MARK,

EVEN THOUGH I LOVED YOUR BOOK, I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT YOUR REACTION TO SPRITE WAS WAY BEYOND WHAT I WOULD FEEL WHEN I WOULD HAVE TO PUT DOWN MY DOG.

WELL, THE DAY HAS COME TO PUT MY SHELTER DOG, BUSTER, DOWN, AND I AM BAWLING LIKE A BABY AS I AM WRITING THIS TO YOU. IT IS PRETTY UNBELIEVABLE THE EMOTIONS I AM FEELING AT THIS TIME, AND NOW I HAVE A MUCH BETTER UNDERSTANDING AS TO WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH AND FELT.

HE HAS BEEN FAMILY FOR 14 YEARS. IT WILL BE AWFULLY HARD NOT TO SEE HIM LYING ON THE RUGS, OR SCARFING FOOD OFF THE FLOORS, OR TAKING HIM FOR WALKS OR JUST INTERACTING WITH HIM.

EVEN OUR CAT, JINGLE, HAS BEEN ACTING QUITE STRANGELY AS HE HAS BEEN NUZZLING BUSTER AND HANGING AROUND HIM…ALMOST AS IF HE SENSES BUSTER’S PAIN AND KNOWS HE WON’T BE AROUND MUCH LONGER.

GLAD I READ YOUR BOOK…AND, AS BUSTER WAS A STAUNCH CONSERVATIVE…LET’S GO WIN AN ELECTION….

Jim from OH