Scruffy

SCRUFFY is a heartwarming window into a dog's life during the 2020 pandemic. As the deadly coronavirus spread across the planet in just four frightening months, our dogs became a welcome elixir -- ecstatic to have us home 24/7, insisting on endless games of fetch and belly rubs on demand.Then, suddenly, with beloved groomers in #lockdown as well, many were called upon for the first time to bravely take over the de-matting and trimming tasks. Out came the DIY videos and online orders of home clipping sets. The result is an amazing gallery of wild and wacky and adorable dog photos, serving as a metaphor of our courage, hope and resilience. It is pandemic book that will melt your heart as over 50 dogs, all different breeds, sizes, shapes and mixes, tell their personal stories from across America and around the world, There's Mango from Uruguay, Little Pablo Escobark hiding in the bathtub of The Murray Hotel in Hong Kong, Bogey The Dood(le) calls his mom "obsessed," adding, "she trimmed me, then washed me, and made me pretend I was asleep for the photo. Then she trimmed me again!" Sprinkled through the book is a timeline... the first case in Wuhan, then in the U.S., the lock down in Italy, WHO declaring the pandemic, the spread, the surges. At the end of the book are personal "Journal Pages" with prompts: "When I first heard we'd be sheltering in, I went out and bought...." "My 5 top favorite TV Binges...." "The hardest part of the lockdown was...." "SCRUFFY will easily become a family keepsake for generations to come -- a reminder of a unique and challenging time in in our lives, ending with a place to enter the date the first safe and effective vaccine was announced. To that effort, one hundred per cent of the book's profits will go directly to fund new treatments for the most severe cases of COVID-19, sponsored by The Cure Alliance, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization of global scientists sharing knowledge to end human suffering from COVID-19.

There are lots of different cats for Todd to choose from at the animal shelter. But there's only one Scruffy.

Scruffy hopes every day that someone will come along and choose to take him away from the rescue centre to his forever home. One day his dream comes true when Sam chooses him. He goes home with Sam and his Mum to a life full of adventures and new experiences but mainly love and acceptance of the way he is. Sam learns to become more responsible as Scruffy's master and Scruffy learns what it means to be Sam's constant companion as they explore and play in the countryside.

Scruffy the dog has a lonely and gruelling life until she joins Butch and his gang of stray dogs. They have many humorous adventures together but Scruffy is caught and sent to the lost dogs home where she will be put down the next day. A young reporter arrives just in time to make her the most famous dog in Britain.

Mr Scruffy has a scruffy house where he lives with his scruffy wife and a scruffy cat named Tatty. He has some scruffy hens and a scruffy dog called, yes, 'Scruffy'.

It’s a new year, but what is a new year to a scruffy wuffy dog? Find out as you get to know Ollie, the scruffy wuffy dog. See how he works out his scruffy wuffy priorities for the year. With some unexpected events he may even transform into a new scruffy wuffy dog. Scruffy Wuffy’s Dog Diary is a fun and thoughtful view of how things might look to a scruffy wuffy dog. There are strong themes of goal setting, identifying talent, looking after pets, respect for animals, relating to others and personal transformation: also some cool scruffy wuffy dog stuff too! Scruffy Wuffy's Dog Diary is written for children aged from 5 to 12 years but can be enjoyed by people of all ages, particularly if they like dogs.

Scruffy's unique talent to speak came upon him suddenly and was a surprise to his family and friends.Not one to miss an opportunity, Scruffy commissioned writer and animal lover, Susan Schaffner, to help him write his memoirs. In "Scruffy Speaks" readers will learn of Scruffy's early years as a foundling, and his adventures at home in Palm Springs, California with his loving family and canine brothers. Also, Scruffy shares his travel diary, as he journeys South of the Border and rides the historic highway, Route 66. Scruffy delighted in writing about his life. He hopes everyone, young and old, will enjoy his exploits.

Dodging railroad bulls, hobo camp raid, larger-than-life prospectors in the Alaskan wild, rubbing elbows with a roguish lot of Hollywood celebrities, all experienced by a once-in-a-lifetime character, Scruffy Lomax. So come aboard as we canvass the first half of the twentieth century in a rollicking tale of one man’s obsession to live the life he has imagined despite the ruthless indifference of fate.