Table of Contents
Foreword Dr. Robin Ganzert xi
1 One of a Kind
1 Geometry Dog Jeanne R. Kraus 1
2 Pal, a Working Dog Marie Latta 5
3 My Dog Sees Dead People Sallie A. Rodman 8
4 Simba's Friend Dawn Hendricks 12
5 The Cycle of Life James Michael Dorsey 15
6 Tough Love Cynthia Briggs 18
7 Mandy's Story Carol Bromby 22
8 The Three-Legged Wonder Paula W. Millet 24
9 Disappearing Dave Gwen Hart 27
10 Detective Carlos Carole Brody Fleet 30
2 Dog-Gone Silly
11 I Saved a Dog Julie Theel 37
12 Rosy and the Wildebeest Joei Carlton Hossack 40
13 Bubbalicious Alice Klies 42
14 A Lick and a Promise Michelle Preen 45
15 A Dog's Prayer Harriet E. Michael 48
16 Murray and the Three Dachshunds Leigh Anne Jasheway 51
17 The Critic Linda Zallen 54
18 Making a Splash Kathleen Gerard 57
19 He Wouldn't Hurt a Fly Mark Rickerby 60
3 So Smart!
20 What a Buddy Gwen Cooper 67
21 The Sting Anna Scales 70
22 Locked Out Ava Pennington 72
23 An Unexpected Angel Maria Atlan 75
24 Ding Dong Debbie Robertson 77
25 Willy, the Ecumenical Dog Doris Schoon 80
26 Staying True to the Red, White, and Blue Gwen Cooper 82
27 Good Things Come to Those Who Wait Dorann Weber 85
28 Frisby Loves Bacon Gayle Fraser 88
29 All in a Day's Work Alice M. McGhee 90
30 Wonder Dog David Hull 93
31 The Fire Marshal Susan A. Hoffert 97
4 Crazy Canines
32 The Battle for the Sheep Pillow Sally A. Breslin 105
33 Stupid Dog Love Barbara Clarke 108
34 A New Leash on Life Adrienne A. Aguirre 113
35 Canines and Car Washes Sherri Goodall 117
36 Down by the Bayou Janice R. Edwards 119
37 Maddie and the Invisible Raccoons Leslie A. Wibberley 122
38 Say Goodnight, Grade Kathy McGovern 126
39 Hyper Ready Tammy Allison 130
40 Do-It-Yourself Dog Wash Richard Matturro 133
41 A Bittersweet Victory Becky Lewellen Povich 136
5 We Are Family
42 The Housewarming Gift Cathi LaMarche 143
43 Andy Monica Agnew-Kinnaman 147
44 Jazmine's Journey Gayle M. Irwin 151
45 The M&M Twins Jennifer R. Land 154
46 Our Daisy Debby K. Simon 156
47 Pierre, the Gentle Giant Phyllis Wheeler 160
48 Bob and Becky Saralee Perel 163
49 Megan's Mia Sharon Dunn 166
50 By My Side Jeanie Jacobson 169
51 Murphy Lisa Leshaw 173
6 Who Me?
52 On Walkabout Jennifer Quasha 179
53 The Pet Collector Joyce Laird 181
54 Brains Versus Brawn Bonnie Sargent 184
55 What a Card! Mason K. Brown 186
56 I Loved Lucy Jeffree Wyn Itrich 189
57 Old Shep Becomes a Mom William C. Gibson 193
58 Third Home a Charm! Deb Biechler 196
59 Chester's Bath Marianne L. Davis 199
60 Sassy Barbara LoMonaco 202
61 The Dog Thief Eva Carter 206
62 Hidden in Plain Sight Jeanne Blandford 210
7 My Best Friend
63 Keeping Friends Together Dr. Robin Ganzert 217
64 Little Nike Charlie Ess 220
65 A Fluffy, White Angel with Paws Amy Catlin Wozniak 224
66 Perimeter Girls Kathleen Gerard 228
67 A Loyal Companion Shelley Skuster 231
68 The Rescued One Joe Petersen 233
69 Harry, My Firstborn Stephen Rusiniak 237
70 Saint Barklee Alice Klies 240
71 Saving August Debra Zemke 242
8 My Heroic Dog
72 Rescue Dog Linda Morefield 249
73 One Season Marya Morin 254
74 Pitch Protection Roslyn McFarland 258
75 Hunting Down My Heart Caurie Putnam 262
76 Rattled Phillip Merrill 265
77 Our Two Marines Connie K. Pombo 269
78 My Comical Security System Dalia Gesser 272
79 My Little Heroine Ellyn Horn Zarek 276
80 Gulliver's Heart C.M. LaChance 279
81 Teacher in a Fur Coat Jenny Pavlovic 282
9 Meant to Be
82 Roji, the Syrian Refugee Brett Roberson 289
83 Saving Blake Paula Sparrow 292
84 Made for Each Other Anna M. Lowther 299
85 The Love of a Little Dog Tammi Kelly 302
86 Paying It Forward Joyce Laird 305
87 Runaway Joanne Moore 309
88 When Hootie Met Roxie Lynn Sunday 313
89 A Ticket Home Robin L. Reynolds 315
90 A Boy and His Dog Marybeth Mitcham 318
10 Four-Legged Therapist
91 The Forecast Is Sunny Today Suzanne D. Cook 325
92 Animal Magnetism Deborah Shouse 329
93 Sadie, the Miracle Worker Lorraine Lush 332
94 Therapy for the Therapist Patricia Boyer 336
95 The Big, Black Dog that Stole My Heart Dori Hillestad Butler 340
96 Rex to the Rescue Donna L. Roberts 344
97 It's Mutual Lori Hufty 347
98 What the Little Dog Knew Louise Canfield 349
99 Dialysis and the Doberman Caroline Brown 353
100 Are You in There? Joyce Becker Lee 355
101 Mission Accomplished Wendy Hobday Haugh 358
Meet Our Contributors 361
Meet Amy Newmark 377
About Robin Ganzert and American Humane 379
Thank You 381
