"A Rare Breed of Love" Giveaway

I am really excited to announce this giveaway! “A Rare Breed of Love” is the true story of Baby, a rescue, and the mission she inspired. Here is a little background:


Jana Kohl, Psy.D.: is a writer, artist, clinical psychologist, and animal welfare advocate. From a young age her primary drives were to aid social justice causes and do philanthropic work. Having worked for the Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies for many years, and now as an animal welfare advocate, she has long been concerned with how cruelty can become sanctioned by society. Kohl has testified before the Illinois State Legislature on the link between legalized violence against animals and inter-human violence. She has participated in numerous animal welfare campaigns, most notably to end the sale of foie gras in her hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Kohl currently resides in California with Baby and a cat named Kitty Pie, whom she also adopted.

Baby: spent the first nine years of her life locked in a cage at a breeder’s home in Northern California, and was rescued by a passing stranger on the day she was scheduled to be killed for having gotten too old to produce litters. Through a pet rescue website, Baby found a “forever home” with Jana Kohl. She spends her time advocating for other abused dogs and animals, and best of all, being cuddled, kissed, and snuggled by her “Ma.”

One lucky reader will win a copy of this great book! Here are the rules:

  • Leave a comment on this post before 9:00pm (MST) on August 12th, 2008.
  • Please be sure to fill in the email part of the comment form, as this is the only way I can contact the winner.
  • You may comment once a day until the deadline.
  • This contest is open to all countries.
  • The winner will be chosen at random and contacted by email the day after the contest ends.

Please visit Jana and Baby’s MySpace page for videos and more information. Become their friend too and help support the work they are doing! Here is a list of tour dates for the book, if they are coming your way you should go visit with them!

Baby’s “A Rare Breed of Love” National Book Tour Dates: 7/24-26: Philadelphia, PA 7/27-29: Pittsburgh, PA 7/30-31: Dayton, OH 8/1-5: Chicago, IL 8/6: Elyria, OH for the WEOL Radio Show! 8/7: Buffalo, NY 8/8-10: Boston, MA 8/11-12: Baltimore, MD 8/13: Richmond, VA 8/14: Norfolk, VA 8/15-17: Raleigh, NC 8/18-19: Charlotte, NC 8/20-21: Columbia, SC 8/22-24: Atlanta, GA 8/25-26: Jacksonville, FL 8/27-28: Orlando, FL 8/29-9/2: Miami, FL 9/3-4: Tampa, FL 9/5: Tallahassee, FL 9/6-7: Birmingham, AL 9/8-9: Nashville, TN 9/10-11: St. Louis, MO 9/12-15: Columbus, OH 9/16-17: Harrisburg, PA 9/18-21: Lancaster, PA for PUPPY MILLS AWARENESS DAY! 9/22: Louisville, KY 9/23-24: Memphis, TN 9/25: Baton Rouge, LA 9/26-27: Houston, TX 9/28-30: Austin, TX 10/1-2: Oklahoma City, OK 10/3-4: Little Rock, AR 10/5: Beachwood, OH for Marilyn’s Got Moxie Event.

Good luck!

*this giveaway is now closed, congrats to Louise #159*

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160 Responses to "A Rare Breed of Love" Giveaway

  1. christopher h says:

    sounds like a great book!

  2. Carol LuBien says:

    Lucky dog!

  3. Carol says:

    I’d LOVE to win this. I volunteer in animal rescue.

  4. bob says:

    There’s always a soft spot in my heart for animal books.

  5. sandy says:

    would love to win this- love animal books

  6. Janet Huey says:

    As a 22 year veteran of rescue in Houston, I keep thinking nothing will faze me anymore. 8-15 year old poms and chihuahuas being turned in to shelters by breeders when they can no longer produce litters still
    gives me nightmares. I have several tattooed geriatrics at my feet as I type this!

  7. Nikki says:

    This looks like a great book!

  8. Jenn S. says:

    I would love to read this book.

