Nanci Turner Steveson Knihy

"Velké věci dokážou i nenápadná zvířátka. Stačí, když mají srdce na pravém místě!" Pejsek MahDi a jeho dvounohá máma – veterinářka – jsou sehraná dvojka. Co na tom, že MahDi má jen tři tlapky, když má srdce na správném místě. Na veterinární klinice a v místním útulku se totiž stále něco děje, a tak mají práce nad hlavu. Když musí vedoucí útulku Mike do nemocnice, nastoupí za něj nový pečovatel Huck. Problém je, že nemá rád zvířata. Dokáže MahDi a jeho zvířecí kamarádi pes Ozzi a jednooký kocour Domino zabránit tomu, aby napáchal víc škody než užitku?

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