Table of Contents
Prologue: The Spirit of the Pack vii
Introduction: Light a Candle ix
In a world with so much suffering, does it make sense to save a puppy?
Chapter 1 The First Litter 1
What it was like to foster our first nursing mom and her seven pups
Chapter 2 The One Kid Who Didn't Want a Puppy 11
Why a young boy's objection to a puppy meant he was the perfect adopter
Chapter 3 The Dog Who Seemed Easy 19
The tale of an eighty-year-old woman and a border collie who saved each other
Chapter 4 Kid Goes to College and Family Orders Takeout 27
How nine homeless pups from under a porch helped fill an emptying nest
Chapter 5 The Puppy Who Was Lost… and Then Found 37
How sometimes there's a detour before the dream match
Chapter 6 Finding Our Mojo 45
The heartbreaking story of a neglected litter fighting for their lives
Chapter 7 A Born Leader in Action 59
How a puppy rescued his littermates and revealed his destiny
Chapter 8 The Surprise of a Nuclear Family in an Abandoned Shack 65
The one time there was a dad, too - a painfully shy boy who stole our hearts
Chapter 9 Bravery and Brotherhood 77
The sad-but-inspiring story of a brave, struggling runt who changed us all
Chapter 10 The Puppy Who Was Returned 91
A reminder that things work out the way they're supposed to
Chapter 11 Miracle on the Couch: The Birth of the Huskadors 101
The first puppies born in our home - and why the couch will never be the same
Chapter 12 A Word about Poop 117
A reality check amid all the cuteness
About the Author and Her Original Pack: The Happy Crucible 123
Epilogue: "But…How Do You Let Them Go?" 131
The answer to everyone's biggest question about fostering
The Real Saints 133
Acknowledgments 136
