Retired Ohio teacher creates children's book to encourage shelter dog adoptions

A retired Brecksville, Ohio, teacher is putting his talents to use.

He conscionable released a children’s publication highlighting however important it is to springiness structure dogs homes.

The bid is called “The adventures of Jill, Jake, and Stimlin” — named aft Dave Lubinger’s girl and their 2 dogs.

Proceeds assistance retired section shelters similar Parma and Rescue Village successful South Russell and CHA Animal Shelter successful Columbus, and Heart of Kjos Animal Microsanctuary successful Minnesota.

“People conscionable don’t recognize however alert dogs and cats and different animals are. And they person feelings, and they request love, and I hatred for them to beryllium and rot successful a structure oregon not get a home,” Lubinger said.

The bid has been years successful the making — Lubinger asked a pupil of his from 1999 to assistance exemplify the books!

“I conscionable emotion to marque worldly and enactment it retired successful the satellite and spot what happens — and immoderate happens, I’m happy!” said illustrator Adam Slivka.

And what happened is that the books person go a full hit.

You tin find them astatine section bookstores similar Fireside Book Shop successful Chagrin Falls, Loganberry Books successful Shaker Heights, Learned Owl successful Hudson, and online astatine Barnes and Noble and connected Amazon.

Fun information — Lubinger’s girl was truthful successful emotion with her dogs increasing up. She was inspired to go a veterinarian. She finishes up vet schoolhouse successful the adjacent fewer months!

Homa Bash astatine WEWS archetypal reported this story.