Coco
My first dog, Coco, is a purebred black chihuahua that me and my parents got from the pound. She is now one of my joys in life.
Jacob from CA
Although Mark Levin is known as a constitutional lawyer and a nationally syndicated broadcaster, he is, first and foremost, a dog lover. In 1998, he and his family welcomed a half-Border Collie/half-Cocker Spaniel they named Pepsi into their lives. Six years later, his wife and son persuaded him to adopt a dog from the local shelter, a Spaniel mix. It turned out he was older than originally thought, and he was the most beautiful dog they'd ever seen. They named him Sprite.
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A Godsend
Dear Mark,
Four weeks ago, on Good Friday, we put our 13 yr. 9 month old Black Lab to sleep. Our friends gave us your book of which I just finished. Thank you for expressing yourself with such overwhelming passion.
We miss him terribly. There is a whole language missing in our home now that he’s gone. I actually thought I was going nuts with regards to how I still feel about our loss. I miss him, his old face, his soft brown eyes, his smell and the way he laid at my feet while I prepared dinner. You stated in your book that you felt you executed your dog, that’s just the way I feel. I will never forget the life leaving his eyes. It’s been a month and it still hurts, alot.
Thanks so much for a wonderful book, it truly has been a God send.
Take care,
Chris from WA
Sallie
Sallie popped into our lives a little over a year ago, January, 08. We like to think of her as a rescue dog–but she wasn\’t really \”rescued.\” She was one of 16 boxers who were owned by a man who raised them. He tragically died around Christmas time looking for one of his dogs who ran away. We never met him but one of his son\’s started coming to our church soon after the death of his father. He was hoping to give some of the dogs good homes and since my youngest son has wanted a dog since . . . conception we submitted. :) Enter Sallie–aka: Sweetie-girl. As a mother of three sons, I finally had a girl in the family!!
She has been nothing but a blessing to our family–a joy!! and we sure are glad she chose us to be her new family.
Laurie from NC
A Heartfelt Thank You
I just finished reading your wonderful book about sprite and pepsi and wanted to thank you for sharing those personal thoughts. i have always wanted to write a simple book about what my pets have meant to me thoughout my life but not being the writer you are i relived some of my feelings through your book.
Having volunteered at a shelter for over 20 years and bringing many of them home to take care for me i wanted to share two thoughts.
What you did for sprite is what we work for and seeing people like you and you family makes some of the pain easier to bear.everyone wants a little puppy but you took the ones who have very little hope. my shelter is a no kill so when we would have someone turn in an older dog we knew they had a slim chance of finding a home so we would bond with them and keep them till the end came. they were safe, well cared for and loved but what we really wanted for them was a home -just like yours where they could live out the rest of their lives knowing a family wanted them. occasionally good people came in and took one that noone else wanted but more times we were their final home. so a heartfelt thank you for rescuing sprite and although there will always be a huge void in your heart find a small bit of comfort in knowing how happy you made him for that short time you had with him.
My second thought i really hope you get to read is one that has helped me get through the deep pain and sorrow and tears and mourning that comes after you have to make the decision to ‘put them to sleep”.its from an obscure poem supposedly written to an owner from their dog.the last line is” and when its my time to go i will go knowing that my fate was always safest in your hands”
for all they give to us thats the least we can do for them. and you did.
everytime i write or think of those words i tear up thinking of all my dear friends whose fate i held in my hands.
i have had as many as seven sharing my home and now have onlyfour but the number could change at any moment.they have always been shelter dogs and rescues and the most amazing thing is how willing they are to accept a new friend into the fold.if only people could be like that.
‘thank you for the book.
Barbara from TN
Roxy
This is my Baby who I lost to cancer in October 2008. Her name was Roxy. She was a Sweet , Loving and Caring Soul for a 105 pound Doberman. Dobermans get a bad rap for being mean, They are not.
Lonny from Ontario
Oreo
We rescued a 2 yr old wire-haired terror about 4 months ago and his name is Oreo, because his colours are like an Oreo cookie. Boy, does he look good.
Well my story goes as is: This is our second rescue dog and all I have to say, they are the best dogs to have. I believe it is because they knew what they had in the past and now know that have a loving family.
Oreo has been a pleasure ever since we got him. He is a quick learning and he love to be around us, sometimes too much. Nevertheless, that is ok because we are sure he did not have a good life before we got him. However, the reason I mention that is he gets very jealous when we have to leave. He loves to tear-up items and get into things when we are gone. On one occasion, I had just purchased Liberty and Tyranny for my son’s 16th birthday then one day we forgot to gate the stairs going upstairs and Nick forgot to close his door. Well you got it right; the book was torn to pieces. It was an unfortunate that the book was destroyed but we still love Oreo and he loves us so much too.
So to all the people you are unsure about rescuing a dog, please do you will not go wrong with a rescue dog.
Mark, thank you for all you do and God bless
Don from CT
