Jessie Tschudin

I grew up with lots of animals, all of them from shelters or the street. Because of this I always love heart-warming stories of dogs who were rescued from difficult circumstances.

Ruth Tshudin was looking for a dog and came about finding Jessie through Petfinder.com

Jessie the dog tells the story in her own words. As a character she has no personality and we don’t tend to get emotionally attached to her. The reading is easy but nothing mind-blowing.

Jessie was abused by a family child and taken to a shelter where she then found an adoptive parent in Ruth Tshudin. Jessie seemed to fit into her new home with ease. Apart from a few minor health problems, she seems to be a dream dog. It is stated she teaches the new owners many of lifes different quirks. Seems to me as overreaching by the humans.

The only purpose of this book is for a light laugh for people that are into dogs and dog-themed books. While it is nice that Jessie got adopted and the family was completed, it’s the same as every other book about dog adoptions. Scratch that, there are many others that are much better.

One other point that threw me from this book is that there are religious undertones to the book. I knew this going into the book, as I was warned beforehand. But for any other buyer, you will be hit in the face with this, and it isn’t brought up anywhere in the description.

A MAJOR disappointment and disgust for me is the closeness of this title to another book. I’m upset with the publisher for not wanting to change it, and the “author” for not having enough brain cells to make the book more distinguishable. It seems so lazy and forced, that it dimishes the value of anything written between the covers.… (altro)

Bark Up The Right Tree: Lessons From A Rescued Dog is a sweet little story told by Jesse the Labrador Retriever with a little help from her human, Ruth.

Jesse's story begins shortly after she loses her family when they drop her off at an animal control shelter, but her life turns around when she is adopted by Ruth and her husband Hugo. She soon discovers a love for squeaky bones, being dried off after a bath, and new friends[both the two-and four-legged kind]. Ruth's dream for Jesse was to become certified both as a Canine Good Citizen and as an International Therapy Dog, and with both love and work, the dynamic duo reached their goal. Shortly after, they began to aim for something new: Ruth would like to develop a volunteer-based group for adopted children and rescued pets where the two could interact and support each other. A few of Jesse's friends get them started with the donation of a small play wagon so that Jesse can pull children around the neighborhood, and Ruth and Jesse hope to raise awareness of their Kids 'n' Kritters project.

This little book is a fun read, and the end of each chapter features a "paws" for lessons learned: Jessie tries to highlight the main points to take away from her story. Everyone can appreciate little reminders such as let go of the past; make good use of today! Jesse's story is a lovely one, and demonstrates the healing power of love.… (altro)

Jessie was an older black Labrador Retriever when her lifelong family had to put her in an animal control shelter. Jessie quickly became depressed and ill thinking she would never have a loving home again. But along came Ruth Tschundin who had a dream of adopting an older dog and having that dog help others by becoming a certified therapy dog, who would visit nursing homes, pull children in a wagon, and bring joy to sick people. “Bark up the Right Tree, Lessons from a Rescued Dog” is the heartwarming story of Jessie and Ruth’s first year together.

Written in the first person from Jessie’s viewpoint, “Bark up the Right Tree, Lessons from a Rescued Dog” is an uplifting story. The book starts with Jessie being in the shelter and the book perfectly captures shelter life and how upset Jessie was as her world was turned upside down. The book takes place over the course of one year and it is interesting to read as Jessie learns to embrace her new life. The book is a lot of fun to read as Jessie describes her various quirks: her love of carrying all her squeaky bones in her mouth; the reasons why she wasn’t always a model student during obedience class; why she sometimes barks for no reason. For the most part, Jessie’s owner Ruth does a good job of capturing Jessie’s voice, although it doesn’t quite work when describing how Jessie hurt her leg (not once but twice!) since no one is quite sure how it happened. Although this is a book about dogs, there is plenty in the book for cat lovers as well. At the end of each chapter Jessie offers a “Paws” for Lessons learned which helps summarize each chapter and what Jessie and Ruth have learned during their adventures together (there is a religious undertone throughout the book). The book has plenty of pictures at the end of the book of Jessie and her friends (both fur and human) that will make readers fall in love with Jessie. While there is a sad note at the end of the book, the book basically has a happy ending, unlike other best selling books about dogs.

“Bark up the Right Tree, Lessons from a Rescued Dog” is an inspirational book about loving an animal and being loved back. 10% of the proceeds of the sale of this book will go towards helping animals in need.… (altro)

Bark up the Right Tree: Lessons from a rescued dog
Jessie & Ruth Tschudin
Publisher: Book Surge
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Reviewed by (Laura Goodwin) for Reader Views (x/06)
Adorable book!
5 stars for amazon.com
This book was about a woman named Ruth Tscudin who adopted a rescued Labrador named Jessie. It is very cute with the narrator being the dog herself. Jessie gives background information on how she was rescued from Rawhide Rescue and her previous owners mistreating her. She kept getting sick and they were able to nurse her back to health.
Each section of the book has “Paws” for lessons learned with is a really neat reference guide that anybody, young or old can appreciate. This book is truly an inspiration to all dogs that are in a shelter and just need a loving companion. I admire Ruth for being able to adopt Jessie and form a great bond with her. Some of the best dogs I have owned came from Special Pals and I encourage all people to adopt an animal to keep it from being spared.
This book is a very quick read, with only fourteen chapters and some beautiful color pictures at the end. I like how it shows the progression as you are reading it, from Jessie fitting in to the family life. I am so glad that both Jessie and Ruth learned from one another. By having the dog as the narrator, you gain a unique perspective on how the dog would feel about things. I like the humor in this book.
I especially like the section where they come across the Schnauzer pup. I liked that Ruth took the dog home and cleaned him up. Her writing is so descriptive and as you are reading it, you can clearly visualize a bouncing puppy running all over the place. I am glad that the owner was able to reunite with the puppy. We need more books like this with happy messages and great endings.
I think young and old readers can appreciate this book. It would make a nice gift giver and I like the fact that ten percent of all the proceeds from the sale of this book go to help animals and children in need of homes.… (altro)