Table of Contents
Foreword Miranda Lambert xi
Introduction xiv
1 Who Me?
1 The Rescue Kelsey Kate Bankert 1
2 Matters of the Doggy Heart Katharina Cirko 3
3 Ubu Saves the Day Judith Fitzsimmons 5
4 Marmadufus Pamela Jenkins 8
5 Oops Elizabeth SanFilippo Hall 11
6 The Dastardly Duo Genij White 13
7 An Angel on Earth Jodz Syhes 16
8 Chi Chi and the Hungry Hawk Mary Vigilante Szydlowski 19
9 Peace And Quiet Jill Burns 21
10 When Natty Rescued Nami Terri Elders 23
2 Learning to Love the Dog
11 Mosby No Linda Delmont 31
12 The Barking Dog Contest Judy Gyde 35
13 Leonidis, MD Charlotte Hopkins 38
14 Snowstorms Cynthia Briggs 41
15 Learning to Love Lucy Julie Richie 44
16 Comrade in Arms Joan Oen 48
17 Monster Karen Ekstrom 52
18 Crazy for Daisy Sue Owens Wright 56
19 My Chilly Chis Lori Phillips 59
3 Who Rescued Who?
20 Early Warning System Charly S 67
21 Choosing Ophelia Rachel Wallace-Oberle 70
22 Saving Grace Lisa Erspamer 74
23 Easter Surprise Cheryll Lynn Snow 78
24 From Foster to Agility Champ Beverley Stevens 82
25 Saving Each Other Stacey Ritz 85
26 The Eyes Have It Kathryn Hackett Bales 89
27 Music to My Ears Amanda Kemp 93
28 Finding Spirit's Spirit Joellen Wankel 96
29 Kibbles To The Rescue Melissa R. Meyers 99
30 Danger in the Woods Laurie Doyle 101
4 That Little Rascal
31 No Peas, Please Antonia Everts 107
32 Upward Mobility Lynn Sunday 109
33 Sunny Rebecca Muchow 111
34 A Hot Dog Jennifer McMurrain 115
35 Bowed In Samantha Eskew 117
36 Bamboozled! Susan Blakeney 120
37 Losing Boomer Timothy Martin 123
38 Gladstone the Escapologist Irena Nieslony 126
39 Take the First Step Karla Brown 129
40 Masked Bandits John M. Scanlan 132
5 Legged Therapists
41 Seeing With the Heart Gayle M. Irwin 139
42 Who Saved Who? Melissa Barrett 143
43 Doctor Dogs Thomas Smith 145
44 A Surprising Joy Tanya Sousa 148
45 Sophie to the Rescue Lee Rothberg 151
46 Breaking the Silence Kimberley Campbell 154
47 Daisey's Sock Nancy B. Gibbs 156
48 Musket Mark Carlson 157
49 Good Things Come in Small Packages Sarah-Elizabeth Viman 160
50 Boundless Devotion Michelle A. Wathins 163
51 The Best Medicine Gwenyjar Rohler 166
6 What I Learned from the Dog
52 Seismic Lab Jacqueline Pearce 173
53 Second Chances Cathi LaMarche 175
54 Gift of the Shepherd Carol Chiodo Fleischman 179
55 The Taxi Stops Here Joyce Laird 181
56 Six Pounds of Therapy Annabel Sheila 185
57 That Dog Can't Walk Marcia Rudoff 188
58 Blend Well Diana Lynn 192
59 Wayward Setter Diane Ganzerbaum 194
60 Gentle Giant Marya Morin 197
61 Doggy-Nanny Melissa Abraham 201
62 Legacy Gretchen Bassier 204
7 Who's in Charge Here?
63 How to Find a Husband Alice Klies 211
64 Who's Number One? David Martin 214
65 Miss Daisy and Her Pawns Carol Lee Espy 217
66 Small Dog, Big Attitude Molly O'connor 220
67 Guess Who's Come to Dinner W. Bradford Swift 223
68 Molly, The Great Communicator Rebecca Muchow 225
69 Don't Wash, Don't Tell Roz Warren 228
70 What's Good For the Goose Ian Kochberg 231
71 The Sentinel Hana Haatainen-Caye 235
72 Puppy Love Peggy Frezon 237
8 Meant to Be
73 That Dog Jacqueline Pearce 243
74 Destiny Dog Tiffany Doerr Guerzon 246
75 You Gotta Love a Tootsie Lisa Morris 250
76 Ten Pounds of Comfort Brenda Nixon 254
77 All for the Love of Patty Jeanie Jacobson 257
78 A Better Life Kristi Cocchiarella FitzGerald 262
79 Comet Dog Teresa Anne Rigg 266
80 Run of the Mill Karen R. Hessen 269
81 Leading a Sheltered Life Linda Bartlett 272
82 Hootie's Person Lynn Sunday 276
9 There's No Place Like Home
83 The Man on the Porch Robin Pressnall 283
84 Channeling Their Inner Gladiator David O'Neill 287
85 Nurse on Call Janice R. Edwards 291
86 The Reluctant Host Stephen L. Thompson 293
87 Grandma's Journey Stacey Ritz 296
88 Sisters Ruth Ann Roy 299
89 Home Away From Home Helen Colella 301
90 Man's Best Friend Julie Reece-DeMarco 304
91 An Unexpected Guest RoseAnn Faulkner 307
10 Bad Dog!
92 Houdini Hound Gail Macmillan 313
93 Corn Dogs Linda Veath Cox 317
94 Not Ready to Share Beth M. Wood 320
95 Wet Diggity Dog Ann Morrow 323
96 He Can't Jump Lorraine Cannistra 326
97 Everyone's a Decorator Debbie Kalata 329
98 The Shoplifter Deborah Henderson Roberts 332
99 The Great Christmas Cookie Caper Jim Carey 334
100 Tropical Punch Debbie Kalata 337
101 One Smart Yorkie Janice R. Edwards 341
Meet Our Contributors 344
Meet Our Author 359
About Miranda Lambert 360
About American Humane Association 361
Thank You 363
About Chicken Soup for the Soul 365
