My sister gave me a copy of Rescuing Sprite for Christmas since all of my girls have been rescues she thought I would enjoy it. I read it last night and cried through most of it, totally relating to what you went through. I have 6 girls now (had trouble sending their picture) and 3 that I’ve had to put to sleep, 2 were in my arms, 1, my beloved Greyhound Callie was 2 days before I lost my Mom so my vet took care of her for me and returned her ashes to me. All 3 of my angels are in marble containers on my dresser in my bedroom. I am also involved with pet therapy and am putting my 4th girl, my deef boxer, Chloe, into the program. We visit children at local hospitals.

God bless you for donating some of the proceeds from this book and, for making everyone aware of how important it is to rescue animals. And, as you and I both know, they know they have been rescued and their love in return is incredible!!!

Cathy from LA

I just finished reading “Rescuing Sprite”. I lost my 11 year old Golden Retriever, Laddie, 5 weeks ago, and I completely understood your fight for Sprite. Laddie suffered from a kidney disease which shut his kidneys down and his blatter did all the work. He lived about 7 months after he was diagnosed, and dropped from 100 lbs. to less than 60 lbs. My vet felt Laddie was living for me, and I thought I was living for him.

I truly miss him, and reading Rescung Sprite helps to know how wonderful people are to their family members. I had a vet once say DOG spelled bckwards is GOD – loves you and asks for nothing in return. I truly believe Laddie was there when I needed to talk about anything.

Ginny from PA

I am the proud owner of a rescued american pit bull terrier, who means the world to me.

I work full time and I am about to take the New jersey Bar Exam, but what little free time is spent volunteering to rehabilitate rescued pit bulls and place them in loving homes.

Brigit from NJ

Mr. Levin:

I just finished reading “Rescuing Sprite”. It was a wonderful book. I have always been a dog lover and I can identify with your emotions about Sprite and all of your dogs.

I had to put my beloved dog, Scrubber, to sleep about 2 weeks before Christmas year before last. He is buried in the garden in my back yard. I want him always to be close. He was 16 1/2 years old. He gave me and my family so much joy. It was so very hard when his vet told us it was time to put him to sleep. I cried so hard in the arms of our vet’s wife. I knew it was time, but it was still very difficult. Now I am comforted that he is running happily in the fields of doggy heaven with all of my other dogs.

I have adopted 2 dogs from a local shelter. Lancelot is part Lab and part Austrialian Shepherd. Adam is a rat terrier mix. I call them “my boys”. I love them so much. Dogs add so much pleasure to our lives. They are God’s angels on earth. They teach us so much about unconditional love.

God bless you for writing this book. So many people can identify with it.

Jennifer from KY

Mark I enjoy your show very much. You and Rush, and sometime Sean get my blood pumping. I do have to say that you and Rush are my favorites to listen to.
I just wanted to let you know my episode with having to put my dog, Andy down this week. I read your book, and there is a story there also. My wife knew I wanted your book, so the first day it was available she went to work and ordered it for me from Amazon. She emailed me to tell me, I replied that is great, we will now have 2 copies because I already did the same thing.

Well it came and I read it in an afternoon. I found it very hard, since I had a 17 year old dog who was always at my side, and I knew it was inevitable that our day was coming. He has been relatively healthy considering his age and having Kidney problems for the last 2 or 3 years. But Wednesday morning everything seemed normal, my wife and I went to work as usual. I left work at 5 and was going to stop to buy my wife a valentines day card, when I got a call. It was my wife and she asked where I was and could I get home as soon as possible. I did to find my dog, Andy laying in the kitchen in his own urine and wimpering. I took him to the family room to see if I could get him to stand, but he could not. We called our Vet and told them we needed to come in immediately. We did and they told us we could run tests and get Xrays, but we knew the long and short of it. He had reached the end, his body had given out. The doctor told us we did the right thing. But I harken back to the book and think about yourspiel about playing God, having to make a decision like that, and I just don’t know.

I have had bouts with extreme sadness of never seeing my good friend again, but I am trying to just keep going.
Just wanted to let you know I love what you stand for, and the way Sprite affected you, and I am waiting for these terrible feelings of missing my friend to go away.
Good luck with you coming to terms with Sprites demise and I will see what happens to me.

Tony from NJ

I so miss my KoKo…my little shadow.

Susan from TX