Dear Mark…

Thanks for writing Rescuing Sprite and sharing your story of love. I rescued a little Pug dog from the DFW Pug Rescue 18 mos ago. He was found outside an elementary school in Dallas in late August, a very hot time of year. He was suffering from 3rd stage heartworm, has chronic dry eye and is virtually blind, has a partially collapsed trachea, serious hip dysplasia and luxar pattella. From the heart worm his lungs are damaged and he goes into congestive heart failure. Did I mention that he is one of the sweetest, best behaved and loving creatures on earth?? He is if i didn’t.

Taking on Wally and his problems has been a journey of growth for me. I wanted a dog from the time our family pet, Woody, died when I was 7. I finally achieved my dream 41 yrs later. And it was dream worth pursuing.

I’d like to say to anyone who reads this to please, please, please adopt a shelter or rescue dog. They are the most grateful creatures you will even encounter. Senior and injured or ill pets especially need homes. So if you can afford their care please adopt them. Wally is a perfect example of what love and care can do for one of these souls. He is doing well, actually regaining some sight and is mobile and fast any non handicapped pup.

Thanks again too, Mark, for helping me keep somewhat sane in this horrible attack on our country. Your explanations help me to be assured of my convictions. I can hardly wait to get my copy of Liberty and Tyranny…which is on order now!

Carol from TX

Dear mark levin,i just wanted to let you know about my animals.i have one cat named
lucky he showed up when we lived in az.we knew he was moving,every time he heard us in the house he syuck to the screen like garfield.so he moved in we already had a dog at the time it was lab mixed.she didnt like him at first but gladly excepted him.then we mattie show up an australin sheppard we kept her too.then the big move to tn.the lab was in poor health&blind.She waited till we got the house put in.that week.i had to carry her out to do her buisness.right before she passed,she needed to go out do your buisness.

She passed away that night.we burried in the front yard.the weird experiance we had was the neighbors goats all 17 of them showed up,i guess to show thier support.i petted the one.we put the last shovel of dirt on the grave,said our prayers.then the goats left.now i got a full house
again.lucky,mattie,merle,duke.merle we brought back from miami fl we did not want the
dog cathers to get him.then
duke justed showed up.tanks for letting me share my story.

Kat from TN

Hi Mark, I finished reading your book the other night. I bought it for my wife for Christmas so I waited for her to read it first. We had to let our dog go July 21 last year. Her name was Sophie she was a bassett with papers but my wife found her at the Humane Society. She had grown up with a Bassett named Chester. Our dog Sophie got cancer and suffered some of the same symptoms as Sprite. She was 12 years old and the vet told us also that the treatments would be hard on her. We opted for the steroids and she came back strong for a few months and we were grateful. Then she started going downhill fast. She lost the use of her hind legs one day and started scooting around the house and the pain killers were not helping much. We knew we had to let her go.

The night before I was up most of the night on the floor trying to comfort her. The vet used the same method as you described in the book. We stayed with her and the vet gave us some time alone with her afterwards. We have her ashes, pictures and her collar hangs on the hook by the back door. We miss her terribly. We thought the best way to honor Sophie was to rescue another Dog. We now have a dog named Daisy who has made herself right at home. Thanks for your book, your show and all the great work you do.

Dave from IL