Dogs & Cats

Homer’s Odyssey

Gwen Cooper

The last thing Gwen Cooper wanted was another cat. She already had two, not to mention a phenomenally underpaying job and a recently broken heart. Then Gwen’s veterinarian called with a story about a three-week-old eyeless kitten who’d been abandoned. It was love at first sight.  Don’t miss this one!

Olive, Mabel & Me: Life and Adventures with Two Very Good Dogs

Andrew Cotter

Olive and Mabel are the Labradors that broke the internet. With more than 50 million views on social media, Andrew Cotter's brilliant commentaries on videos of his Labradors have resonated with dog owners and sports fans around the world. Now, the author tells the heart-warming story of life with his two famous Labradors. This is the full story of their unexpected rise to internet stardom, their lives together, how the dogs are dealing with their newfound fame (celebrity fans, more offers of biscuits, etc.), and how trips to the beaches and the mountains help them all find peace and happiness away from a hectic world.

Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

John Grogan

The author’s funny, unforgettable tribute to this wonderful, wildly neurotic Lab and the meaning he brought to their lives. Also a major motion picture available on DVD at the Library.

Little Boy Blue: A Puppy’s Rescue from Death Row and His Owner’s Journey for Truth

Kim Kavin

A local NJ journalist decided to adopt a puppy.  She had no idea that the puppy she would end up with would be a last minute rescue from a kill shelter in North Carolina. She decides to trace Blue’s history all the way back to his ordeal and initial rescue. A great story with a local tie-in since the author lives in Long Valley.

Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

Vicky Myron

A tiny kitten is dumped into a library book return bin on the coldest night of the year. He is found the next morning by the library director who falls in love with him and names him Dewey. He becomes the library cat! For the next 19 years Dewey never stops charming the people of his small town and eventually becomes famous around the world.  Loved this story!  How could I not? A LIBRARY cat!

Nala’s World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and a Bike Ride Around the Globe

Dean Nicholson

Three months into his bike journey around the world, the author, comes across a tiny abandoned kitten in the middle of nowhere. He can’t leave her there to die, so he tucks her into the bag on his bike and so begins an amazing adventure. Nala is an unusual cat to say the least and they form an unbreakable bond. Nala and Dean’s adventures continue.  You can check in with them on this website—www.1bike1world.com, on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.  Heart-warming!

Movies

Gorillas in the Mist

Based on the true story of young anthropologist Dian Fossey who travels to the African mountains to study rare mountain gorillas.

Secretariat

Behind every legend lies an impossible dream. Witness the spectacular journey of an incredible horse named Secretariat and the moving story of his unlikely owner, a housewife who risked everything to make him a champion.

A Street Cat Named Bob

The feel-good story of how a busker and recovering drug addict had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.

War Horse

Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets; British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter.  This is loosely based on a true story.

We Bought a Zoo

Loosely based on the true story of a family that used their life savings to buy a dilapidated zoo, replete with 200 exotic animals facing destruction, in the English countryside.

These DVDs are available in the Library.