As an only child until 11
years old, I had many lonely hours to fill. Whenever
a dog lost his way or found himself without shelter,
he would follow me home from school or from the
park. It didn’t seem polite to refuse a lost animal
a meal and a warm place to sleep for the night.
But one night usually
turned into two, and sometimes three. Just as we
were beginning to be friends, just as I was growing
accustomed to being greeted at the steps when I
returned from school, with the wag of a tail,
someone in the apartment would complain. Someone
would tell the landlord.
The story was always the
same. I would return home from school and my
companion, my delightful pal would be gone. But I
kept bringing strays home.
A lonely day was never
quite as empty with a dog’s nose nuzzling against my
knee, begging for attention. “Some day I’m going to
have as many animals as I want,” I promised myself.
Years later, when that some day arrived, I did. And
now I would like to bring them into your life, as
they came into mine.
Format: Paperback - $10.95
Size: 6 x 9
Pages: 94
ISBN: 0-595-50251-2
Published: May-2008
