I am looking forward to reading all about Sprite, I pre-ordered and hopefully will receive the book today.
I have been lucky enough to have retired Greyhounds as my pets. My first Greyhound died after having him for only a couple of years and it nearly destroyed me. After a few weeks I went back to our Greyhounds As Pets Kennel and decided to adopt two more Greyhounds…since then one passed away from Cancer but my other Greyhound is doing great and now I have another female Greyhound.
I love these dogs more than anything I could possibly love, the love they bring to me each and everyday is unbeliveable.
Yes it hurts when they have to leave us but the joy while we have them far surpasses the hurt.
Please consider adopting a Greyhound if you want a loyal and great friend.

WANT A FAST FRIEND? ADOPT A GREYHOUND.

MARK LEVIN…you are a GODSEND.

Dan from FL

My husband brought home an abandoned dog. She was skinny, had a stomach infection, heartworms and was blind in one eye. After spending one week at the Vets and much love, she got well. She turned out to be a loving dog. We had her for thirteen years. She had a stroke, and we had to put her to sleep. I thought my heart would break. That was twenty years ago, and I still miss my sweet “Susie”

Helen from MD

I’m a nurse (formerly in Republican political media work) who does both critical care and home care/hospice. I’ve had a dog and/or cat since I was a year old. I’ve been following your Sprite story on the radio, and just purchased the book. It will be read and re-read and placed in the vast library we have at home of must-keep books, and will be among many we have about animals, both here and the here-after.

Saw you on H&C tonight, and it felt almost like a personal intrusion into your grief, still felt. Thank you for being on and Sean definitely shared your grief – one of my patients saw the program as I was caring for her, and she is a DEVOUT lover of her animals…they help immensely to heal and to aid when nothing man can do, will ever do. Most of my patients want their animals right with them during illness, esp. those that are terminal, and I’ll stop at nothing to make that happen, in-patient or not.
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In march /06 we lost our 14 year old black Lab,who had a tumor in his intestine. He went in two weeks, taking us all by surprise. It took me 9 months to stop crying. We had two other small dogs whom we loved and began to slowly recover. Our other dogs also felt the loss and didn’t eat for a while. I hand feed them and lavished more love on them. Just as we were getting it together, our Baby Girl ,a Lasa suddenly became very sick. I took her to the vet and for three days they tried to sabalize her. Her body was shutting down one organ at a time. The vet said she had full blown diabetes. Nothing they could do. That was this passed May. I miss her so. I cry everyday, trying to get thru the rest of my life at age 65. Thank God I have a little Papinone, Elbie. I hope he at 5 will live long.

Linda in VA

Miss Fritzi bounced into my heart on Christmas Eve, 1997; an 8 week old German Shepard Dog. I know others have loves wrapped up in fur, but this pup was like no other. Over the next 7 years, she grew from a set of paws and ears with a puppy attached, to the most beautiful creature ever created; sleek, strong and Oh, so noble. To others, she presented her aloof, regal and ever watchful side, but with me, she was all wagging tail and wet kisses. The only time she ever left my side was to chase the deer that ventured too close, always streaking back to me for praise and hugs. When she was just past her 7th birthday, she was diagnosed with canine lymphoma.

Yes, Mark, I know what you have gone through. We chose to have our pal (vet) come to our home to release my darling Fritzi. I held her head in my lap and stoked that amazing head, whispered to her over and over how much I loved her, how grateful I was for all she had given me and how very full my heart is because she was in my life, even though losing her was breaking it. She slipped away, and the world seemed a bit colder. It’s been three years, and I still smile when I remember how amazing she was. And I still weep because she’s gone.She sleeps in our back yard now, in a bordered bed of flowers with a puppy angel keeping watch. Today would have been her 10th birthday. I miss her so terribly. Thank you for the chance to share.

Hazel from WI

I lost my beloved Afghan Hound Emir (he was born during the first gulf war) 3 years ago next March. He was almost 15, which is ancient in dog years. When he disobeyed us, which was often, he would sit in the backyard, looking just like a spook. He was so clever that he learned how to open the refrigerator. Afghans are VERY intelligent; they just don’t have a strong desire to please their masters. They have their own agenda. Since the Afghan is my favorite breed, I will probably get another one at some point, but it could never replace my best buddy in the world (except for my husband).

Susan from WA