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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My darling Sugarbaby died on the 26th of Oct. We had her over 14 years. I can’t say more…not yet. like a huge rock in my heart. I hold her leash to my heart but I can’t stop crying for her. I don’t want to stop. I will never forget you Sugar.
my little black dog. I can still feel her spirit.
Joanie from OR
MARK,
EVEN THOUGH I LOVED YOUR BOOK, I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT YOUR REACTION TO SPRITE WAS WAY BEYOND WHAT I WOULD FEEL WHEN I WOULD HAVE TO PUT DOWN MY DOG.
WELL, THE DAY HAS COME TO PUT MY SHELTER DOG, BUSTER, DOWN, AND I AM BAWLING LIKE A BABY AS I AM WRITING THIS TO YOU. IT IS PRETTY UNBELIEVABLE THE EMOTIONS I AM FEELING AT THIS TIME, AND NOW I HAVE A MUCH BETTER UNDERSTANDING AS TO WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH AND FELT.
HE HAS BEEN FAMILY FOR 14 YEARS. IT WILL BE AWFULLY HARD NOT TO SEE HIM LYING ON THE RUGS, OR SCARFING FOOD OFF THE FLOORS, OR TAKING HIM FOR WALKS OR JUST INTERACTING WITH HIM.
EVEN OUR CAT, JINGLE, HAS BEEN ACTING QUITE STRANGELY AS HE HAS BEEN NUZZLING BUSTER AND HANGING AROUND HIM…ALMOST AS IF HE SENSES BUSTER’S PAIN AND KNOWS HE WON’T BE AROUND MUCH LONGER.
GLAD I READ YOUR BOOK…AND, AS BUSTER WAS A STAUNCH CONSERVATIVE…LET’S GO WIN AN ELECTION….
Jim from OH
Reading \”Rescuing Sprite\” had me smiling as I thought of the dog and cat family members I\’ve had and it touched my heart deeply. I read it in one sitting. You expressed the love and tragic loss that all animal families eventually go through. Although my family is a cat family, many of my extended family have Dogs and Cats.
In 2004 my husband came home from Iraq and we transferred from Ft Hood, TX to Ft Knox, KY. It didn\’t take long before we adopted 2 cats from the Ft Knox Animal Shelter. Surprising, because my husband has never been a pet person. But war changes you, in good and bad ways. It changes what you value as important; changes your outlook, etc…
Our oldest kitty, Jade, was 1 when we adopted her. Terrified & depressed, dumped off by her 1st family for unknown reasons. She spent 2 weeks hiding under our daughters bed, only coming out to eat and use the box in the middle of the night. But slowly she began to investigate her new home. After 2 months we became best friends. She may be a cat, but acts like a dog.
Jade follows me from room to room, sits next to me when I sit on the couch, meows at me to hurry up when it\’s bedtime, greets me at the door, runs up and flops over so I will pet her belly, sits and looks at her furry mice and back at me until I go get one for her to play with and gets jealous when I pay attention to her kitty sister Lexi; Jade is a velcro cat. I treasure everyday we have together. Our furry family members have such a short time with us, but bring us so much joy. Thank you for sharing your wonderful Spritey with us. p.s. Please give Pepsi & Griffen a treat for me.
Michelle from KY
dear Mark I sent my son 19 year old Seth pfc us army off to the war this morning. i am much to sad to call your show and would not be very entertaining. i must tell you why i am so very emotional this very moment. my young hero surprised me three days ago when he returned home with his beautiful young wife emily on friday.
my son keeps his bulldog (Romo) at home with us romos mom, dad, and two sisters also live with us they all get along for the most part anyway but i swear today they sense my sadness and they are being so incredibly loving. i recieved a call from my son on the airplane he is flying first class thanks to a great american vet who would not take no thankyou for an answer.
my son is a well trained soldier and willnot truely understand why a great americanwould give up his expensive seat until he returns. my christmas present from my wife last christmas was your autographed first edition i have to say we(my family and 5 dogs all enjoyed the power outage shortly after christmas when my wonderful wife of 21 yrs read your great book.my simple words can never describe the priceless value of that evening thank you mark we love you
Lee from ME
About Them …
These are our babies Luke and Leia . They are Border Collie/Lab mixes. They were found along the side of the road in a box with their siblings on a hot August day in 2003 when they were approximately 10 weeks old. Unfortunately Luke and Leia are the only survivors. Woodland Animal Hospital in Seymour, took them under their wing and Dr. Cheryl Haass took it upon herself to find them a home.
From the first time my husband and I saw them we knew they were ours. The wonderful staff at Woodland Animal Hospital took them home with them the first few days until we got ready for their arrival. Luke and Leia were the inspiration that started Me & Them Pet Bakery. They love life, and love to eat. I wanted to do something special for them so I started making them homemade treats. They love them so much and they won’t eat store bought treats anymore. Now each time a batch is mixed, rolled and baked they sit quietly and wait for a sample from each batch. They don’t mind testing the cat treats or the horse treats either!
Besides playing and chasing each other around the yard, their favorite hobby is to chase “bird shadows” in the yard, chase butterflies and bounce on sunbeam reflections on the floor. If given the opportunity they will chew on everything in their site, like their dog house and the front porch! And of course they love to dig holes…..big holes. Luke and Leia have been a joy and pleasure to live with. Today they are “happy, healthy, full of energy puppies” and we love them dearly.
Jan from WI
