- Touching, true life pet adoption stories combined with the power of the Petfinder.com brand- Petfinder.com averages 6 million visitors to their Web site every month- An estimated 1 in every 15 American pets were placed through Petfinder.com- At any given time, there are up to 200,000 adoptable pets on Petfinder.comEvery day, Petfinder.com places deserving dogs in loving homes. Second Chances tells the stories of these placements, and the courage--both human and canine--behind them. These fifty dog-wagging tales include: - The Puppy Mill Dog, in which two women are determined to rescue hundreds of dogs from a life of mistreatment in an overcrowded, understaffed "puppy mill."- Just What the Doctor Ordered, a tale of an older dog doomed to spend the rest of her life in a shelter, until she was found and placed with a woman suffering from fibromyalgia who needed Sandy every bit as much as Sandy needed her.- The Hurricane Hound, a touching story of a sweet basset hound abandoned during Hurricane Katrina, who found a new home when rescued and placed on Petfinder.com.Dog lovers everywhere love Petfinder.com--and this amazing collection of heartwarming adoption stories shows readers why.