Chances are, if you read my blog, you support our military men and women and, therefore, you support their dogs. So, yes, you should definitely see the movie about Max the war dog if you haven’t already done so. If you’re still waffling, I’m not going to twist your arm by telling you that it’s […]
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Hero Reunites Soldiers with the Dogs they Loved Every year, CNN names a dozen or more heroic people and asks for your vote to pick the winner. Even though CNN has quite a lineup of remarkable individuals, the one who has my vote is Pen Farthing, a formal Royal Marine sergeant who created a nonprofit
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I can’t seem to get enough of heroic dogs these days. Thanks to all of my readers who bought LOOK AGAIN, A Novella, I was able to send a nice little check to Hero Dogs (based in Brookville, MD), and I will do the same thing in October, November, and December. Hopefully, our donations will
There’s a pup in my house–a husky/blue-heeler mix–who sparked my imagination and led me to write Look Again, A novella featuring a wounded Navy SEAL veteran and the dog (and woman) who changed his life for the better. Researching the use of therapy dogs taught me about dogs used in military service (See my last blog
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These days the relationship between man and dog has evolved into something truly special. Service dogs transform the lives of psychologically and physically injured veterans of war. They bring quality of life back to young people who have had it snatched away from them, as service dogs can perform tasks frustrating for the injured or
This month’s edition of National Geographic spotlights some present-day hero dogs and what happens to them when they’re retired from the military. The cover of the magazine features Kayla, a Belgian Mallinois, who took four point-blank shots from an AK-47 and still subdued her attacker, saving the lives of several soldiers. Kayla lost a leg
May and June are devoted to Hero Dogs Read Post »
On my recent cruise to the Western Caribbean, I met a true heroine, a woman of strength named Bobbi Jo Bottomley. Bobbi Jo is a dog behavior expert who runs a business called Tri-State K9 University, based out of Indiana. Not only does Bobbi Jo take in abused, mistreated, and homeless animals—including a seven-foot, red-tailed