I cant talk about my wonderful companion that I put down last week because I ‘m too emotionally upset. I will say that he was a most handsom australien shepherd who never left my side. He was 11 yrs old & I rescued him when he was 4. He was suffering from a cancer that left him unabloe to do things that gave quality to his life. I couldnt bear to see him strugglr any longer so I gave him peace. What I want to speak about is Gov Huckabees 17 yr old son who was dismissed as a camp counselor for hanging a dog. His saintly father had the charges quashed hence his son received no punishment.

Joan from MI

Mark, I just finished your wonderful book last nite, and the details of your families life with Sprite brought back so many memories of our Max, who we lost 6 years ago.

I , too held back from going through it again, but the joy of being with Max drove us to buy Krups. Krups is a minature poodle version of Pepsi, with the episodes of running through the house, the looks of understanding, the smiles, and the love of walking!

I , also, went through a health issue, cancer. Throughout the illness, the surgery, and the long confinment to bed, Krups never left my side, always concerned, and finally, like you Mark, led me to walking the neighborhood as fraile as you were. He led me,as your dog did for you, to better health. When I finished the book, I couldn’t help myself, I picked Krup’s up and held him for a long time, and told him about Sprite and about how much God has blessed our family, and how he blessed your’s with Pepsi and Sprite. You think you were crushed by Sprite’s passing, but you were unbelivably strong, stronger than I was at the end for Maxwell, and I feel guilty that I didn’t do the things you did for Sprite. To me, the simple moral of the book is that these gifts from God, our pets, as you say, teach us to be like them, more like the angels that they are. Thank you Mark

Jim and Claudia from FL

Just love this flow of emotions. My freind was a cat, Wiskers.

The cure is another friend, recsuced of course.

We now have two brothers… Luca and Flip.

For a dog may I suggest a Grayhound… Like the ad says “Go Grayhound”.

Mark that for MIB and this book. I wonder if you are really suprised at the outpouring of the feeling from the readers and listeners.

Bless, be a Mench and Merry Christmas,

Jim from NJ

Mark I Love your Show, Long time listener.
I read Rescuing Sprite, I Have a dog named Rusty he is 16 years young. Have him from a pup. I worked in a Nursing home, Rusty work there to one day a week. Rusty gave a lot of love to them and they gave him love back.Now he cant hear and his legs are going. I am not looking foward to that day, he is a dog he is our baby.

Florence from FL

Dear Mark,

I just completed reading you book. My nieghbor had given it to me as a Christmas gift, because she knew I would still mourning the loss of my best friend and companion Cisco Kid (he pass away in July) and I was having mixed feeling about adopting a 12 year old Sheltie named Hannah for the rescue group. You put into words all the feeling I had for my beloved Cisco, a sheltie. I was so lucky to have him for 16 years. We did everything together and he was always there for me. I miss him every day, especially when I wake up in the morning and come home from work. After completing your book, I have decided to adopted the 12 year sheltie.

Thank you so much for putting to writing what all of us dog lovers feel in our hearts.

Diana from MD

Mark, below is youtube interview of a boy on a radio show calling in and talking about a calf he had to put down. It is very moving.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zCdZwitrNoY

A remarkable phone call from a 12 year old boy to Houston radio station KSBJ FM 89.3. So profound, the station has it posted on their website. Click above to listen to it.

Steve from VA