Table of Contents
1 Be Ready for Adventure
1 Ridiculous Sometimes Works 1
2 The Expulsion 3
3 The Disappearing Leash 6
4 Woodland Lights 8
5 Lucy and the Green Ball 10
6 Naughty by Nature 13
7 Lost and Found and Lost 16
8 That StinkscKathy Diamontopoulos 20
9 Lizzie Meets Lassie 23
10 The Golf Outing 26
11 Mud Run 28
2 Be a Friend
12 Morning Inspection 32
13 Love at First Nuzzle 34
14 Made for Each Other 38
15 Humans 41
16 Four-Pawed Caregiver 43
17 You Can't Fool Me 46
18 A Brother from Another Mother 48
19 Doxie Love 51
20 A Little Nudge Goes a Long Way 55
21 Rescued by the Dog 58
3 Step Outside Your Comfort Zone
22 A Dog and a Cookie 62
23 Dog Teach Dog 64
24 One Very Special Guide Dog 67
25 Sunny's World 70
26 Kayaking with Dogs 73
27 Crossing the Bridge 76
28 Twice Saved 80
29 Vanilla Bean 84
30 The Dog Walker 86
4 Be Open-Minded
31 The Little Ones 89
32 Brandy 93
33 A Promise Kept 96
34 A Perfect Little Mess 99
35 The Little Dog Who Chose Me 103
36 Answered Prayer 107
37 Small But Mighty 109
38 Take Two 113
39 The Greatest Gift 117
5 Find Your Purpose
40 The Bridge 121
41 He Ain't Heavy 125
42 Ruff 127
43 Axel 129
44 The Neighborhood Dog 131
45 The Sleep Ninja 135
46 Two Lonely Souls 138
47 Raising Miracles 141
48 Growls and Broken Crayons 145
49 Perfectly Imperfect 149
6 Find Your Inner Strength
50 Our 9/11 Angel 152
51 Rosa the Wonder Dog 158
52 Lessons from Grover 160
53 The Little Hero 163
54 Luna Belle 165
55 Role Model 168
56 My New Best Friend 171
57 The Old Dog 176
7 Live in the Moment
58 Eat, Sleep, Fetch, Repeat 179
59 Hawk Dance 182
60 Satisfied 186
61 Dog of the Many Beds 189
62 The Life of Riley 192
63 A Birthday for Our May 194
64 Staring Dog 196
65 Forgive Quickly 199
8 Miracles Happen
66 Bouncer 202
67 Joyful 205
68 War Dog 209
69 Parvo Pup 213
70 Our Miracle Dog 217
71 Wrong-Way Maggie 221
72 For the Love of a Dog 225
73 Mud Soup Miracle 228
9 Sometimes You Just Have to Laugh
74 The Arithmetic Teacher 232
75 For Whom the Bell Tolls 235
76 The Milk-Bone Dance 237
77 Domesticating Woodrow 239
78 The Porch Pirate 242
79 Partners in Crime 245
80 I Was Just Being a Dog 249
81 The Great Pretender 251
82 The Freakout 253
83 The Itch 256
84 Brandy's Shoe 258
85 Rommel's Retrieve 261
10 Get On with Life
86 Saving Shadow 264
87 The Dog with Two Names 267
88 A Dog's Guide to Divorce 270
89 Tiny's Magic 273
90 Totally Worth It 276
91 Lessons in Grieving 279
92 The Joy of Jeremiah 285
93 The Dog I Didn't Want 289
94 Two Little Wolves 291
11 Saying Goodbye with Gratitude
95 Never Alone 295
96 Mosby's Rainbow 298
97 Come Back to Me 301
98 A Paw to Remember 305
99 Charlie's Angels 308
100 Last Swim 312
101 It's What We Do for Love 316
Meet Our Contributors 321
Meet Amy Newmark 335
Thank You 337
About American Humane 338
