Immediately upon his release from a twenty-five-year prison sentence, former veterinarian Trevor Westmore gets his first surprise as a free man: A guard gives him a German shepherd puppy. While Trevor anxiously tries to build a new life, his dog, Libby, provides the routine and responsibility he needs to navigate his re-entry into society.
All Trevor wants is to earn a living, to stay out of trouble, and to be left alone — until he meets and falls for local veterinarian Laura Fenway. But they both have their secrets. When she learns the truth of Trevor's past will she consider a future together? And when he discovers the lengths she'll go to rescue dogs, will he jeopardize his long-awaited freedom?
Weaving together major environmental and political issues of the mid- to late-twentieth century that remain urgent today, Dog Days of Planet Earth asks what we're willing to risk for our personal convictions in a world where powerful and unjust forces often oppose them.