Years ago, she rescued a broken, abused dog from the streets and gave him a second chance. When she suddenly collapsed on the kitchen floor clutching her chest, she whispered, “Buddy… help me.” What the dog did next left the 911 operator in absolute shock, proving true loyalty goes beyond human bounds…

Emily and David, called with the predictable frequency of dutiful offspring, but their lives were anchored in distant states, heavily wrapped in the suffocating insulation of corporate jobs, suffocating mortgages, and relentless schedules. Most days, my only anchor to the waking world, my closest and truest confidant, was a Golden Retriever named continue reading …