  9. cindy a says:

    i love everything about animals, the book looks so cute

  10. Kasey says:

    I would love to read this. It is such a shame hearing about all the abuse that goes on with puppy mills. It’ far too rare that there is a happy ending for most of them. They had a segment on the new here in Florida the other day that told about how some of the dogs were doing that were recently rescued from one. The difference that someone can make in the lives of these pets if they are only willing to give them a chance.

  11. Patty says:

    Thank you for having this contest. I really appreciate it.

  12. Anne says:

    I’d so love to read this book! My dog Rupert has been the only being in my life to give me complete and unconditional love!

  13. Karen Gonyea says:

    Pick Me !!

  14. Maxine says:

    I would love to read this. If I don’t win, guess I’ll just have to buy it.

  15. Cynthia C says:

    Pets are wonderful. Thanks for the chance to win.

  16. Pam says:

    Oh, how sweet! I’d love to win this, please enter me!

  17. Belinda Shaw says:

    I really love all animals! I hope to win this book!

  18. victoria lynch says:

    This sounds like a book that I would love to read

  19. Kathy Scott says:

    Looks like an interesting book. Thanks for the chance.

  20. Andrew Gordon says:

    we just got a new puppy

  21. charline s says:

    This book sounds wondeful

  22. Tonya Froemel says:

    cool love to have it

  23. ssuan varney says:

    give me a break

  24. Linda Moeller says:

    I have three furry faces!

  25. Elaine says:

    I love dogs and would really like to read this book!

  26. Please count me in.

  27. Michele P. says:

    This sounds like a great book-with 3 rescued cats here at my home and rescued rabbits, dog and cat at my parents we really love animals! Mom & I would love to read this!

  28. Krystal deblasio says:

    i would like to win this.

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  30. Carol says:

    I’d love to win.

  31. Carol LuBien says:

    The story looks inspiring

  32. Cathie says:

    sounds like a book I’d love to read and share. Count me in please

  33. James Jenkins says:

    wow

  34. Susan C says:

    This sounds great-kind of a rags-to-riches story!

  35. Andrew Gordon says:

    love it

  36. Sandra Brodeur says:

    This sounds like a heart warming story. Anything about animals is worth reading. Love to win!

  37. Linda says:

    Looks like another great book for me to read.

  38. Linda Peters says:

    everyone should have a soft spot for animals

  39. I’d love to read this.

  40. Erma Hurtt says:

    Sounds good

  41. Rhonda Struthers says:

    I love to read and this sounds like a great book

  42. sarah says:

    enter me!

  43. jan koontz says:

    this is just to cool

  44. Angela J says:

    Sounds like a great read.

  45. Anne says:

    I know this may sound odd to some……but I was very ill and confined to my bed and Rupert used to lay with me. I had a near death experience through Rupert and my life changed after that moment. I will always love Rupert and I miss him so

  46. Denise says:

    I would love to read this!

  47. Tonya Froemel says:

    cool love to have this

  48. Carol says:

    I’m a shelter foster mom, would love to win.

  49. Judith Rachmani says:

    Awesome story!

  50. Erma Hurtt says:

    nice book

  51. Niki Moyer says:

    LUCKY DOG!

  52. peng says:

    please enter me. thanks

  53. Rachel Fox says:

    I love animals! This looks like it would be a great read! Thanks for the opportunity to win!

  54. Miguel Gutierrez says:

    Cool Dog… However love…. ?

  55. Cynthia C says:

    Every dog should have a great owner. Thanks for the chance to win.

  56. Sandra Brodeur says:

    Nothing like a pup to warm your heart.

  57. Anne says:

    When I was a baby, my parents had a Boxer named Tammy. She would pull me around the house by my diaper and one day went into a room that had a step down………she didn’t realize that I would go boom lol

  58. Thanks for this opportunity.

  59. Carol LuBien says:

    Animals deserve love more than many people.

  60. Carol says:

    I’d really love to win!

  61. Sandra Brodeur says:

    No more loyal and loving friend than a dog!

