Excerpt: 'Sheetzucacapoopoo'

What happens when a mixed breed dog tries to befriend some pure-breed dogs?

March 19, 2009 — -- "View" co-host Joy Behar's comedy has gone to the dogs and the kids. Her new book, "Sheetzucacapoopoo: My Kind of Dog," tells the tale of a feisty, cheerful dog named Max.

When the mixed-breed Max, meets up with snobby purebred canines, he is unable to understand why they don't want to play with him and his mongrel friends.

But Max is determined to get everyone together and comes up with a plan to break the ice between the two types of dogs. Check out another illustration from the book below.