JIMMY was the love of my life. I got him at the Newark Humane center. He was 6 months. He was part chow/part golden retrevier. He was a gentle old sole. He was almost human. We went thru 9/11 together, my fiancee getting in the swiss air crash and battling with breast cancer. He was always there for me at my side. He was such a unique dog. There never will be another Jimmy. I only believe in adopting dogs. He was the best thing that ever happened to me. He died at 9 yrs old. I was devasted that i had to put him to sleep. He will also be that special dog for me. I now have an adopted shelter dog named Lola. She is a love and I know i gave her a 2nd chance in life. it’s a wonderful feeling. I intend to do volunteer work at a shelter as i just love dogs. Dogs spelled backwards is GOD. And as mark Twain so brilliantly “the more i am around people, the more i like my dogs”.

Lynn from SC

Mark,
First want to say that you are a shining beacon for hope for our country.  Every time that I get low moments I think about some of your famous quotes.  \”People afraid of the government is Tyranny, but government afraid of the people is liberty.  Never a truer word spoken.
And as your love and compassion for pets, well. . . . .I always taught my daughter you can always judge a mans character and heart by how he treats animals.  Your love and compassion for Sprite answers the question of your character and heart.

I hope that you enjoy this alliteration that I wrote for my last three Old English Sheepdogs.
This is the best possible way that I can describe the love that I have for my dogs.

My Best Friends
Dudley the cudley cute comical canine
Romps, races, and runs in a line.
Affectionate angelic adorable Ashley,
Walks, Waddles, & wiggles to see.
Baboo the bouncing baby of them all
So Shy, sweet, and so very tall.
Lovable, loyal, lapdogs to me.
Furry faithful friends they will always be.
Abby and Ashley pictured here.  Ashley has the one black eye and Abby has the white face.  We lost Ashley November 3, 2007 at the age of 14.  We miss her, but her memory and love remains in our hearts forever.
God Bless you Mark and keep up the good work.  Just finished Liberty and Tyranny.  FABULOUS and MOTIVATIONAL.  Thanks.

Maureen from AZ

I have just read rescuing Sprite. It was wonderful., all dog llovers will relate to it. Rescuing a dog is the most rewarding thing you can do, when the end comes as it must we can only do the best for them. That is what Mark Levin did. It is the hardest thing a person can ever do and it never gets any easier, I have rescued all my life indeed I work voluntarily for a cat/dog home.

Working with these animals is the most rewarding thing I have ever done, although at times it can be sad. I love my dogs,currently I have three, they are my life. Sprite was and shall always remain special, there is always one that is. I lost my collie X (picture enclosed – I think!!!) and whilst I love all my dogs with a passion she will remain ‘my dog’. Her passing has been terrible.

I have recently been diiagnosed with a condition that is untreatable and is similar to that of Sprite. He didn’t have to suffer and his dignity was not taken from him. I have to wait, never knowing what this condition will attack next. The only thing that keeps me going is my dogs and the unconditional love they bring.
Don’t feel bad about Sprite you helped him.

Carol from the UK

A most heroic act preformed by my sister without a thought of her own safety showed me the special bond of a person and their pet. As her family was vacationing at a park that had a stream running through it, my nephews were throwing a stick into the stream and their dog, an Old English Bulldog (Waldo) would fetch it and bring it back.

After throwing the stick Waldo jumped in and sunk to the bottom of the stream. Panicked, the boys ran and got their mom. Not knowing how to swim or the depth of the stream she selflessly jumped in the water where the boys thought he might be. The water was up to her chin. Luckily she landed on the dog. She was able to lift Waldo to the shore where she found that he was not breathing.

She started CPR on the dog and after about two to three min. the dog let out a big belch and started breathing on his own. After after a few days Waldo was back to his old lovable self. My aunt asked my sister if it bothered her blowing down that \”ugly dogs\”mouth. Without a thought she replied \”I would have blown up the other end if I thought it would help\”.
What a wonderful person you are sis.

John from TX