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My life among the underdogs : a memoir / Tia Torres.

Torres, Tia, (author.).

Summary:

"From one of the most respected figures in the dog rescue community come the harrowing, funny, and inspiring stories of nine incredible dogs that shaped her life. Tia Torres, beloved underdog advocate and star of Animal Planet's hit show Pit Bulls & Parolees, chronicles her roller-coaster life in this heartwarming memoir featuring some of her best-loved dogs. With inimitable honesty and characteristic brashness, Tia captures the spirit and heart of these intelligent and loving canines, while carrying us behind the scenes of her TV show, into the heart of post-Katrina New Orleans, onto the soundstages of Hollywood films, and even to the jungles of Sri Lanka. Tia has devoted her life to shattering the stereotype that pit bulls are dangerous, vicious predators. As the top dog at the Villalobos Rescue Center in New Orleans, the largest pit bull rescue in the United States, she and her team have rescued, rehabilitated, and rehomed hundreds of animals that might otherwise have been destroyed. As she puts it, 'Most of the stories in this book are about animals (and a few humans) that needed someone to believe in them and a purpose in order to show their true nobility.'"--Amazon.com summary.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062419798
  • ISBN: 006241979X
  • Physical Description: 228 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Tatanka: buffalo girl -- A dog named L.A.: the princess and the pit -- Duke: the action hero -- Moose: the reluctant rock star -- Junkyard Joe: from delinquent to drug detector -- Monster: a dog and his boy -- Lucky: the one-woman dog -- Bluie: the knight in silver armor -- Taz: the little dog with nine lives -- About Villalobos.
Subject: Torres, Tia.
Dog rescue > United States > Anecdotes.
Television personalities > United States > Biography.
Dog rescue.
Pit bull terriers.

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Erlanger Branch 636.70832 T693m 2019 (Text) 33126024560306 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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