puppies

When Andy Shane befriends the new girl in town, everyone thinks he must be in love with her, but the reason he is spending so much time with her is because her dog just had puppies.

Mia's puppy Charlie needs to go to the veterinarian for a check-up but runs away instead.

Lizzie has her hands full when her family takes in Baxter, a Portuguese water dog, and discovers it is suffering from separation anxiety and becomes upset if she leaves it alone for more than a few minutes.

Lizzie Peterson is helping out at the animal shelter when Bella, a newborn cocker spaniel, is brought in, and although she wants to help, Lizzie has never taken care of a puppy as small as Bella before and fears she will not be able to nurse her back to health.

Simple text and photographs introduce the physical characteristics and behaviors of puppies.

"Nikki has to hide seven ADORKABLE puppies from two parents, one nosy little sister, an entire middle school, and one mean girl out for revenge, Mackenzie Hollister. If anyone can do it, it's Nikki--but not without some ... challenges along the way!"--Amazon.com.

Lizzie and Charles Peterson find themselves caring for, Rocky, a cuddly bulldog that prefers to sleep rather than be a guard dog.

Charles and Lizzie go to the dog show with their Aunt Amanda and agrees to take care of Ziggy, a dachshund puppy whose owner has too many dogs to take care of, until he can be placed in a permanent home with a new family, but Ziggy runs away and Charles is determined to recover the lost puppy.