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    Gerette!: The Adventures of a Mississippi Dog in Europe
    Gerette!: The Adventures of a Mississippi Dog in Europe
    Gerette!: The Adventures of a Mississippi Dog in Europe
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    Gerette!: The Adventures of a Mississippi Dog in Europe

    By M. N. Smith

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    This is a story of a Mississippi dog that found hope and a home of her own. A little dog left to die in the woods by previous owners finds her way down a country road to a life of travel and adventure. She decides to adopt a human couple and rescue them from being alone in the country and foreign lands. Gerettet! (which means "rescued") is a story to inspire others to rescue the many available animals in shelters. Yes, you may only be able to rescue an animal; still, that one can change your life!

    I am the bridge

    Between what was and what can be.

    I am the pathway to a new life.

    I am made of mush

    Because my heart melted when I saw you.

    Matted and sore, limping, depressed,

    Lonely, unwanted, afraid to love.

    -Diana Morgan, "A Poem to My Foster Dog"

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFulton Books, Inc.
    Release dateAug 9, 2021
    ISBN9781637105993
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      Gerette! - M. N. Smith

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      Gerette!

      The Adventures of a Mississippi Dog in Europe

      M. N. Smith

      Copyright © 2021 M. N. Smith

      All rights reserved

      First Edition

      Fulton Books, Inc.

      Meadville, PA

      Published by Fulton Books 2021

      ISBN 978-1-63710-598-6 (paperback)

      ISBN 978-1-63710-599-3 (digital)

      Printed in the United States of America

      Table of Contents

      Stinker Has to Fly

      Thorn, Netherlands

      My European Christmas Vacation!

      Tongeren, Belgium

      Bruges and De Haan, Belgium

      London, England

      World War II Memorials

      Mon Paris, France!

      Holland (Netherlands)

      Coming Home

      Update on Gangelt, Germany

      A Note from My Mom

      My story would not be possible without the expert care of Starkville Veterinary Hospital’s great team: Dr. Anthony, Dr. Shy, and their assistants. A special danke or thanks goes to Dr. Extra at Drakenmolen in Hoensbroek, Netherlands, for Stinker’s diagnosis and treatment of ameloblastoma.

      About the Title

      Gerette (ge-ret-tet) means rescued in German! While we rescued Stinker from a terrible truck accident and abandonment, she has rescued us right back every day with her love!

      —Monika Smith

      Stinker’s adventures began in Bradley, Mississippi, and extended to Europe.

      Bradley, Mississippi

      Starkville, Mississippi

      Gulfport, Mississippi

      Foley, Alabama

      Dauphin Island, Alabama

      Louisville, Kentucky

      Detroit, Michigan

      Germany (all over)

      Belgium

      Netherlands

      France

      Switzerland

      Liechtenstein

      Luxembourg

      Austria

      England

      Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever.

      —Karen Davison

      My story begins on a gravel road in Bradley, Mississippi. My first humans were nice to me for a long time, well, until the truck

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