed Ex guy, the milkman, the horses in their pasture, and every imagined danger that only she sees. She has mellowed as she enters her second decade, though, and is sweeter and friendlier, collasping in a heap at the first touch and offering her belly for endless rubs.
My Life in Paragraphs
Read weekly occasional posts of my writing journey (with occasional writing advice) on my blog, My Life in Paragraphs. Be sure to subscribe by email for the latest posts.
How'd you like to be one of my cronies?
I'm always looking for people who'd like to be on my street team to help me promote my books. You get some great rewards and I promise it'll be fun! If you're interested, shoot me an e-mail at carasueachterberg @ gmail.com!
We foster dogs with Operation Paws for Homes, a non-profit network of foster homes in Maryland, Virginia, and south-central Pennsylvania. They transport dogs from high-kill shelters in the south to foster homes so they can be adopted into families who will care for them. Every new dog we welcome to our home is a new adventure and I blog about all of them. If you'd like to get involved as a foster home, volunteer, or donor, contact OPHRescue.org! My blog, Another Good Dog, shares stories of our family's experiences fostering.
