Rescue Me: My Life with the Battersea Dogs Book

Melissa Wareham always wanted to work with dogs. After failing her biology O level she realised she'd have to start at the bottom cleaning out kennels at Battersea Dogs Home. Amongst the clamour of thousands of lost pets and the noise of the railway lines above Melissa settles into her new life a passion. The first dog she falls for is Tulip a sweet elderly and somewhat dotty mongrel who decided a solo bus ride into the West End might be fun. Next up is Roscoe found by the ambulance team with his dead owner he is rehabilitated as a police sniffer dog. And then - many many dogs later - there is Gus. His owner in jail Melissa finally finds the dog she is to take home as her own.Over her fifteen years at Battersea Melissa meets as many eccentric humans as animals - from frail old men looking for a four-legged companion to famous folk who've lost their favourite hound. It seems that at some point everyone passes through Battersea's doors. This is both a poignant and delightfuly funny look at life in Britain's most-loved dogs' home.Read More