Robert Shart No Dogs In Heaven Summary

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The book, No Dogs in Heaven (Published in 2005), is a collection of stories by Robert Shart, D.V.M. In the novel, Robert Shart shares with the readers about his journey of buying a veterinarian office from Dr. Bill Lukhart (who had been in practice in Hillsboro and the surrounding countries for over 40 years) and all of the journeys and struggles Dr.Robert Shart went through. When I get older, I want to work with animals: Therefore I selected to read, No Dogs in Heaven. I also chose to read No Dogs in Heaven, so I can have a better judgment on what a veterinarian does. When I was skimming the book to see if I liked it, I saw that it contained short stories about different animals and their problems, which i enjoyed. I like this book because Dr.Sharp explained and described what procedures he had to do and why. The author wrote No Dogs in Heaven to inform the readers about the daily jobs of a country veterinarian. The author also informs the readers about the different procedures he does for different animals and scenarios. The book also informs us about the procedures he does for different animals and scenarios. The author made teens and young adults who …show more content…

According to No Dogs in Heaven, “if a cow is going to die, and you touch her, you will get the credit for her death”( Sharp 30). This means, that some people will make it seem like the animals death is your fault. To elaborate, In one of the short stories, Dr.Shart got blamed for an animal's death because he spayed one of the animals, then the animal was sent home and the next day it died because the owner took it home and went hunting and the stitches came undone. Dr.Shart gave the owner clear instructions that the animal needed rest. The novel explains some of the experiences and problems that Dr.Shart

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