Table of Contents
Introduction Callie Smith Grant 11
A Walk of Joy Virginia Smith 15
They Protect Their Children Sherri Gallagher 20
When Scooter Met Scott Max Parks 30
Willie Nelson and the Open Tread Stairs Millie Martin 36
On the Train to London Andrea Doering 40
The Purpose-Driven Dog C.J. Darlington 43
The Dog Next Door Richard Meserva 48
Rescue on Round Top Mountain Sandy Cathcart 53
Coming Home Sherri Gallagher 59
Gift of Love Ann H. Gabhart 66
Seventy Times Seven Cindy Crosby 70
Share the Wealth Sherri Gallagher 74
Something a Lot like Love Alison Hodgson 80
The Rescued Dog Who Rescued Me Back Shanna Verbecken 89
Skippy Given Ellis 95
Vicki Kelly Pickett Bishop 101
You Just Never Know Catherine Ulrich Brakefield 106
A Dinah by Any Other Name Lorilee Craker 112
The Money Dog-Worth Her Weight in Gold Chrissy Drzewiecki 117
A New Calling Sherri Gallagher 121
Jack and Willa-A Love Story Alison Hodgson 128
TLC for the OES Judythe Morgan 133
Three-Legged Sentinel Roberta Hupprich 139
Respect Paul Ingram 145
A Saving Transformation Chris Pedersen 148
The Pound Puppy Dorothy C. Snyder 157
Tennessee and Me Brooke Nolen 160
The Dog of My Heart Pamela S. Thibodeaux 165
Sam and Tiffany Sally Tolentino 169
Taking Care of Ginger Blue the Beagle Barbara Warner 174
Bachernalia Linda B. Greer 179
Not a Boat, Not a Beaver-It's a Lab! Dee Aspin 183
The Foo Foo Dog Cathy E. Watkins 189
Love Once More Sherri Gallagher 194
The House in the Woods Anonymous 204
Acknowledgments 209
Notes 211
Contributors 213