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Gabriel... King... Rocky. Three different dogs with tales that needed telling.
The short stories that lie herein are a mélange of hope, love, and joy, dedication and despair. They are stories that not only encompass the trials and tribulations these dogs faced but also the obstacles the compassionate humans who cared for them encountered in their quest to save these most precious and purest of souls.
A Three-Dog Night will make you smile... and make you cry. Yet that's always the way it is with dogs, isn't it?
EXCERPT (from Gabriel):
"Ya know, John, I've been thinking. Maybe you should get a dog."
Christ. A dog. Just what I need. Another perfect soul that I can get attached to, love more than life itself, then have it die on me, too.
"No, thanks, Bud. I'm doing okay. Just going to take some time."
Unfortunately, I have to pay for my meager nutrients so I find myself face-to-face with him while he rings up my bill.
"Really, John. Just listen for a minute. Please." Bud's entire demeanor changes in a heartbeat as he relates the story of a dog that saved his family from perishing in a house-fire. A dog, who shortly thereafter, was relinquished to the local shelter because his owners were getting divorced. A dog whose repayment for giving life was most likely going to be death as he was already nine-years-old.
So, as Bud recounted this sad tale, I did. Listen that is. Because something in the telling struck a familiar chord. Tugging at me, I think it was the fact that the dog and I were a lot alike. Through no fault of my own, I had lost the light of my life. Ditto for the dog. Then came the clincher...
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Prior to her writing career, Rebecca Stroud was an animal hospital employee, SPCA employee, and a wildlife sanctuary volunteer. She has also been politically active regarding a variety of animal issues for over 30 years.
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