Life, Love and Romance: A Dog's Perspective
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| Photo credit North Jersey Media Group--The Record |
What
the heck does a five-pound dog with a brain the size of a peach pit really know
about life, love and romance? Well, don't kid yourself. With my doleful eyes
and moist little nose... and the glee-filled wag of my stubby, docked
tail...why, I'm cuteness and love personified. Most everyone I meet (outside of
the postman) falls madly under my spell!
Of
course, Meredith Mancuso--the romantically challenged, canine-averse romance
writer I'm forced to live with in, THE THING IS--doesn't perceive me
in this way. I don't think I've ever met anyone more determined to stick to a
'life-without-romance' plan—on the page or off—than poor, lonely Meredith. But
dogs, we're smart, adaptable creatures. And my being a Spirit Guide Dog—my job
is to help people move on to new levels of living—I'm even more adaptable than
your average, spoiled four-legged fur-baby.
Meredith
is stuck in grief because her fiancé died and ever since, she's been unable to
shake the grip of her sorrow. But once I come unwittingly into her life, I
quickly size her up and determine that it's my job to help return her to the
land of the living.
How
do I do this, you ask? Well, you'd have
to read the book. But I'll tell you this… Being something of a "Human
Whisperer," I soon devise a clever plan (through a comedy of errors) to
launch Meredith into Phase Two of her life by enlisting the help of some wise,
fun-loving older folks in "Act Three of their lives" at an
independent living facility where I visit each week as a beloved therapy dog.
Okay,
so your next thought is...Since when are independent living facilities hotbeds
of romantic possibility for 30-something, single romance writers? Well, hold
your horses, and your dogs and cats, too! Any Spirit Guide Dog worth his
Milkbones knows that with someone the likes of Meredith Mancuso, baby-steps to
love—the lightness and sweetness of romance—often work best in trying to
navigate the stormy seas of romantic vulnerability. In the end, adult children
and relatives often visit older people and check in on them. If someone's in
the right place at the right time—especially with a clever Spirit Guide Dog on
her side—it's very possible love can bloom!
a) We have a great
attitude. (We fall down and get up. We shake ourselves off and forgive and
forget.)
b) We explore every opportunity. (We follow our
nose, wherever it leads.)
c) We relentlessly believe in "being
ourselves" (Accidents on the carpet, doo-doo and all!)
d) We greet everyone with enthusiasm. (The tell
is in the wagging tail!)
e) Loyalty! Loyalty! Loyalty! (Enough said?)
f) We go to great lengths to protect those
we love. (And sometimes even those we don't!)
and
g) We love unconditionally.
If you'd like to learn more about Prozac and
Meredith—read THE THING IS by Kathleen Gerard! It'll be time well spent…as readers everywhere
will benefit from having a little Prozac their lives...Woof-Woof!
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