I listened to this book on one 2.5 mile walk with my Max, my puppy-son, on February 14, 2021!

Thankfully, nothing bad happened to Rufus or Fido in this book! While Dmitry and his family did go on their lake trip with Rufus's family, Dmitry seemed much calmer so I didn't fear for Rufus while reading this book!

I really enjoyed this series. It was a fun read! I never laughed or cried while listening to any of the books, though, so four stars seems to be best rating I can give!

In this book, Petopia was rediscovered near to where they were camping! So they went and found another guinea pig for sale. Which they bought for Murphy, but ended up giving to Pablo, a boy they met at the lake campground! This guinea pig doesn't behave a dog or squirrel, though, instead it behaves more an otter!

Again, I really enjoyed this series! All of the guinea pigs were great! And I d Rufus and his mother, Murphy and Buddy (his dog; I think that was her name), and I rather d Lorena as well!This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.Show full reviewaudiobooks dog-books-fiction for-kids ...more1 Matthew Ochal341 9

The trilogy, complete... what a worldaudiobook-d buddy-reads1 Mili Chamberlain328 6

Lurena singlehandedly carried this series <3buddy-reads1 Allison52 1 follower

If I could give this book 4.5 stars, I would. It's the third of a three book series, and I'm sad to see the series end. They don't have the most captivating plot, but the story is cute. I love stories with animals as part of the plot, so this series particularly appealed to me. This book in particular does a great job of wrapping up some of the unanswered questions from the previous books. I did think it was a bit odd that they introduced a whole new character right at the end of the series. It seems they left a lot of room for more books in the series, but considering how long it's been, I assume that's not going to happen. Whether or not it does, it's a cute book and a fun series that I would recommend it to anyone interested in realistic fiction with tween protagonists.middle-school-fiction Nicola3,350

5 stars from Miss 5. She loves the Guinea Dog series so much that she listened to all three books sequentially by audiobook and was fascinated by them. She loves the idea of a guinea pig that thinks she's a dog and would pause the books so she could excitedly talk about them with me. The books also inspired her to switch from bunnies to guinea pigs on our petting farm visits so she can be a guinea pig mummy with a lapful of guinea pigs.

Miss 6 and I to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.children Britt, Book Habitue1,320 18

Kids enjoyed it, especially the special animal this time, but I'm seriously over Rufus' attitude about Laurena, who's a really good friend that he doesn't deserve, and the mom's inability to see that Dmitri is a jerk. (It would be one thing if he had some redeeming "hard home life" backstory, but that never materializes. Forcing your kid to spend time with a kid who's blatantly mean is not cool.)
But, I said, the kids enjoyed it, though I think the 10-yr-old is also getting annoyed with the attitude, being a tomboy who hangs out with boys herself. She was just more distracted by the animal aspect this time. Emily226 2

Guinea Dog Collection, Books 1-3
Patrick Jennings

Spend 9 hours reading three childrens novels to have a 25 minute discussion with a student about his favorite books……? Worth it!

This is actually a pretty darn cute series. It is listed as grade 3 reading, but I have no clue how to properly judge if that’s legit or not.

As with any book, there are pros and cons. My least favorite characters were my student’s favorite characters - and vice versa!

4/5
Randy TrampAuthor 1 book62

Rufus, Murphy, Lurena, and their pets go camping. They meet Pedro, a shy boy who's afraid of the water. The kids go into town to buy him a pet to cheer him up?a guinea pig. Yet what they bring home may look a guinea pig, but it can swim? an otter.

I love these books. Fun and funny. A unique plot that changed my thoughts of Guinea Pigs or I should say "Dog." Anna1,017

The series continues on audio book! We meet a new character, Pablo, who receives a guinea pig who acts an otter. It is charming and an easy chapter book for a middle grade reader. My 7 and 10 year old boys love the series. Sarah53

My son and I chose this on a whim from the "available now" audiobooks from our library. We hadn't had any experience with Guinea Dog 1 or 2, but it really didn't matter. We d the narrator and were surprised to find we enjoyed the book. audiobook bedtime-reading-with-son childrens-fiction ...more Shera53 1 follower

