Just A Dog — Helen Griffiths

She was a mongrel pup born in an abandoned house at the edge of the city. Just keeping alive took courage and luck. Sometimes she found friends, sometimes enemies. Roaming the streets and the countryside, she narrowly escaped death more than once, but she survived to have one adventure after another. Finally, she found a family who gave her a permanent home, the name Shadow-and all the love and care she needed.