This novel follows a rescue dog as she travels to a permanent and loving home and a job as a therapy dog in a nursing home. Grounded in studies of dog behavior and psychology, the book starts at an animal shelter in upstate South Carolina, where Star, a Boykin Spaniel, faces euthanasia, and follows her through rescue and into homes in Columbia, SC; Atlanta, GA; Ocracoke, NC and Asheville, NC. It describes, unsentimentally, the challenges a rescue dog faces while adapting to new owners.