Rating by Bradynn - 5 stars
Rating by Drew - 4 stars Izzy Obert208

3 1/2 Megan (ReadingRover)1,601 42

Another super fun installment in the Guinea Dog series! In this one there are new human friends and new animals. 4 stars!19-audiobooks 19-children-s-books 19-goodreads-challenge ...more Ashley153

A fun little story with cute, quirky characters. The kids loved it. I d this one a bit more than the 2nd. Also, can we have more people Murphy in the world? Coolest kid! Abe1 review

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Jana83

Not as good as the first two. The kids really enjoyed these books. Tamara116

You know it’s a good book when the entire family laughs out loud, even the crabby teenagers. We listened to the audiobook on a road trip and all enjoyed it. Casle177 1 follower

More good friendships and humor in this 3rd book. I was beginning to lose interest but the girls devoured this story.
Amber 84

This series is the best! These had my girls rolling around laughing at the simplest things. Only this author could make guinea pigs so funny! 100% recommend for any one with kids! Catherine Mustread2,674 91

These are all blending together but slightly different setting as the family goes on vacation along with several other families, guinea pig bringing them all together. Humor abounds.animals childrens humor Pop Bop2,503 119

"White Crappie Lake Isn't As Bad As It Sounds."

This is the third book in the Guinea Dog series. The original joke was that our hero, Rufus, always wanted a dog, but instead was given a guinea pig. It turns out that this guinea pig thinks it's a dog and acts exactly a dog. So, what you get is sort of a goof on Rin-Tin-Tin or Lassie, with the star being a guinea pig. The running joke is that Fido came from a mysterious vanishing store named "Petopia"; Petopia appears when needed to provide exactly the right guinea pig/something for a kid who needs a peculiarly perfect pet. Each book features a different kid and a different guinea pig/something else.

This might get old pretty quickly except that Patrick Jennings, (who turned a deft hand at creating winning characters in his recent "Odd, Weird & Little"), has fashioned a great kid hero in Rufus and has surrounded him with an interesting Mom and Dad, a swell best friend Murph, and two entertaining mortal enemies.

Mom is pretty loosey-goosey and Dad is wrapped pretty tight, so what they will do in any given situation is always hard to predict. There are some telling and funny moments when Rufus is either embarassed by his parents' cluelessness or impressed by their occasional glimmers of cool. This is all mild and good-humored, and of course often it's Rufus who doesn't get it.

Rufus is nicely complemented by his best friend who really has been written to be the absolutely best best friend ever. Even tempered, supportive, funny, cheerful, up for anything and cool under pressure, Murph is the ideal BFF, and you get the idea Patrick Jennings had fun writing this ideal sidekick.

The mortal enemies come in two flavors - Dmitri the mean rich kid showoff, who is the classic jerk, and Lurena, an oddball know-it-all who actually has a lot of redeeming qualities and who mainly exists to be misunderstood by Rufus and to straighten him up when he veers too far off the rails.

All four families go off camping together at White Crappie Lake and the heart of the book centers on their adventures, misadventures, lessons learned, and of course the introduction of a new guinea pig/? to a new kid character. All of this is related to us by Rufus, who is the ultimate unreliable narrator, and whose befuddlement and occasional flashes of insight are both great sources of amusement.

Even with the kids' antics this is at bottom a calm and subtle book, and there is a lot of craft hidden below the surface. Although the characters can be types and a family camping trip isn't that novel, our author gets everything pitch perfect and draws a lot of observational humor and some slapstick humor out of the various kids' predicaments. And, Rufus is just good, decent, sometimes clueless but always authentic company.

So, a nice choice, it seems to me, for a middle grade reader with a taste for comic narratives related in a chipper but ultimately bemused style. A very solid series. (Please note that I received a free advance ecopy of this book in exchange for a candid review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
reviewed Diane7,087

"Petopia is in the business of sensible strangeness."

How could Mom be so clueless? Doesn't she know what a jerk Dmitri is? And how weird Lurena is? And yet she invites both their families to join us on our summer vacation at White Crappie Lake! What could she be thinking? Well, at least "Good ole Murph" will be there. "Everyone s Murph. I wonder sometimes if that is such a good thing."

