One Good Dog

By: Susan Wilson

Narrated by: Fred Berman, Rick Adamson

Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

Adam March is a self-made “Master of the Universe”. He has it all: the beautiful wife, the high-powered job, the glittering circle of friends. But there is a price to be paid for all these trappings, and the pressure is mounting—until the day Adam makes a fatal mistake. His assistant leaves him a message with three words: your sister called. What no one knows is that Adam’s sister has been missing for decades...that she represents the excruciatingly painful past he has left behind...and that her absence has secretly tormented him all these years. When his assistant brushes off his request for an explanation in favor of her more pressing personal call, Adam loses it. And all hell breaks loose.

Adam is escorted from the building. He loses his job. He loses his wife. He loses the life he’s worked so hard to achieve. He doesn’t believe it is possible to sink any lower when he is assigned to work in a soup kitchen as a form of community service.

But unbeknownst to Adam, this is where his life will intersect with Chance. Chance is a mixed breed Pit Bull. He’s been born and raised to fight and seldom leaves the dirty basement where he is kept between fights. But Chance is not a victim or a monster. It is Chance’s unique spirit that helps him escape and puts him in the path of Adam. What transpires is the story of one man, one dog, and how they save each other—in ways they never could have expected.

©2010 Susan Wilson (P)2010 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

"Chance tells his story in his own words, which makes his mistreatment and return to the fighting pit powerfully disturbing. Combined with Wilson's unflinching portrayal of Adam's struggle to overcome his past, Old Yeller's got nothing on this very good man and his dog story." ( Publishers Weekly)

One good story!

I am surprised that this book has not gotten more attention. One Good Dog is easy to get into and I didn't want to stop listening as it moves along comfortably predictable without the sentimentality that often slithers its way into dog books. "Predictable" isn't meant to be a negative.


There are two stories entwined into one -- the story of Adam March???s fall from grandeur and the story of a mixed Pitt Bull???s rise to the status of pet. The story takes the listener first through what happens in human terms and then changes to the situation through the eyes and thoughts of the Pitt Bull. The narrative from the dog's view was great -- I can picture his looks and can imagine him actually thinking that way.

One Good Dog

I could not quit listening. When 2 of my own dogs went missing it was so heartbreaking to find out that sometimes dogs are used as bait dogs.

I loved the story line and the narrator was awesome.

Dog lover's? pit bulls?

Great story. How a man learns to love a dog. with a twist. Two points of views which makes , story interesting.

great story of life lessons learned with the love

great story of finding the true meaning of life through hard lessons as well as showing light to the possible feelings felt by an abusesed, then loved dog

Best book I have read in years

This book will become a classic. A must read for everyone not just dog lovers. story of triumph of the human spirit

Inspiring

Just lost my dog of 18 years. This book gave me hope and determination to adopt after my mourning period.

Four paws and two thumbs up!

This book was beautifully done. It takes you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. I thoroughly enjoyed it! Four paws and two thumbs up!

Fabulous

I loved this book! It‘’s the best dog book I’ve ever.read. It’s actually one of the best books I’ve ever read. Smart, not sappy or too sentimental but just a wonderful story. And the actors reading it were excellent.I highly recommend this Audible book.

Superb Listen

The first few chapters were a struggle because the main man was such a jerk it was literally hard to hear. I could honestly see no way that a man like that could be redeemed. I am glad to say that the I stuck with the book because the tale is worth the discomfort of the journey it took to get someone back to their humanity. I'm a huge dog lover so I apparently that the dog had a journey too so it gives insight into being mislabeled and showing the world we are all deserving.

Dog Lover Story

This is an intelligently written, believable story about a man in turmoil. He finds himself in circumstances that are beyond his control serving men in a homeless shelter. The people and animals in the story have realistic problems that are difficult, and sometimes impossible,to solve and often messy. Begrudgingly he helps one them who has lost a beloved street dog. While struggling to understand the bond that can exist between humans and dogs, he begins to understand his own circumstances.