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Ted Kerasote discusses Pukka: The Pup After Merle

Start: 11/15/2010 6:30 pm

End: 11/15/2010 8:00 pm

Ted Kerasote shares his new dog story Pukka: The Pup After Merle

Time: Monday November 15, 2010 6:30 p.m.
Location: Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch, Truman Forum, Kansas City, MO 64112
Phone: 913-384-3126 to order books in advance, 816-701-3407 to make reservations to attend.

Author: Ted Kerasote is the author of many books, including the national bestseller Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog and Out There, which won the National Outdoor Book Award. His essays and photographs have appeared in Audubon, Geo, Outside, Science, the New York Times, and more than sixty other periodicals. This is Pukka's first book.

Title: Pukka: The Pup After Merle, $18.95 Hardcover, ISBN 9780547386089, On Sale Date: October 27, 2010

Since the publication of the best-selling Merle's Door, Ted Kerasote has received thousands of e-mails asking two questions: "Have you gotten another dog?" and "Are you writing a new book?" Pukka: The Pup After Merle answers both, in the most heartwarming way.
Told in Pukka's charming voice and accompanied by more than 200 photos, Pukka: The Pup After Merle tells the story of how Ted found Pukka, recounting the early days of their bonding as they explore Kelly and the wider world. Walks become hikes and hikes become climbs, their adventures culminating in a rugged wilderness journey that teaches both Pukka and Ted something new about the dog-human partnership.
Filled with stunning images of the West, Pukka is a love story as well as Ted's take on raising a puppy. It will do pictorially what Merle did with words--show how dogs thrive when treated as peers while illustrating the many ways that any dog opens the door to our hearts.

What: Ted Kerasote will share his heartwarming new story and answer audience questions. A limited number of pre-autographed copies of Pukka: The Pup After Merle will be available for purchase from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event.

When: Monday November 15, 2010, 6:30 PM

Where: A Rainy Day Books Author Event at The Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch, Truman Forum, 4801 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112

Admission Package: This event is open to the general public. Call 816-701-3407 to make reservations to attend.

All Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-Returnable.

Pukka Puppy Food Drive!: Through December 1st, Rainy Day Books is collecting bags and cans of dog food to provide to local dog foster families. Drop your donations at Rainy Day Books or Banfield: The Pet Hospital of Merriam, or bring them to our November 15th event. Because many foster dogs require special diets, specific requests have been made for:

Premium canned puppy and dog food
* Science Diet
* Iams
* Royal Canin
Premium dry puppy and dog food
* Science Diet
* Iams
* Royal Canin
Every can or bag does make an immediate difference for some lucky dog.

Please thank our co-sponsor: Banfield, The Pet Hospital of Merriam: a locally owned and operated charter hospital run by Dr. Wendy Noll as a co-sponsor of this event. Dr. Noll and her staff are fully committed to providing the same high quality care we would want for ourselves, making pet healthcare affordable and administering programs that help the community and keep pets and families together. Banfield Charitable Trust has been reaching out to communities to help pets get the preventive care they need and much more.Their programs include:
Pet Peace of Mind - supports hospice patients who are unable to maintain routine Pet care.
Season of Suppers/WOLOP Grants - food donation, annual campaign helps fund programs that help Meals On Wheels recipients.
Pets Advocacy Grants - we support organizations all over the country.
Charity Bucks - help offset expenses when they are more than a family can afford.
BCT Wellness Plan - helps fund essential routine preventive care for pets.

Dr. Noll and her staff are also involved in local adoption agencies and have a Pet Adoption Rewards Program. The hospital donates free exams, discounts services, and sends the adoption agency vouchers to use in the hospital. When working together with adoption agencies they give pets a new home and a healthy, longer life! Banfield, The Pet Hospital of Merriam is located at 5810 Antioch Drive, Merriam, KS. Off I-35 and Johnson Drive just inside PetSmart next door to Hen House and Home Depot.

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