Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Dog Did What?: 101 Amazing Stories of Magical Moments, Miracles and... Mayhem

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