"Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them. Chance, a real dog, has been in Dogtown since her owners unwittingly left her with irresponsible dog-sitters who skipped town. Metal Head is a robot dog who dreams of being back in a real home. And Mouse is a mouse who has the run of Dogtown, pilfering kibble, and performing clever feats to protect the dogs he loves. When Chance and Metal...

"When Lulu goes for a sleepover at her nan's house, she isn't supposed to take her new hamster. But how can she leave him behind?" -- Back cover.

Lola is determined to get a dog, but first she must convince her mother and grandfather, get the rules changed in her building, and a few other things.

As Christmas nears, Amy and her friends in the Critter Club try to find a home for two adorable guinea pigs.

Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. When Charles offers to foster Molly he thinks that she is a very sweet puppy. But then Charles finds out that she is a Rottweiler. He's never been scared of a foster dog before. Can he overcome his fear and find this gentle pup a home?

"Billy is a grumpy boy who's not like the other kids. His mother takes him and his sister, Sara, to the animal shelter one Saturday in hope of cheering him up. But the pets he sees are too happy for his taste. Then he finds the grumpy pets..."--

"A dog writes the story of its adoption-and learning to live in a loving home"--

Pearl the dog and her shy friend, Squirrel, find much to be thankful for while roaming their big city on Thanksgiving, but at day's end, they have a reason for lasting gratitude.

At the police dog training school, free-spirited Lulu does not fit in with the other, more obedient dogs, and it is up to her handler to help Lulu find a way to be happy.

Illustrations and rhyming text follow a young girl experiencing the joy of adoping a dog.