  62. Erma says:

    cute doggy

  63. Sharon Jones says:

    Oh how I would LOVE to win this…thanks so much!

  64. Joan Koczon says:

    This dog is soo cute. I would love to win and read the book. Thank you for the chance.

  65. Carolyn says:

    I would love this because I LOVE ANIMALS!! ;-) Did I mention my birthday is 9/1. Thanks.

  66. Anne says:

    My daughter is having a hard time right now and she has always loved animals. I think she would benefit from reading this book.

    Thanks

  67. Kelsey Weigel says:

    I love animals, we raise dachshunds and currently have 9.

    I would love to win this book!

    Thanks so much for the opportunity!

    Kelsey
    rawrissexy@gmail.com

  68. Please count me in again.

  69. jan koontz says:

    just to cool

  70. Wendy Shoults says:

    I am so glad that Jana and Baby found each other and advocating for others.

  71. Sheila Pepe says:

    Sounds like a cute story! I would love to win it!

  72. I love dogs. I would love to read this.

  73. C. Clemens says:

    i love anilmals

  74. Carol says:

    I love all animals, and would like to win.

  75. Sandra Brodeur says:

    If only humans could love so unconditionally. I would love to win this.

  76. mindy says:

    what a fabulous contest thanks

  77. Karen Gonyea says:

    Enter Me !!

  78. jan koontz says:

    to cool

  79. Sheila Pepe says:

    I think this will be really cute! I would love to win it!

  80. I’d love a shot at this.

  81. Cheryl Free says:

    I’d love to read Baby’s story :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!

  82. Carol says:

    I’d love to win!

  83. Catherine copeland says:

    every pet i’ve ever had i either got from the shelter or rescued from the side of the road myself. people need to spay an neuter animals and not buy pets because the little ones look cute. they are like little babies and they need you to take care of them. they will go in the house every now and then you will have to train them. i love my babies and don’t regret adopting them for a single moment

  84. Joan Koczon says:

    I would love love love to read this book.

  85. Judith Rachmani says:

    A truly inspiring story!

  86. Cassandra says:

    Sounds like a great story–would love to read it!

  87. Jennifer Hedden says:

    enter me

  88. Samantha Miller says:

    Thanks for the giveaway!!!

  89. Erma says:

    Thanks for the giveaway.

  90. Anne says:

    My best friends my whole life, have been my pets, but dogs especially. How I’d love to read this book.

    Thanks

  91. Sue Farrell says:

    I have always been understood better by animals than by humans–and I think they deserve much more respect and should have many more rights–I think I would really enjoy this book.

  92. Jill Miller says:

    I have a 3-legged dog, Zeke, that I adopted from a foster group that saved him from being put to sleep.

  93. Good luck to everyone.

  94. Kathy Simpson says:

    Our animals need all our love and assistance!

  95. Renee says:

    This sounds like a wonderful story — with a happy ending.

  96. Carol LuBien says:

    I would love to read this heartwarming story.

  97. Laurie says:

    Sounds like a heartwarming story! Would love to read it!

  98. Catherine copeland says:

    As an animal lover, this book really perked my interest. it’s shameful that so many people abuse and abandon pets every year

  99. Carol says:

    Great giveaway!!

  100. cindy a says:

    cute!

  101. Judith Rachmani says:

    I love dogs!

  102. Donna Wilde says:

    I would love to win this for my grandson. Nce prize!

  103. Erma says:

    WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS.

  104. Sharon says:

    Would love to read this book. I’m sure I’ll cry though!

  105. Marion B says:

    We have 2 dogs of our own so this looks like a good book to read!

  106. shawna says:

    Sounds like a great book!

  107. Kelsey Weigel says:

    Great book! Sounds fun to read and we raise dachshunds!

  108. Karen Gonyea says:

    I want this !! Pick Me Please !!

  109. Anne says:

    Our Boxer, Tammy, was a very social dog and quite friendly to her doggy neighbours.

