Rocky Kanaka is a passionate advocate for pet adoption and a dedicated foster parent who’s opened his home to dogs of all kinds — including those with special needs. Over the years, he’s developed a ...

With three locations of The Dog Bakery in the L.A. area and 7.5 million people who follow his social media campaigns to get animals adopted from shelters, Rocky Kanaka knows his four-legged friends.

When Rocky Kanaka first sat quietly beside a trembling, neglected dog in a shelter kennel, he didn’t know that moment would lead to a book connecting with readers across the country. But that’s ...