But to the lake they all go and Rufus is sure that he's going to have a terrible time. And things don't start off very promising. When Rufus dives into the lake, he lands on Fido and nearly drowns her. Luckily, Pablo is there to tell him how to perform CPR on a guinea (dog) pig. As they strike up a friendship with Pablo, the conversation ends up on Petopia, the disappearing pet shop where they found Fido. Pablo is pretty sure he saw a Petopia on the drive to the lake. Let the hunt begin!

Rufus' sarcastic asides to the reader are very funny and sure to be a hit with students. Students will also relate to the dynamics of this group: the kid who is friends with everyone, the potential best friend usurper and the steadfast best friend. Throw in the idea that maybe it's not so bad being friends with a girl. It's a good mix of interests, as well. And, of course, who doesn't reading about the exploits of Fido, the Guinea Dog and her daughter, Queen Girlasaurus? Should be a fun addition to the library.humor read-in-2014 Angie3,653 48

Rufus is looking forward to the annual camping trip to White Crappie Lake with his family and his best friend Murph's family. Then his mom goes and invites his enemy Dimitri and strange girl Lurena. Dimitri is always trying to steal Murph as his best friend and Lurena is just strange. At the campground they meet Pablo and get to talking about their pets. Rufus has a guinea pig (Fido) who thinks she is a dog and whose daughter thinks she is a squirrel (Lurena got the guinea squirrel). Fido came from a pet store called Petoria which seems to have disappeared until Pablo says he thinks he saw one. So off they go to find Petoria and another guinea pig. Turns out this one is a guinea otter?

Such a strange little book. Even though this is the third in the series I don't think you have to have read the other two to figure it out. I think younger readers will really enjoy this story. It has a lot of humor and fun in it. I d the mystery of what exactly Petoria is and why the animals there turn out so different. I also that the answers are not given to us in this book. humor middle-grade Martha1,286 10

In this breezy summer story, the 3rd in the Guinea Dog series, Rufus and friends go camping, of course bringing along their guinea pig pets. When they meet a shy new friend Pablo, whose parents converse privately in Spanish, Rufus befriends him and includes him in group activities. This leads to a secret trip to Petopia and the purchase of a new guinea pig by Rufus. He buys it for his best friend Murphy but when Pablo becomes attached, empathetic Rufus is torn. This is an easy to read entertaining story with characters so true to life one can match their universal characteristics to kids from any classroom, especially the expertly depicted entitled, rich bully, Dmitiri. Readers will be hooked by the dilemmas of friendships and the surprising, entertaining talents of the newest magical guinea pig in this series.3-6-animal-fiction Pat187

Rufus plans to go camping with his best friend Murphy, but Rufus' mom invites two other families, Dmitri's and Lurena's. Dmitri, an obnoxious boy from a wealthy family, Lurena, a girl whose main problem seems to be that she's a girl, and new camper Pablo round out the group and provide an excellent mix of personalities from charismatic Murphy to obnoxious Dmitri. All have pets and a fantasy element is added when a Petopia store shows up out of nowhere; a place where when Rufus wanted a dog and his parents said no, a guinea pig that acted a dog appeared. And the new pet in this title is a guinea otter. The adults as well as the kids are three dimensional and make this series a very enjoyable one. Wendy Garland606 50

Rufus is the proud owner of a guinea pig, but not your typical guinea pig. In fact, his guinea pig is more of a "guinea dog." When he goes on a family camping trip with several friends (and a non-friend), they make a new acquaintance and search out the elusive pet store where his guinea dog was found. Friendships and secrets are tried on this summer vacation. Short chapters will keep readers turning the pages.2014 netgalley summer-2014 Rochelle Sondae608 9

I have not read the first two titles in this series yet. There was plenty of reminders about what had happened previously for me to get an understanding of the other stories so it can be a stand alone book. advanced-reading-copy chapters-middle-readers e-book jamadoria reads Romance154 10

Perfect kids' book! My 8 year old couldn't put it down. It was a lot of fun for us to read.kids Jasvird769 2

Thank you so much for the copy! I will edit my review once I receive the copy and finish reading it!
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