Healing Hounds
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2026

Healing Hounds

Written by Erin Soderberg Downing

Book #3 in the Just Like Home series

A fluffy dog leaves his old life behind and finds a new way to help others.

176 pages· ~1020L· AR ~6.9
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Siblings Ruby and Henry's family runs an animal sanctuary, and their newest guest is Walter, a goldendoodle who needs a new home after his owner moves into assisted living. As they help him settle in, the kids realize what Walter needs most is a way to help others, something he can't do on the farm. Working with a local agency, they set out to train him as a therapy dog and discover how much joy he can bring.

From the publisher

Walter the goldendoodle is ready to find his furever home in book #3 in the Just Like Home series!The Baby-sitter’s Club meets Puppy Place in this heartwarming and fun middle grade series about a unique animal sanctuary, the full-time family (of both human and animal variety) who live there, and the rotating stable of animal guests who will come to the farm with an injury or challenge but will leave knowing what it really feels like to be loved and cared for.Ruby and Henry welcome their next guest when an adorable, fluffy dog has to be rehomed when his owner moves into an assisted living community.After a short stay on the farm while they try to help ease the transition from a life the pup is used to, the kids soon discover that what Walter needs help with most is finding a way to help others. And that’s not going to happen on the farm. But when Ruby and Henry get the idea to work with a local agency to train Walter as a therapy pup, they begin to see just how much joy he’s able to bring to others.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
176
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
~1020L
AR book level
~6.9
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
~Y
Publication
Published
September 15, 2026
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9798225064761

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