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<p class=MsoNormal>I just want to pass this on to my fellow dog
“slaves”. I just finished a great book called <b>MERLE’S
DOOR by </b>Ted Kerasote and I highly recommend that if you get a chance, get a
copy either from the library or bookstore. It is a true story about the
bond between dog and man. Merle was a stray dog(actually a puppy of about
four months old) that made himself known to the author while on a camping trip
in the desert, the book tells of their lives together in Wyoming for almost 14
years. I laughed, oooohed, aawwwed and of course, cried. The ending
is sad, but beautiful as well as only a dog lover would understand. It
really made an impact on how I look at Stonewall and Samantha, not only as
pets, but as in integral part of my life. I went so far as to send an
email off to the author to let him know how I felt and he emailed me back,
which really surprised me. He has two more books coming out in the very
near future, one I already pre-ordered called <b>PUKKA</b>, which is about a
puppy he finally got after several years post Merle and the next one comes out
in 2012 titled <b>WHY DO DOGS DIE YOUNG</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Marie Paul<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Newton, KS<o:p></o:p></p>
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