Moose, Bruce and the Goose, by Robert Scott McKinnon, reviewed by Joan Dillon, from Celebrating Greyhounds, the Magazine (Fall 1996 issue).
Moose is a "mottled gray" greyhound pup, born into and left alone when his mother and sisters are rescued by a local rancher. Bruce is a teenage who has aspirations of becoming a high school track star. De Gaulle is a Canada Goose who had been the leader of a flock until wounded by a bullet fired illegally from a rifle.
This unlikely cast of characters combine in a delightful story that will appeal to youngsters from the middle grades on up to high school. Even adults will find themselves chuckling at some of the situations that this unlikely trio gets in to.
Meeting at a Montana greyhound track where Moose and DeGaulle totally disrupt the outcome of a race, they accompany Bruce home only to disrupt his mother's bridge party. The action proceeds at a fast pace as the dog and the goose and Bruce train for the high school track team. At one point, DeGaulle returns wild only to return with 5,000 friends just before the state track championship which is decided by a most unusual photo finish. This book is an absolute delight from beginning to end. Highly recommended.
The book is illustrated by Tom Quinn, a well-known artist from Spokane, Washington, who, in addition to illustrations, has painted murals on the sides of a number of buildings, etc., in the Spokane area.