Hello Mark,

We lost Zach, our 14 year old golden retriever, a few months ago. He had slowed down in recent months but enjoyed his life with us to the last.

I didn’t want a new dog just now but when our daughter returned home for a visit form the UK where she is living, she took mom to the Humane Society to look. The next day they took me to fetch.

Here is our Sprite, named in honor of your Sprite, a totally appropriate name for this little bundle of joy and energy.

We struggled over a name for a couple of days until Peggy picked up the copy of Rescuing Sprite that I gave her some time ago.

So Mark, thanks for Sprite, 2 and a half months old in this picture and already our best friend.

Ed and Peggy from CA

My wife and I are the proud parents of little Autumn, I got her a few months after we married, so that she would not be alone in the house when I deployed. She is 5 years old now and is such a little daddy\’s girl, (spoiled as all get out) my wife would tell me that everytime I deployed she would wait for me by the door for about 3 days, every deployment I felt like I didnt spend enough time with her before I left and for the short time that I was back home inbetween pumps I spoiled her rotten, here is a small example. My wife Amber I decided to spend a weekend in sad diego, and we brought her with us, anyway when we tried to leave the hotel she threw a fit!! we got a call from the hotel saying that we needed to come get her. I was furious!!!! I never hit her and never will, but in a very stern voice I told her NO BAD GIRL!!!!!!!!! I think I scared her quit a bit. I felt extremely bad.2 years later I was in a tactical coil with our vehicals somewhere in Iraq and we got news over the radio that our sister co. had been in a firefight and My good friend drew had been killed, that was the worst night of my life, I have never felt so far from home. The entire night I couldnt sleep a wink and for some reason could not get my wife and autumn out of my head. I kept thinking about the time I got mad at her for ruining our weekend in san diego. I cried the entire night, Its amazing how much we can come to love our dogs. Thats one thing that I just dont understand about the Iraqi people is the way they treat their dogs.  thankyou for the books, they are great, keep up the good work Mr. Levin.

Paul from TX

YOU ARE TRULY A GREAT AMERICAN

Pets 10 Commandments

The K9 below is Brutus, a military K9 at McChord. He’s huge – part Boxer and part British Bull Mastiff and tops the scales at 200 lbs. His handler took the picture. Brutus is running toward me because he knows I have some Milk Bone treats, so he’s slobbering away! I had to duck around a tree just before he got to me in case he couldn’t stop, but he did. Brutus won the Congressional Medal of Honor last year from his tour in Iraq. His handler and four other soldiers were taken hostage by insurgents. Brutus and his handler communicate by si gn language and he gave Brutus the signal that meant ‘go away but come back and find me’. The Iraqis paid no attention to Brutus. He came back later and quietly tore the throat out of one guard at one door and another guard at another door. He then jumped against one of the doors repeatedly (the guys were being held in an old warehouse) until it opened. He went in and untied his handler and they all escaped. He’s the first K9 to receive this honor. If he knows you’re ok, he’s a big old lug and wants to sit in your lap. Enjoys the company of cats.
K-9 Congressional Medal of Honor Winner
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