First I would like to say I am sorry for your loss of Sprite I know how much you must miss him. I truly loved your book and I couldn’t put it down. I have 2 rescues myself and would be lost without them.

Liz from FL

Hello Mark!

I just finished reading your book and cried like a little baby! So I decided I must tell you our story….

We had a beautiful Golden Retreiver named Dusty. She was born June 3, 2001. We had gotten her as a 6 week old puppy and she was a joy! We never had any problems with her chewing anything (as most golden puppies do!) or with housebreaking her. She was so smart and loving and could do no wrong in our eyes. She was the first Golden we had ever owned and because of her we decided we will own no other breed. She loved us like no other dog has done before.
One day we noticed a lump on her rib cage, so I loaded her up and took her to the vet. He immediately suspected bone cancer, but wanted to do a biopsy to be sure. She was only 16 months old at the time. The biopsy confirmed it was osteosarcoma. The vet told us we could do chemo and radiation, but it would probably only give her a few extra months and her quality of life would not be very good. We decided we did not want to put her through that. He gave us pain medication for her and we took her home. We were devastated. After the biopsy the cancer grew like crazy. It wasn’t long and the knot had grown to the size of a softball. Dusty NEVER let on that she was in any sort of pain. She remained a loving, gentle soul comforting us through this, when she was the one who needed it. My husband and I were both torn up. Like you, we made sure to spend as much time as possible with Dusty. We knew our time with her was coming to an end quickly because she was startng to eat less and was growing more lethargic every day. (more…)

Mark –

I just have to tell you how proud I am of my son. He is the local lost dog finder. We have 2 dogs and 3 cats.

Since we moved to Texas 3 years ago, he has personally helped over 10 dogs and 2 cats.

We found, Fallon, a black lab mix walking along the shoulder of a busy highway and after taking her to 3 different shelters and hospitals, there was no room. Since we already hada dog, I suggested that we keep Fallon in the backyard so as not to upset Reagan, our other dog. He and his mom ganged up on me and she has been ours ever since. She has been one of the most tolerant patient dogs I have ever seen. She has barked only 3 times and always seems to know when you need a little extra love.

Connor, my son, also found 2 baby kittens walking along our street and of course, it repreated itself and now we are one big family. Fallon now has feline “puppies” to take care of and is a great mom to them.

Just had to tell you how proud of him I am and the huge heart he has for animals.

Derek from TX

I have a border collie/german shepard. she is three years old and loves to play frizbee. it’s frizbee morning, noon and night. you should take pepsi to the back yard with a stack of
good frizbees.

Mike from MI

Dear Mark,

I just finished reading Rescuing Sprite and had to write. I too am a dog lover.

While on a business trip and channel surfing on the TV in my hotel room, I heard the word “dog” and stopped on the channel to hear the story. It was your interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News and the next day I bought your book. I honestly don’t watch Fox and had never heard your show but you had me at “dog.”

I read the first half of your book on the return flight home and had to take a break from reading. Not because I became engrossed with work and holiday preparation when I got home but I really needed a little time to prepare emotionally for where the story was headed.

My husband and I have a 9 year old, American Staffordshire Terrier named McGwire – Mac for short. My family always had dogs, so after college, getting married and buying a house, I yearned to have a dog of my own. I remember the day we brought our puppy home like it was yesterday. That was really the culmination of my own American Dream and I have never loved anything as much as my dog. (more…)

Hi Mark,
I listen to your show and when people talk about the pets they have lost I have to say I can’t bear to hear them and maybe selfishly I am greatful it is not me at this point in time. That changed today. Our young cat Mazie died this morning. This was unexpected. She went to the vet today to be spayed. There was nothing wrong with her although we thought she may be in heat so we thought this was a good time. We also requested to have the chip put in her becuae we would be devestated if she were to get lost. We had her examined 2 days ago to be sure she was ok before she would have the procedure. Everything checked out and she was scheduled to have the operation this morning.According to the vet she had a cardiac arrest after the operation. (I am suspecious) but there really is very little recourse.

I have requested a full report from the vet but this is just to make sure he realizes this was someone’s family member and if there was incompentence on his part he will think next time but what else can you do. Our little Mazie is gone and I am sitting here crying with a broken heart. We found her outside a few months ago. She jumped into ours arms which is rare for an outside cat. She appeared to be young and she was missing her tail. She immediatley became a part of our family and our other 5 cats (all rescued as a litter 2 years ago) loved her. It feels as though they sense something is wrong. They were all just playing this morning. I have a terrible headake from crying and I feel sick in my stomach everytime I see her little face in my mind.

Angela from PA