The second book focuses on the life of one human, CJ, whose abusive mother, and own bad decisions at times, seem to lead mostly to downs for CJ and Bailey, with fewer of the positive moments to compensate. The first book did a good job jumping from highs and lows of both humans and dog through Bailey's many lives, with Bailey primarily serving as a positive influence in the lives of his humans. Darker and Edgier: The second book is this compared to its predecessor.Cone of Shame: Has to wear this several times, usually after getting spayed/neutered, and is highly embarrassed about it.As Ellie, he learns to find and rescue people, which as Buddy leads him to Ethan again and inspires him to help turn Ethan's life around. As Bailey, he learned to love people, and he also learned to dive underwater, which enables him to save a drowning boy as Ellie. As Toby, he learned how to open a gate, which, as Bailey, led him to find Ethan he also uses this at the end as Buddy to open a closet and retrieve an item to bring to Ethan. Chekhov's Skill: In each of his lives, Bailey learns something that carries over to his next life and contributes to his main purpose.If they're not mean, they're useless at best. Cats Are Mean: Bailey firmly believes this.Cats Are Lazy: Bailey frequently complains that cats are useless, lazy creatures without any purpose.It's even sadder in the film, when the gunshot is a LIFE ending injury. He's retired from his career as a police dog afterward. In his life as Ellie, Bailey permanently damages his sense of smell when trying to save someone and inhaling acid.Ethan's leg injury puts his dreams of football behind.Bizarre Beverage Use: Bailey gets sprayed by a skunk and his owners wash him with tomato juice twice.Big Damn Reunion: To Bailey's immense joy, he manages to find and reunite with an elderly Ethan while he's a different dog.Angry Guard Dog: In his life as Max, a Chihuahua/Yorkie mix, Bailey takes on this role: he's particularly aggressive because he wants to show that even though he's tiny, he can still protect his girl.The other parts include tidbits here and there such as references to the space race or mentioning it's almost the new millenium, but the time Toby lived is ambiguous. Ambiguous Time Period: The first portion of the book isn't dated.Affectionate Nickname: Bailey always calls Ethan his "boy", even when he reunites with him as a different dog and Ethan is an old man.One rescue involves Ellie saving a child who was kidnapped by a Serial Killer.
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