My husband & I heard about you & Sprite on Rush Limbaugh. We know all too well what a loss of pet is like . Recently we lost our beloved Beagle, who was our “daughter.” She came into our lives a t 5 weeks old after my husband retired, for 10 years our lives were intertwined into a close, intimate bond, full of love, devotion, communication, she was like a person in so many ways.

She left a void in our lives but she also left us with a wealth that money cannot buy. She was a rare find jewel who made our life richer in so many ways. Our hearts are heavy with grief, and understand how you felt. It was hard to eat, sleep, and my stomach felt like it was upside down. We feel her loss down in our most deepest being.

Peggy from KY

I have a6 yr old part Siameese cat and have moved to a wooded recreational area. She was 80′ up a tree and I hired a climber to get her down after 6 days, couple weeks later she went up another tree 70′, after 17 days had her taken down, she’s back up on day 8. I’m getting frustrated!

Lin from WA

Thank you, Mark, for sharing your book, Rescuing Sprite, with us. I too, have dealt with having to say goodbye to dogs in my life. It has been very difficult and your book has aided me immensely with my past feelings of guilt. We currently have a 5 year old Golden Retriever, and he as our others, is truly a very big part of the family. Again, thank you for your wonderful book. What a great way to commemorate Sprite’s life!
All the best!

Bob from OR

Just finished your book and must say had a good cry through most of it!! The only people who can share your grief are other pet owners!! We lost our pet “Sparky” last valentines day. What a sad day in the Moreno Household. After a brief illness, we had to put hour ten year old shepard down. My husband and sons mourned for weeks, we consulted our freind the psychiatrist and realized our saddness was normal.

After a couple of weeks, I started looking for a new shepard, and that is how Max came into our lives. He is full of bad puppy behavior, but when we look into his eyes we see our sparky. Our three children are off at college, but our other three children (daisy, coby and Max)) keep us busy. I will share your book with other dog lovers at work. I have had Sparkys ashes in my family room for almost a year now, and because of your book, i know now where will sparky go. I too will buy a tree and place them as you have done. what a beautiful testament to Sprite. Pet owners love in a special way.

Marcia from MA

Dear Mark Levin,
I do not have a dog, but I have grown up with cats since I was born, and I love reading and being around dogs, too. I am 11 years old, and have read your book. I remember I was at school with tears down my cheeks. Your book is so touching, your dogs are wonderful. Reading this book, I really got to know your dogs, and you are a wonderful person. I know what I say does not mean much coming from “just a kid who’s never even had a dog”, but I was really touched by your book. I related to everything you said. I have a cat who’s very old with arthritis, and she can’t really jump up on things anymore and mostly stays in one spot. It’s hard to watch her, knowing that her day is probably coming soon, and you can’t really prepare completely for something like that. You can’t prepare emotions.

I also have another older cat who sneezes a lot, the vets think he may have heart problems. He’s also getting skinny and throws up his food. He’s not in pain, but it’s hard. He’s been with me since I was born. And the cat with arthritis, she came to live with us. She was the neighbor’s but is scared of their dogs(who I love playing with, they’re very nice), and she came to live with us. (more…)

Recently my boyfriend had to put his cat (of 12 years) Dribbles to sleep, after months of daily subQ fluids and endles trips to the vet, finally her little heart just gave out. She was quit the fighter at just over 5lbs. We both loved her dearly, and the day we took her to the vet to put her down was one of the worst days of my life. Clayton (my boyfriend) could not even get out of the truck he was in such a state. I took her in myself and held her in my arms as she fell asleep for the last time. This was heartbreaking, but brought about the story I am about to tell of another loved one (doggy) that will haunt me for the rest of my life…

When I was still at home with mom, living on our poor/small farm we had many dogs. Growing up dogs were dogs. We did not by any means mistreat them, as kids loved our animals and were lucky that we did have so much love, because, living out in the boonies meant that many strays were dropped off near out home. We never had to go out looking for animals, they came to us! We never had more than two or three at a time, dog and cats, but loved each one. They ate table scrapes mostly. (This was a time when dinner was cooked every night and there was always plently of biscuits and gravy, or beans and potatoes for a dogs tummy! We did have bags of dry dog food that we would mix w the gravy with there wasnt enough bread to fill in. We were poor as far as having material things. We wore hand me downs from cousins, ect, and rarely got new clothes. But Rich we were with room to roam the hills and creeks (about 100 acres) and this will always be the times I loved most about my life. (more…)