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)

Can relate to real life. Humility really is something that cannot be bought. Stick with it, it’s worth it

The start is slow, but the story is fulfilling. It’s a good lesson for humility

Slow to start, but a few smiles along the way

What did you love best about One Good Dog?

It was a nice simple story with a clear message. It was the dogs view of the world that put the smiles on my face. Being a dog owner it was interesting to see how my dog might interperet the world she lives in.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I would have the say Chance, through the stories in books we come across many human characters, however, it is was different to have the feelings and emotions of an adault dog portrayed.

An excellent listen

This story wasn't anything like what I expected. In the early stages I even considered turning it off because I didn't think I could listen to anything that detailed dog abuse. In the end, I'm very glad I stayed with it. It's an excellent and uplifting story.

Great little story, loved it!

This book fun, I really liked it and would like to see more from this author

Surprising and good story line

This book surprised me. It wasn't just a story about a dog but about a man's life as well. It offered insight from a dog's perspective but also told a great story about life and changes that this man experienced. Truly a good book. Very realistic as far as shelters and the breed bias go also. Recommended to any animal lover, but not limited to animal lovers.

A slow start but a bright end

I struggled with the book initially. I felt it was long-winded and struggled to keep my mind from wandering. One understands that the main character is not intended to be pleasant, but he did not have to be boring. Then the main character had his fall and things improved a lot. Throughout I thought the parts with the "good" dog as narrator were excellent: quite novel and perfectly believable for a dog. In addition, the ending is something Ms Wilson can be proud of.

Excellant, cannot stop listening until the end.

As I stated before, it is a clever angle and story and kept my interest throughout.

One good book

This was a great book. Told partly by the human and partly by the dog, two lost souls who found each other and together healed each other. I didn't want to put it down.

Love it💜

Great book I read it awhile ago and it’s in my top 10 books I’ve read and that I recommend! Oh and it was just as awesome listing to it on Audible😊

Fate, Chance and Love

A story started with rage, evolved to the encounter of a perfect chance, fate perhaps for two species at the time when a void desperately needed to be filled by one with an infinite capacity to fulfil. Peppered with bits and pieces of happy moments, the unlikely bond developed between the man and the dog. The whole story has a feel-good end that made me leapt with joy that I couldn't contain. Good read.