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Sheila frequently does Fundraisers & Virtual Booksignings for animal rescue groups and other organizations. For more information, e-mail Sheila.
Award of Excellence
Cat Writers' Association
Nominee for
Best Training Book
Dog Writers Assoc. of America
This page was last updated: October 19, 2011
Rescue Matters Cover
Sheila Webster Boneham, Ph.D.
"...should be in the library of any serious animal lover and any library catering to them." Midwest Book Review

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Large-print, hard-cover edition of
Rescue Matters!  How to Find, Foster, and Rehome Companion Animals.

Please ask your local library to acquire this edition of the book if they don't already have it!

Available from your local bookseller, or on-line from amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and others.
Cat Writers' Association Annual Writing Competition
  • MUSE Award for Best Care & Health Book
  • Award of Excellence
  • 1 of 3 Finalists for Best Book of 2005

Available in paperback from your local bookseller and on line, and
for Kindle (amazon.com) and Nook (bn.com).
New in 2011! Nominee for Best Single Breed Book, Dog Writers Association of America annual writing competition - winners to be announced February 2012.
Dog Writers Assoc. of America Annual Writing Competition
  • Finalist for Best Single Breed Book
How to live in peace and happiness with more than one dog!

Available in hard cover from your local bookseller and on line.
Cat Writers' Association Annual Writing Competition
  • MUSE Award for Best Care & Health Book
  • Award of Excellence

Available in hard cover from your local bookseller and on line, and
for Kindle (amazon.com).
"Any library strong on basic pet primers - and any new dog owner - will find this a welcome addition." - Midwest Book Review

Dog Writers Assoc. of America Annual Writing Competition
  • Nominee for Best Training Book

Available in hard cover from your local bookseller and on line.
Cat Writers' Association Annual Writing Competition
  • Award of Excellence


Available in hard cover from your local bookseller and on line, and
for Kindle (amazon.com) and Nook (bn.com).
Available in hard cover from your local bookseller and on line, and
for Kindle (amazon.com) and Nook (bn.com).
Available in hard cover from your local bookseller and on line, and
for Kindle (amazon.com).
"This book is excellent .... filled with useful information, positive reinforcement training and wonderful tips.
"As a part of the American Boxer Rescue Association as well as the IAABC and APDT, I will gladly be recommending this book to clients who own boxers." - B. Moody on amazon.com

Available in hard cover from your local bookseller and on line.
Dog Writers Assoc. of America Annual Writing Competition
  • Best Single Breed Book of 2003

Recommended by Labrador Retriever breeders,  breed clubs, and rescue groups. The author has owned Labs since 1988, and founded the first Labrador Retriever rescue organization in Indiana in 1994.
Out of print but still available through some booksellers and your local library.
Dog Writers Assoc. of America Annual Writing Competition
  • Best General Interest Book of 2002

Highly praised by breeders, trainers, rescuers, and dog-owners. Out of print but still available through some booksellers and your local library.
Recommended by Pembroke Welsh Corgi rescuers and breeders.

Out of print, but still available through some vendors and libraries.
Written by a breeder of highly competitive Australian Shepherds, now an Australian Shepherd Club of America judge. Recommended by Aussie rescue organizations and breeders.

Out of print, but still available through some vendors and libraries.
Dog Writers Assoc. of America Annual Writing Competition
  • Best General Interest Book of 2002


Out of print - still available through some vendors, but Rescue Matters! is the updated and expanded "go to" book about animal rescue.
Available in hard cover from your local bookseller and on line.