    One day, according to my mom, Tammy brought home about 3 dogs and showed them every room of the house and then escorted them outside.

    I loved her so

  110. Sheila Pepe says:

    This story sounds cute and inspiring! I would love to win it!

  111. Ed Nemmers says:

    Sweet prize!

  112. Joy says:

    I would love to win this book.

  113. Karrie says:

    cute book

  114. Delores says:

    please enter me!

  115. romero says:

    would love to be entered.

  116. EDWINA LANGO says:

    the dog on the cover reminds me of my sister’s dog! so cute.

  117. Thanks again for this contest.

  118. Thomas Gibson says:

    Nice prize.

  119. Elaine says:

    I love dogs and I know I would enjoy reading this book!

  120. Debbie B. says:

    Sounds like a great book!

  121. C Duran says:

    I would love to win this. My dog is a rescue dog too!

  122. Carol says:

    My cat is a rescue cat and I’d love to win.

  123. Carol Ezovski says:

    I love animals! This sounds like a great book!

  124. Jeanine Price says:

    Looks like a great book! I would love to win! Thanks so much for the giveaway!

  125. Catherine copeland says:

    I love dogs and i wish more people loved them enough to have them spayed and neutered. the pounds are filled with dogs who were abandoned and abused. every animal i’ve ever owned was rescued from the pound or found abandoned on my property and i’ve never regreted that for one moment

  126. Charlotte Padgett says:

    Please enter me in this draw. I LOVE dogs and dog stories.

  127. Erma Hurtt says:

    I hope I win.

  128. kathy pease says:

    PLEASE COUNT ME IN ON THIS AWESOME GIVEAWAY :)

  129. Susan Smith says:

    Sounds like a nice book

  130. Judith Rachmani says:

    What a great story!

  131. Lily Kwan says:

    Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!

  132. Buddy Garrett says:

    I would love to win this great book.

  133. Chris F says:

    Thank you very much for the chance to win!

  134. Cheryl M. says:

    Would love to read this! :)

  135. Carol LuBien says:

    I love animals & would love this book!

  136. Joan Koczon says:

    I would LOVE to win this book!
    I hope I do. Thanks for the chance.

  137. Mary Byerly says:

    This sounds like a cute story. Thank you for the giveaway!

  138. Beverly Metcalf says:

    I love animals and this sounds like a good book. Thanks for the giveaway!

  139. Sounds like a great book!

  140. Mary Casper says:

    would love to win this…my goldens and I will read it together
    thanks

  141. Jennifer Schroeder says:

    This book looks great. All of my four-legged friends and I thank you for the great giveaway!

  142. Cassandra says:

    Sounds like an important book to read–would love to win. Thanks!

  143. Anne says:

    I need to read this book. Things in my life have become especially hectic and this would centre me out some I believe.

    As this is the last day, this is my last comment……thanks for the giveaway and the chance to win.

  144. valerie mabrey says:

    thanks for the contest

  145. Donna Hunt says:

    This sounds interesting–please add my name. Thank you for the contest!

  146. CHERYL A FRANCISCO says:

    Posting a comment for entry to win this wonderful book.
    cherylfrancisco@hotmail.com

  147. Alecia Gibson says:

    I’d like to win!! Great giveaway – thanks!!

  148. Sheila Pepe says:

    This book sounds like it will be good! It has to be a cute story!

  149. Last entry, good luck to me!

  150. Jean says:

    Happiness is an arm around your pet.

  151. Denise says:

    I’d love to win this and love pets.

  152. Susanne Troop says:

    I would love to read this book!

  153. Karen Gonyea says:

    I want to win !

  154. Pauline M says:

    I love to read and this sounds great!

  155. Diane says:

    All of my pets are rescues, Baby is a cutie!

  156. Dale Louderback says:

    You have not loved until you have loved an animal

  157. Louise says:

    Count me in please!

  158. Heather C says:

    ooo, is this gonna make me cry? i’d love to win then pass it on.