Table of Contents
Foreword Robin Ganzertpxi
1 My Goofy Dog
1 The Great Table Caper Ann Denise Karson 1
2 Bedtime with The Moose Liz Lombard 5
3 Hungry Like a Wolf Tina Koenig 8
4 Top Dog Christina Eichstedt 11
5 A Tail-Raising Tale Sandy Wright 14
6 Every Farm Needs a Dog Shirley M. Oakes 18
7 Buried Treasure Kimberly Crawford 21
8 The Tomato Thief Carol Andrews 23
9 The Price of Protection Nicole L.V. Mullis 26
10 Backyard Buddies Janice R. Edwards 29
11 Pet Rock Karen Cooper 32
2 My Miraculous Dog
12 The Rainbow Bridge Mark Rickerby 39
13 Listening to Our Hearts Stacey Ritz 43
14 A Really Good Dog Beki Muchow 46
15 Making a Family Vol Muller 49
16 The Birthday Miracle Tea R. Peronto 53
17 Blind Faith Shawn Lutz 56
18 Back to My Roots Stacey Ritz 59
19 One for the Road Jessica A. Walsh 62
20 The Fear Factor Kathryn Lehan 66
21 A Marine's Mission Cindy Lou Ruffino 69
3 My Therapeutic Dog
22 Watchful Devotion Cris Kenney 75
23 Resting at Her Feet Stephen Rusiniak 78
24 My Slobbery, Comforting Shadow Dallas Woodburn 82
25 Best Friends Victoria Otto Franzese 85
26 Saved by the Dog Laura Yoon 89
27 Little White Dog Courtney McKinney-Whitaker 91
28 The Gift of a Caring Companion Sarah Wun 95
29 Promising Monroe Jennifer R. Land 98
30 Right Jessica Snell 101
4 My Naughty but Nice Dog
31 The Busboy Jeffree Wyn Itrich 107
32 Power Struggle Kathleen Kohler 110
33 A Second Too Long Sue A. Fairchild 114
34 Heidi's Gift Carole A. Bell 118
35 His Just Desserts Debby Johnson 120
36 Independence Day Susan Lendroth 124
37 Midnight Thief Marie Elizabeth Bast 126
38 Yoga Spirit Elizabeth Anne Kennedy 130
39 The Not-So-Long Down Lisa Timpf 132
40 Pumpkin Pie Tracy Crump 134
41 Understanding the Dog Salvia Macchia 136
5 My Heroic Dog
42 Dolly, the Wonder Dog Bette Haywood Matero 143
43 Amazing Onyx Nancy Emmick Panho 146
44 Because of Kasey Emily Huseman 149
45 Micah Is My Hero Lynn Fitzsimmons 152
46 Wonder Puppy Christy Mihaly 155
47 Quiet Devotion Donna Fawcett 159
48 The Biggest Dog on the Mountain Dale Keppley 162
49 Dynamic Duo David S. Milotta 166
50 The Night Coffee Woke Up Barbara J. Han 169
6 My Inspiring Dog
51 A Message from Morton Laura Snell 177
52 The Dog that Lives under the Table Jeri McBryde 181
53 Golden Oldies Peggy Frezon 185
54 A Pit Bull Love Story Christie Page 188
55 Healing Oreo Lily Ryan 190
56 Runt of the Litter Sara Etgen-Baker 193
57 Meant for Each Other Twilla Estes 198
58 My Social Butterfly Tanya Shearer 202
59 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Marsha Porter 204
60 One-Eyed Lily Susan Kimmel Wright 209
61 The Crate Escape Caitlin Brown 213
7 My Clever Dog
62 Precious Punishes Herself Catherine D. Crocker 219
63 The Timeshare Connie Kaseweter Pullen 221
64 Seeing Red Laurel Vaccaro Hausman 224
65 Well Trained Jeanette Hurt 227
66 The Boxer Rebellion Sharla Elton 230
67 Encountering the Beast James A. Gemmell 233
68 Bailey's Best Christmas Melody Carlson 236
69 On the Furniture Elizabeth Greenhill 240
70 Posh Poodles Bette Haywood Matero 243
71 Don't Ever Do That Again Molly O'Connor 246
72 Plastered Puppy Jean Haynie Stewart 250
8 My Protective Dog
73 A Furry Affair Jeanne Getz Pallos 257
74 The Night Watchman Angela F. Foster 261
75 Juneau Monica Agnew-Kinnaman 265
76 Extended Litter Keysha G. Cass 269
77 Oreo April Serock 271
78 A Light in the Heart Connie Kaseweter Pullen 274
79 Our Guardian Angel Dee Dee McNeil 278
80 Showing the Way Loretta Schoen 281
81 Suzi Saves the Day Lucy Beebe Tobias 283
82 Falling for You Katie Avagliano 286
83 A Good Nanny Allison Howell 290
9 My Working Dog
84 Misty's Tilted Halo Carol Chiodo Fleischman 295
85 Working for Cheese Marian Flandrick 298
86 Real Dedication Laura Hicks 301
87 Creating a Guide Dog Marcia Lee Harris 304
88 When the Dogs Come Pat Wahler 307
89 Service with a Smile Kathryn Hackett Bales 310
90 The Reluctant Volunteer Kathleen Birmingham 313
91 The Natural Irene R. Bastion 317
92 Lead Me Not… Joei Carlton Hossack 321
10 My Intuitive Dog
93 The Strength of Two Heidi FitzGerald 325
94 My Advocate Tracy Falenwolfe 328
95 A Familiar Face Gail MacMillan 332
96 The Dog Who Mourned Sandy McPherson Carrubba Geary 337
97 Friends for Life Adrienne A. Aguirre 340
98 At Your Service Kristin Stuckmyer 342
99 Our Rescue Dog Rescues My Wife Sonny Cohrs 345
100 Paying Their Respects W Bradford Swift 348
101 Bella Megan Yeardley 350
Meet Our Contributors 353
Meet Amy Newmark 371
About Robin Ganzert and American Humane Association 373
Thank You 376
About Chicken Soup for the Soul 377
