Dear Mark, just wanted to write and thank you for writing this very special book! Having lost my dear “Aspen” 3 yrs. ago and never really feeling like anyone understood the loss i felt, I know you do! I seriously started crying half way through the book and didn’t stop for a few hours after I had finished it! It felt like a cleansing of the soul, very deep, and much needed! Aspen was my “heart” dog, she was their when our son left for the military and our daughter left for college, our house was so empty but Aspen our 7 yr. old American Eskimo helped to fill the void! When she died at the age of 10 I didn’t know if I could recover and certainly never wanted another pup! losing them was just to hard!

Luckily after 1 1/2 yrs. we did get another pup “Sammi” has come into our lifes and if Aspen was my heart dog, Sammi is my “Soul” dog- She is such a love, so social and everyone is her best friend! I am including a picture of Aspen on her last fishing trip! This is very special, our Son was home on leave and we took him fishing on the Slitz River here in Oregon- Also there is a picture of Sammi, fishing with dad- I call her the “trout scouting pooch! Thanks again and happy holidays to you and your family- the two legged ones and the four legged ones.

Diana from OR