• Hope

  • Featuring Rodney, McMuffin and King Whacker
  • By: Niall Harbison
  • Narrated by: Niall Harbison
  • Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (81 ratings)

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By: Niall Harbison
Narrated by: Niall Harbison
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Most people think I save dogs, but really they saved me.

Niall Harbison is a dog hero based in Thailand. He spends his days feeding, caring for and rescuing the many street dogs he comes across. With every rescue there’s a story. Like the sweet gentle McMuffin who was found with many tumours and hours from death, only to be nursed back to health. She now lives with Niall and is a popular member of the pack. Then there is King Whacker – who escaped a vicious attack and is now ruling the nest living up to his name as the king of the all good dogs. And who could resist the puppy eyes of little Rodney, the beautiful dog with big paws who is melting millions of hearts around the world.

Originally from Dublin, Niall was the owner of a successful advertising company. After selling it, he moved to Thailand where his addictions – drugs and alcohol – almost got the better of him. One day he woke up in hospital, close to death, and realised that something had to change. And that was what spurred him on to start saving and helping street dogs. His aim is to help 10,000 street dogs.

This is his story.

©2023 Niall Harbison (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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Honest and hopeful

Honest, genuine and powerful biography about life, addiction and ultimately finding purpose amidst personal struggles. Heartbreaking but also heartwarming introduction to some special and lovely dogs. Really enjoyed listening.

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Absolutely inspiring

What a wonderful and hopeful story. The amount of lives he will touch and change forever in his lifetime is his silver lining. Dogs are angels on earth. Their healing power is immeasurable and unmatched. Thank you for what you were doing for these beautiful souls. Look how they have healed yours.

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Inspiring and touching

What a beautiful true story about a flawed man finding his true calling and saving countless dogs on the streets of Thailand! I didn’t want this book to end and I truly hope this is the first of many! I’m already waiting for the next installment and the movie!!!

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Love it

An incredible tale of redemption, resilience, kindness and love. Niall is a lovely guy doing his best to change the lives of thousands of our fellow creatures and also helping a lot of humans along the way.

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Dogs best friend

I've followed Nial's story through twitter, YouTube, and Instagram for the past 6 months, so I thought I knew his story but with this book, I learned of how he started this mission, his story before there was Hope, and the individual stories of certain dogs. I must say that I cheered on Rodney, Hope, Jumbo, Moriah, McMuffin, Dereck, King Whacker, Beyonce, and so many others. I've cried for Giuseppe, Snoop, Angel, Tyson, and still can't stop crying for sweet Tina. This book sheds light on the hard life of street dogs and what Nial is doing to change their lives. He is the dogs best friend.

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life changing, emotional, happy, inspiring

loved this. finished it in 3 days. this man is my hero. sad parts of the reality of Thai living for dogs, but the bald Irishman is changing that!! Niall, we are here to help you reduce 10k dogs a month 🥰

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Fantastic story!

Great book Niall! Your words capture the love you display in your work with dogs! Thank you!

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Beautiful story of recovery and purpose

Like so many I’ve followed Niall on Twitter and IG for well over a year, and he’s open about his mental health and recovery struggles. But until I read the book I had no idea how deep those struggles went. The book lays out his past with brutal honesty and then weaves together his purpose and recovery with the stories of his wonderful rescues. Beautifully written and read, this book isn’t just for dog lovers or Happy Doggo followers, it’s also for people dealing with life’s struggles who need some inspiration.

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Love this book

I watch Niall’s videos daily on Instagram and I feel like I know these dogs and Niall in person. This book is so awesome and love hearing the details of the dog stories that we don’t see on Instagram. Please recommend this book to anyone you know who loves dogs and also recommend Niall’s Instagram page to help all the dogs.

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Niall has voice that is easy to listen to.

It was just as wonderful as I expected. I loved hearing the stories about the dogs I had read about on Niall’s social media posts. Highly recommend.

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