Chopper
Chopper, the best reverse brindle boxer, ate a hole in water bed, jumped through front window of house to play with kids, went through radiation & chemo just to be with us & never complaied miss him dearly,
Allen from IL
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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Sausage
I had a wonderful black lab for 12 years. I had to put him down finally about 15 years ago.. still breaks my heart! I adopted an equally wonderful black lab in the past 4 months. \”Sausage\” is 5 has obviously been abused and was extremely over weight. She bonded to me within 20 mins and has not left my side since the day she arrived. She has lost about 25 pounds through exercise and healthy diet. I had to change her name from \”sausage patty\” to \”sausage link\”
My kids and I adore her and feel so blessed that she has come into our lives. I just read \”Rescuing Sprite\” it brought so many tears for my old Bova dog and for my horse Cowboy who I just had to put down about 3 weeks ago. There truly is nothing to replace these loyal animals…
I thank Mark Levin for writing his story. I\’m sure it was therapeutical for him but it sure helped me release some of the pain and guilt a person feels when having to make these decisions. Kudos to Mark Levin for being able to put his emotions on the table. I\’m sure there are so many people out there that he has no idea how much he has touched.
Heidi from OR
Lucy
I have been blessed with two doggies, but I want to share this about Lucy.
I adopted Lucy after a first bout with a pituitary tumor. But when another rare condition set in, making it difficult for me to live a normal life and forced me to retire, it was Lucy who became my constant friend.
You see, I have a rare condition wherein my thyroid and parathyroid as well as pancreas have ceased to work. My heart can fly into atrial fibulation in an instant and the attacks can be unnoticed by me at first, until they become so bad that I go close to a cardiac arrest.
Lucy learned to spot this. When my heart flutters, and I don’t feel it, she nudges my hand and keeps doing it until I check my heart rate or feel my chest.
She also tells me (as I am now diabetic) when my blood sugars are too low or too high.
She may be an adopted, but she’s my darling girl. She’s getting older now (14) and showing signs of age, but she still has heart!
Leah from TX
Animal Lovers
My wife, tara and i have three dogs. we adopted them from local animal shelters. both us have always been animal lovers, we also have four feral cats. we relocated them to our garage. these are not the first we rescued, and definately not the last. GOD BLESS
Robert from NJ
Zack
I just lost the love of my life to hemangiosarcoma. My Great Dane/lab mix,Zack, lost his five week battle with cancer….RIP Zack 04/06-10/13/08!
I researched hemangiosarcoma for five weeks straight….I tried to find the cure for cancer in five weeks…and 15K later….his last week of life…he endured (and thrived) after three blood transfusions and a second round of chemo! If only he could have bounced back in time for chemo to start working. Don\’t let anyone ever tell that chemo is a horrible thing for a dog! Chemo brought back behaviors and actions we hadn\’t seen in years!
I am really interested to read Rescuing Sprite…I just don\’t think I can read it right now…I do wonder if Sprite had hemangiosarcoma (HSA)…RIP Sprite and Zackie!!
P.S. A few months before Zack died, I called into Mark\’s radio show bc I heard a caller talk about putting down their dog bc he couldn\’t walk..i suggested a special leash that holds up the dog\’s back legs…what we thought was ortho or neurological problems turned out to be HSA….my grief is totally worth the pain….the dance of life and death…
Heather from FL
Mr. King
My Mr. King (GSD) was 7 years old. He had a tumor in his lungs pushing on his trachea which took his breath away. We went though many rounds of anti biotic s to fight infections. His last night. He couldn’t sleep because he needed to keep his head up to straighten his airway. The vet didn’t open until 8am. I laid in the yard with him that night. I knew it was time to say good bye. I couldn’t talk to my wife much. I had to hold it together. She understood. Early that morning I carried him up stairs and put him in the truck. This was his last visit to the vet, and I would leave only with his collar. I loved him. I made a vid in his honor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mENsvKCCB1g
I am working with German Shepherd Rescue Alliance of Wisconsin To get another. I have plenty of room in my heart for another. Thank you for writing your book on sprite. Your show is inspiring! god bless America
King from MN