A DOG’S PURPOSE
Student reporter Makenzie Newton, pictured with her lovely cavoodle pup Audrey, reviews a shaggy dog story.
St Francis Xavier Year 6
A DOG’S Purpose is a delightful story of reincarnation as a dog tries to find purpose throughout several lives.
This story is a humorous journey through a dog’s many
lives and is a dog’s-eye commentary on the relationship between humans and their canine friends.
Reborn as Bailey (after a short life as a stray pup named Toby) he’s found himself in the loving care of a young boy named Ethan.
During their adventures, Bailey learns his place in the family, how to be a good dog, and sometimes a bad one too.
As the years pass, Bailey believes his purpose is to make the humans in his family happy but when he eventually becomes too tired to even try, he is reborn as a female german shepherd named Ellie.
Ellie discovers her purpose in this life is to seek, find and show. After a long life as a police dog, Ellie is again reborn.
In Ellie’s last reincarnation she is reborn as a male dog trapped in a boring life chained in a yard. He is then dumped by his owner near a river. When he comes across a familiar smell from his life with his owner, Ethan, he reunites with him and is named Buddy.
Back in the original home of his loving past owner, Buddy finally realises what his purpose in life is, thus putting an end to being repeatedly reborn.
This story will have you laughing one minute and crying the next. But don’t just read this great novel. I suggest rushing to the cinemas to enjoy this story on the big screen. hhhhh