Lance A Spirit Unbroken, walter stoffel
Lance A Spirit Unbroken, walter stoffel
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Lance: A Spirit Unbroken

Author: walter stoffel

Narrator: walter stoffel

Unabridged: 9 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/05/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Pets

Synopsis

Lance, a border collie, spends a few miserable weeks inside his owner's house before he is thrown outside and chained, without food, water or shelter. For 10 years he is kept alive by a neighbor but remains trapped on hostile territory, tortured by people and attacked by animals. Then he and the author accidentally cross paths.When his owners threaten to get rid of him "permanently," Walter and his wife pull off a last-minute rescue and move to another town. End of story? No, just the beginning. Lance shows his gratitude by launching a reign of terror against his rescuers and anyone else he can get his teeth on. Experts and non-experts declare him a lost cause. His owner's face an agonizing dilemma: do we destroy the dog we rescued?While waiting for his fate to be decided, Lance furnishes loads of comic relief. He makes every car ride a life-threatening yet rollicking (though not to the state trooper) adventure; his Houdini-like disappearing acts defy explanation; he fouls up a drug bust; and he challenges a swan to a swimming contest—guess who wins? When Lance isn't menacing, he's entertaining.Fasten your seat belt and take the same crazy, emotional roller coaster ride his rescuers took. Be warned! Lance will get into your heart and under your skin (not literally, of course!)..

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shirley on November 17, 2018

While the owners where asleep at night Tucked up warmly in their beds You where tethered in the yard No place to lay your head Just a pup when they put you there Out in the rain and snow How you ever survived your lot I really just don't know For ten long years they starved you They beat you every day But the......more

Goodreads review by Richard on January 20, 2018

This is a good dog lover’s read, which may require the grabbing of a box of tissues before one reads to the inevitable end. One of the strongest features of this book is that it is undoubtedly one hundred percent true. One knows that every incident happened just like that, without Stoffel being drawn......more

Goodreads review by ella ☆ on April 28, 2018

**I received a free PDF copy from the author in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed in this review are mine and 100% honest.** If you are a dog lover, you have to read Lance: A Spirit Unbroken. Parts of this story are quite cataclysmic, but other parts are full of nothing, but pure......more

Goodreads review by R.J. on November 12, 2019

Being a major dog-lover myself, and having had experience with raising a Border Collie mix (like Lance), I was looking forward to reading about this bittersweet rescue of an abused dog. My own darling pup is a rescue himself so stories like these are inspiring to me. And though Lance’s story is both......more

Goodreads review by Gordon on April 02, 2019

Okay, this is a book about a dog. You know that at the end the dog’s going to die. Such is the nature of dog books. However, the difference in this case is that for most of the book you’re not sure you’re going to be that unhappy. I mean, this is one of those dogs that should be put down now, immedi......more

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