Christmas in Blue Dog Valley

A Novel

By: Annie England Noblin

Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya

For anyone who ever loved All Creatures Great and Small, Annie England Noblin’s newest novel—about a big city vet transplanted to a small Wisconsin town—is pure delight as we meet aging alpacas, stump-tailed cats, goats in tutus, a vagabond border collie named Kevin, and the people who think they own them. And through it all, Goldie McKenzie, DVM, navigating the small town of Blue Dog, Wisconsin.

Welcome to Blue Dog Valley. Home of the Fighting Elk. Population 3,411.

When Goldie McKenzie, DVM, vet to the L.A. pet stars, arrives from Los Angeles to Blue Dog Valley she realizes three things.

1. Never agree to upend your life when you’re hungover
2. Pot-belly pigs are not true farm animals
3. She’s going to need a warmer coat

At first Goldie is nothing more than a fish out of water, with few clients and few friends. But after a less than pleasant encounter with a man whose dog is suffering from a possibly fatal case of bloat, she’s finally earning the trust and goodwill from her fellow Blue Dog Valley citizens. Her clientele grows to include the many farm animals in the town, including a horse named Large Marge, a cape-wearing therapy alpaca, and a yardful of sweater-wearing goats. Add in Kevin, the “worst sheepdog in Blue Dog Valley,” and a Sphinx cat named Airport, and Goldie is having the best time a vet can have. . . aside from the annoying attractive town grump, Cohen, who seems intent on making sure she always feels like an outsider.

With her newfound goodwill, Goldie comes up with an idea to reinvigorate the once flourishing Blue Dog Valley: a Christmas carnival. A petting zoo, pictures with Santa, a baking contest, what more could they want? After only some brief resistance from Cohen and his father, they begin the great plan to reinvigorate Blue Dog Valley.

Will Christmas be enough to salvage this dying town—and be enough to bring Goldie closer to a certain grumpy man?

Great story

I really enjoyed it
Didn’t always love the performance but it grew on me. I’d look for other books by her

The story

THE CUTEST BOOK EVER
There are a lot of books I have read over the years and this one is one of my favorite books! Definitely recommend this to everyone ❤️🎁

Really Enjoyed my time in Blue Dog Valley

I really enjoyed this book - great mix of animals and people. Good small town story, not as cheesy as I feared it might be. I’d be happy to return for more adventures with these characters!

I’d read it again!

Yes, I figured the end result would be that Goldie and Cohen got back together.
But what I liked was the fact that this book was super sweet without being sappy!

Christmas and blue dog Valley

Great story great character, very realistic. I love the animals. The town dynamic. The romance. The narration was spot on. Highly recommend it. I’ve read several by this author but I believe this is my favorite.